REPUBLICAN ANGER

Press, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 26396, 14 April 1951, Page 7

REPUBLICAN ANGER

Mr Truman Urged To Resign

(Rec. 11 p.m.) Apl. 12. Republican anger over General MacArthur's removal erupted to-day in j demands for the resignation of President Truman and the Secretary ot State (Mr Dean Acheson). Senator Herman Walker (Republiean, Idaho) told the Senate that Mr Truman should step out of the White * House and give the Vice-President (Mr - Alben Barkley) a chance to restore unity and confidence. < Senator William Knowland (Republican. California) said Mr Acheson should resign or be removed bv the President because the American people no longer had confidence in Senator Willis Robertson (Democrat, Virginia) came to the President’s defence. He said General MacArthur had deliberately forced the issue of who should be in charge of United States foreign policy in the Far East. General MacArthur knew the meaning of insubordination, and had forced Mr Truman to act Senator Wayne Morse (Republican, Oregon) said that the President had a Constitutional right to remove General MacArthur. He added: “God help the American people if the day ever comes when we do not retain civilian control over the military.” Senator Morse rebuked his colleagues who had talked of impeaching President Truman. He said the only grounds for impeachment were treason, bribery, or other high crimes or

. _ “We have not reached the point where guilt is established by accusa- • tion,” he said, A third world war could not be prevented without an aggressive war against Communist China, said Senator Robert Taft (Republican, Ohio). General MacArthur had spoken up on foreign policy because of a justified fear that the United States would end the Korean war by appeasement, continued Senator Mt in the original sending of American troops to Korea had been to prevent World War HI, then that purpose had been completely lost from sight "It cannot now be accomplished without an aggressive war against Communist China, and the punishment J of the aggressor as the North Koreans were punished.” Senator Taft said. The dismissal of General MacArthur had led the world to believe that the “United States was now looking in the direction of appeasement. Senator Taft added. If there were no other way to bring the Korean war to an ena, the Americans would have to bomb the Chinese communications and Chinese armies and take a chance on RusHan aggression.