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lui aX pun is W a vne N nrloa b1 Suicide Unless Wars Abolished ..Los Angeles . 0J.K) Gen. Douglas MacArthur - called on . world leaders Wednesday night to help abolish war or face the possibility that . the earth may someday be destroyed in a giant nuclear blast. ' "' ' ' . : ;" '? ? The next great advance in the evolution 'of civilization cannot take place-until war is - abol ished," MacArthur said in a speech commemorating his 75th birthday. He received a standing ovation from a crowd of 1,000 before he spoke. . , "The leaders are the lag gards," ' MacArthur said. ' "The disease of power seems to . con fuse and befuddle them." . ; He said the ordinary, people of the world, whether slave or free, agree that war should be abolishd. . i."And this perhaps is the only thing in the world they do agree upon,' he. said. Describes Great Illusions' tlieir threat of national annihila tion are kept alive by two great illusions. !The one a complete belief on the part, of the Soviet world that, the capitalist 'coun tries are preparing tq 'attack them . .. and the jothera, a com plete belief on the part of the capitalistic countrtes ithat, ' the Soviet are preparing; to attack us." . - v : : . Both are wrongs he said. For either- side war with-the- -other would mean nothing- blit ." dis aster. "But the constant accelera tion of preparation may well, without specific intent, ultimate ly produce a spontaneous com bustion." :i ' . " MacArthur also charged that the Formosa crisis demonstrates "the inherent weakness" of col lective security and warned that the ultimate, fate of the Far East and the rest of the world will not be settled by war. , 'He said : the United States must "break out of the .straight jacket of the past'and proclaim its readiness .to 'abolish war along with the other world powers. & brvV -? 'V Warns of Nuclear Suicide . f MacArthur warned that un less: the masses force the aboli tion of war, a preparedness race may throw the. world into a sui cidal nuclear, war - by "spon taneous combustion." MacArthur stormed mightily against war throughout his en tire speech: ' . ; , . The famed "Old . Soldier pleaded with leaders on both sides of the Iron Curtain to heed the wishes of their peoples by seeking a workable plan for dis armament and peace and de cried recent statements in- Wash ington that the nation must go on; for 50 years or more, pre paring for war as a means 'of preserving peace. . " v He t said that , at present rest less scientific i hands are "at work feverishly in dark labora tories to find the means to de stroy all at one blow." ; - MacArthur's speech was spon sored by the American Legion, climaxing; a full day of festivi ties during which he spoke at the dedication of a statue of himself in MacArthur Park. YOUR SHOPPING COMPLETE WITHOUT IT! 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By EAHNEST HOBERECHT ' United Press Correspondent TaipehV ' Formosa r (U.R) . -Major Gen.' Claire Chennaiilt (ret.), said today the -"time has come for a showdown with the Chinese Communists." T ? ; ? i Chennaiilt said in an exclusive interview that it will be easier 1 for the United States and her Asian allies to defeat the Red Chinese now . than : one. -year hence. . ' "They (the Rl Chinese) are not our friends and - are not fit for membership in the'. United Nations," Chennault said.; "They have demonstrated this." , , "We had better, have, a show down , now," the former com mander of the-Flying Tigers ad ded. "I don't like war but some times it's better to fight things out. . The Red Chinese are the only- aggressors in Asia. - They are doing all the shooting and all the moving forward." - Chennault defended National ist Chinese retaliatory attacks against the Reds. Trying to Return Fire '""" - VThe Chinese Nationalists are only ' trying to return ..the .. fire to protect themselves," he said. i Chennault. said he did not be lieve American ground' trdops would be needed in a showdown with the Red Chinese. - "We can use troops of friend ly Asian nations who are plenty willing to fight if we supply them and provide air and sea assistance," Chennault said. "We can run the Chinese Reds out of China if we will use our Asian Allies who want to fight." ; ; Chennault said the - Chinese Nationalists and South Koreans have a greater combined, first- class fighting force than the Red Chinese. "The Reds strained every mus cle to get 1,000,000 men into Korea and many of them were ' 'Human Wave'' troops rather than first class soldiers," he said. He said he believed the Chin ese Nationalists and South Kor eans could put two or three mil lion . men on the battlefields ' if America supplies them. The re tired general also said he refus ed to go along with those who fear the great numbers of Chin ese, on the mainland: "Red China's big population is not the deciding factor," Chennault said.v J Matter of Supply ' "The real factor , is what the Communists can equip and sup- ply. Her tanks, guns, planes and other main war items must come from Russia. This is a big log istic problem. Then,, when the supplies get to China, she still has only one railroad to Mnove them from north to south' "If we let South Koreans hit ? FirlbDiO (Lfl-S- Ymm Use Sini M (DMCDa Washington (ll.R)' Senate critics of a resolution giving the President unlimited authority to defend Formosa hoped today to amend it to forbid U.S. forces to attack the Red China mainland. ; :. But indications were still strong that the resolution will be approved as originally sub mitted by the President when it comes up for a final vote, per haps -Friday, v It 1 already has cleared the House... ; - '- ' Some senators were concerned over - reports: that Secretary of State- John Foster; Dulles and military.spokesmen feel the reso lution .clearly ; permits; possible action on the Chinese mainland and nearby Nationalist- held islands if necessary- to defend Formosa. . : . . ... -. - Such reports leaked - from closed-door meetings of the For eign Relations and Armed Serv ices committes after testimony by the military chiefs and Dulles. . Wants To Go Slower " ' Sen. Russell B.' Long (D-La.), criticizing ? administration at tempts to' ram the1 resolution through too quickly, told news men 'There would be consider able concern to the public if it knew what I hear was said in those secret hearings." Long is not on either committee and did not attend the hearings., - Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey CD Minn.), with Long and Sen. Her bert H. Lehman (D-N.Y.) as co- the Communists through North K or e a and let the Chinese Nationalists hit : the . Reds in South' China, the Chinese Reds will have . two fronts and they cannot handle them. : - "That one rail line: if we let it operate and don't bomb it, is not enough to handle military needs and remember it also must take care of civilians. -, "China is not like America or Europe. 'It does not have oth er lines or good roads. Without supplies the Reds couldn't fight long." Should Hold Tacheri Chennault said it would be "extremely ill advised" to give up Tachen for the following rea sons: . j . 1. It . probably is, more essen tial to the defense of Okinawa than Formosa. 2. It is the lastland held by friends between the, China mainland and Okinawa and of fers good 'air anf sea observa tion posts. - " : 3. Tachen can be defended or the Reds could be made to . pay the heaviest price for them. . -4. Once the Reds, have - the Tachens they7 can ; swing their attention to the south for an at tack on Formosa from the main land via Quemoy. . ; . 5. It will be a big blow to the Chinese Nationalist morale to give them up. It will weaken the American positions with other Asians who will , wonder-, if ,the Americans ever really will fight, to defend them against aggressors. It might cost -America lots in loss of confidence." . - . . : tlo (Dlhor fjbnnnnr nn . Gives Yoy So r.ajcb " WMM IDDEQ. M Tinnrs no filleu of any krad to spo3 t&t ridtr neefy flavor of , Denni$OB'$ ChiK Coo Carat I j Here's good eating (or the whole family! Just tender, juicy beef and plump young 'red beans, slow-simmered in a savory, zesty sauce that's a Dennison secret. Perfectly seasoned perfectly deli cious! 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Morse (Ind.-Gre.) cast ing the only dissenting votes. " Before approving it, the com mittee rejected by votes of 20 to 8 an earlier, amendment by Humphrey; and a complete' sub stitute by, Sen. Estes Kefauver (D-Tenn.) to handle the Formosa crisis entirely through the. Unit ed Nations and to keep U.S. forces away from ; the Chinese mainland. Long urged that secret testi mony by Dulles and the military chiefs before the 'two commit tees, be made public. 1 "We should have time . to think "about this," Long v told newsmen. "If we are' going to give Mr. Eisenhower an invita tion to attack the Communist Chinese - mainland, I believe he should . give : us time to fully understand what we are doing.' Critics of the President's re quest' complained that it ' is a "blank check'' that amounts in effect to a . "predated" declara tion of war over which Congress would : have no later say. " But administration forces, led by Senate GOP Leader William F. 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