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SHIFT OF AMERICAN INTEREST TO WEST?
Decision said made at Wake Island meeting
FUTURE
OF FORMOSA
Washington, October 15.
President Harry Truman and General Douglas MacArthur apparently have
agreed on plans for shifting the bulk of American military power from the Far East to Western Europe immediately after the United Nations victory in Korea is completed.
That is one of the future lines of action clearly indicated by the President's statement on the Wake Island conference this week-end. General MacArthur initialled the document, thereby lending his backing to it. Along with the emphasis on getting United States forcos out of Koroa, there appeared heavy stress on United Nations action, as distinguish- ed from moves by this country on its own, on problems of the Western Pacific.
point of
of the
Resignation of Israel Government.
Jerusalem, October 16. The Harcel Government un- dor Premier David Bon Gurion resigned today.
Religious bloo members of the Coalition Cabinet notified Mr. Ben Gurion after a heal- od party sausus that they were unwilling to accept the Premier's proposed Cabinet changes and that they were therefore withdrawing from the Government.
Mr. Ben Gurion Immediate.
ly drove from Jerusalem 30 miles to the Presidential scat in Rahavoth where he hand- ed in his resignation Preal-
dent Chalm Welzmann.--Al- sociated Press.
Moscow on Wake Island meeting
Moscow, October 15. Izvestia," organ of the Sovlet Government, declared today that the Truman-MacArthur meeting In the Pacifle was arranged to work out plans to expand American aggression" in the Far East.
on
In its first editorial comment President Harry Truman's conference with General Douglas MacArthur, the paper sald the U. 13. Government was making use of the United Nations' resolu-
on
MacArthur won
over to Mr. Truman's
view?
Honolulu,” October 15.
Correspondents travelling with President Truman arrived back in Honolulu carly today, still be- wildered by the brovity of the Wake Island conference between President Truman and General Douglas MacArthur, which scarcely lasted two hours.
t
The meeting, which brought President Truman and his chief aides over 7,500 miles, was expected to have been spun out in lengthy discussion of differences between the Truman Adminis- tration and General MacArthur on United States Far Eastern policy.
Observers thought it possi- ble that General MacArthur had been won over to the Ad- ministration's polley on For- mosa, which has been a focal point of difference between the Government and the Far East- ern Commander,
Though Formosa was not men- tioned in the President's state- ment after the meeting, it was considered highly improbable that Mr. Truman would have missed the opportunity, either at the conference or la private, of stress- ing to General MacArthur that he would brook no interference in
foreign policy matters.
It was believed possible
that
ATTLEE'S APPEAL TO BRITAIN
London, October 15. fend herself against an attack Britain must be ready to de-
which might come without warning, the Prime Minister,
the President, with the backing Mr. Clement Attice, said in a
his nides had been able broadcast tonight.
of
seek a peaceful settlement of time when the French can begin was, however, marked by these are of the UN, the spreading | complete unanimity of view.
to pull back some of their
strengthen best troops to European forces.
n
rearmament and that, generally, "everything This may provide the clue details of European
run intois salt to indicate an anti-Ameri- to the main
the which will eventually Truman-MacArthur discussion billions for the United States. In can feeling and little is said to
tlons Korca to extend aggres- over the highly controversialittle more than a week, defence show the contrary."
chlefs of all the Atlantic treaty The overriding motif
wave of war psychosis. question of the future of For-powers will gather here for a de- general Asian teine was, how slon there, and thereby raise a mosa. For President Tru-cision on the size and other de ever, in a different key. It war In such a psychosla, the paper man followed the line which tails of the force.
"Amerien must now lead he added, it will be easier to carry has been laid down by his ad- One of the reasons Washington United Nations in trying to re-out measures and preparations
the lost confidence and undoubtedly is more than usually alarmed by gain visers here, he
for a
a new world war. Indo-goodwill of all Asiatic peoples." "Izvestia" d General MacArthur that the trend of fighting in
said the real mean- the The search for Aslan goodwilling of UN resolutions on Korea the United States intends to China is that it may delay
nre "to sanctify, with the au own approaches
thority the Formosan issue through
their President Truman,
all backed by American occupation over the United Nations, does not
Mr. Dean Acheson and General Koren." intend to involve United States
The Wake Island statement George Marshall, was said to be
editorial repeated the dif-lieve that force alone, including Soviet assertion that
"30- forces any more deeply in de- made no mention of any
not bombs, could fence of the island, and will ferences of view which might jatom
stop called
in the UN re- majority rely on United Nations protec- have arisen between the two men. Communism, particularly in Asin. presents, in fact, only a minority General MacArthur. on the of the world's population.--Asso- tion to dissuade the Chinese ulse avoided any specific state- Reds from trying to take For-ments of importance on matters other hand, said in the Chiengo clated Press.
without which they may have speech which President mosa by force.
reached some new agreement. unsuccessfully "banned" that the There was no immediate clue to
United States Administration it this way: although the Korean Just how close together the con-
mistook the Asian mind,
went that adventure
well, "peace" ferees were on this point, though their statement referred to "the ever, ran a suggestion that Pre-Oriental peoples rallied better to there will be precarious without
forceful leadership the sincere strong and
Russia, support of very complete unanimity of view" sident Truman repeatedly em-
that the Communists
and India, representing must be China phasised to General MacArthur met with which speeded up their talks.
force wherever they half of the world's population. General MacArthur has taken that United States policy in the
threatened. the stand that Formosa in friendly Far Paciile would be closely
Europe first
China and India linked to the United Nations. hands is vital to U.S. security.
President This apparently means that in The key sentence on American
a between troop deployment as
practical sense President Tru-
that Western Europe, as com Europe and Asia, in the Presiden- | mun is anxious to accomplish wo tal statement, was this:
Link with UN Throughout the document, how-
of
other
measures
things:
The 1. "We discussed the steps nieces-
approval nations, sary to bring peace and security friendly
for to the area (Korea) as rapidly as through the UN, possible in accordance with the which United States has taken or intent of the resolution of the may take in the Pacific area and 2. The use of the prestige of United Nations General Assembly
armed the United Nations as a shield for nd in order to get our orces out of Korer as soon as areas which are or may be under heir United Nations mission is Communist pressure. omplete."
Truman
was
The objective of removing Western troops from Kores and
grace"
to convince General MacArthur of He was appealing for more the dangers inherent in his ad-volunteers for the Civil Defence vocacy of American Intervention Organisation. in Formosa.
The Prime Minister said, "We Significantly, the President's are, in concert with many other statement did stress that the con- free and democratic countries, ferchce was characterised by very building up our defences so as to
deter any would-be
aggressor General MacArthur declined to froin breaking the pence, comment to correspondents at the
"We all know from experience end of the conference.
-events in Korea are the most recent example-that an attack by the strong on the wealt may take place suddenly and without
"Unless there are defence forces
No Friction
a
Observers belleved that forewarning. 'most in Mr. Truman's mind on
meeting General MacArthur available the aggressor may be would have been the General's tempted to attack in the hope of message last August to the
swift and easy success." Mr. Attice recalled that civit Veterans of Foreign Wars ad-
defence measures in the last war vocating American Intervention
showed how much could be done to hold Formosa against the
In
of bombing attacks. mitigation Communists-a message which
"It is worth recalling that the the President ordered suppressed,
At that time, the Administra-perts over-estimated the effects tion had unequivocally laid down of air attacks and they may do so the policy that the United States
again," he said.
"If war should ever come again, was only interested in neutralising which God forbid, we must be Formosa pending a settlement of ready. We must do our utmost its future status under a Japanese to prevent war reaching theso peace tready or by the United shores, but should it do so we Nations.
must be prepared to meet it with The Wake Island conference the same spirit and the sume appears to have passed off as a skill that was shown in the last cordial meeting with no hint of war."
It was insufficient to wait for friction.
If General MacArthur has, in the emergency, the Prime Minis- fact, been reconciled to the Gov-ter said, ernment's policy, it would reflect "We must have volunteers now greatly to Mr. Truman's credit in to join those who have already his handling of a delicate situa-started training"-Reuter.
Truman and advisors were maid to believe
the Far East would be unattain- pared to the Far East,
able without the goodwill, nt much the greater "prizo" of the cold. war, that Aslan problame least, of China and India. expressed
These two must not be permitted to ham-
countries keep on рог United States leadership coming into every discussion at from attending to Europe first the present time, especially after
to risk and that the best way to pro- India preferred
losing mote such policies was to en."Western
OV'T Korea courage Aalan democracies, rather than abandon her stand over the admission of Commun- The opposite view, again, was Point number twe would apply Communism plans to blast itsist China to the United Nations., particularly to Formosa. The way to Europe vin Asia, that.
is It
further realised that Europe build-up
tion. whole question has been thrown militarily, the, For Eastern battle though the Security Council has The wording suggested that into the United Nations and the lines are no less important than decided to welcome Communist The President will fly to San the President and his Far Eas-United States takes the position those of Western Europe.
Chinese representatives as wit- Francisco early on Monday and is torn Commander had agreed that so long as it is there which
Depending upon the degree of nesses after November 15, the expected to spend his stay there that it was necessary to get "our would be for years in one form or accord established during the Truman - MacArthur meeting working on a speech for the night armed forces out of Korea" another the Chinese Communists Wake Island parleys, it was gen-might-conceivably-have-an-im-
of October 17-in-which-he-- pro- and that the talk had really cannot attack without in effect crally predicted that Presiden pact on this question.
mised to report on the Wake centred on the timetable
assaulting the United Nations. Truman's pronouncement
Island conference.-Reuter. on which this might be accom. This country's Increasing re Tuesday would have an appeal of the appointment of a naw Se- plished. President Truman Jeft once on the UN is expected to for Asla even more significant eretary-General of the United Washington particularly anxious be developed fully by President than the wartime agreements of Nations. Soviet Russia is dend to get information on that point Truman when he addresses the Yalta and Teheran.
ret against Mr. Trygve Lle, ap- from General MacArthur.
world organisation in New York General MacArthur, by his narently because he declared That the withdrawal from on October 24.
victory in Korea, is more than North Korea an "aggressor" even oren will result in a build-up in
ever the hero of the Republican before the Security Council did rope is unquestioned here. The
Party which in the Congressional | so. resident and the Secretary of tate, Mr. Dean Acheson, have
by
Tready committed the United
tates to help form, equip and Inance a force sufficient to defend Europe against Communist nag- resalon. One effect of Korea has cen ́to speed, the process.
Even now American and French Mejais ure conferring on financial
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Dominant topic
Finally, there is the question
Aslan matters displaced other elections, now only three week The United States and other political subjects, not exclud-away, is to make the general For countries áre
more than
ever
Ing three of Europe, In front Eastern question, linked to Com-determined to have Mr. Lle as page importance as President munism, Its main election cry, | Secretary-General, if only for a
partial Truman prepared to make his The Republican horror of Com-
extension of his
term. first policy statement after his munism is reflected in the com- But strict interpretation of the Wake feland conference with ment, "Shall Asia. the cradle of Charter may come in the way. General MacArthur,
the world's six great religions, hˆ It is here that a neutral like In- This conference, though much
dominated by Communism? Wit dia is being privately mentioned. long meetings of briefer than the recent weck-the lands that gave birth to Con- Mr. Lie is still the kellest the Atlantic fuclous, Krishna and Gandhi be candidate but it for some reason Foreign Ministers in New York preserved for democracy?"
he is not to be the Secretary. created G more intense Interest The
Democrats, with large. General after February, 1851, it
in the public mind as it affected purposeful plans for Eurasia will is generally believed that an In- America's cold war policy on the also hang on to the words which dinn enjoying the confidence of one side and the future of do- the architect of the United Na-all the delegations would have estic party politics on the other tions action in Korea will pro-the best chance. Associated
Asia is now the doininant topic, as It has been pletured herenounce on Tuesday. They figure Press and Reuter.
all
along that the American
President and his Far Eastern commander (und greater expert on East Asian affairs) have clash- ed on the question of handling} Agia.
Whereas a few weeks ago, stories with an Asian angle could about as easily be found in the voluminous American Press むき
No serious rift on Orient
policy
Washington, October 15... The difference came to a head a needle in a haystack, today the
Senator Theodore Green (De-In August when General Mac- position is different. Problem posed by Asia to the United Namocrat) said today that Pre- Arthur sent a statement to the Lions and to the United States sident Truman's meeting with vention asserting that failure to Veterans of Foreign Wars Con- now hit one In the eye from the General MacArthur should defend Formosa against a Chinese front to the editorial pages of reassure the people that there Communist attack would turn the newspapers.
is no serious rift between the over the fruits of our Pacific vic-
President Truman
ordered
In spite of its immediate pro- two over the US. Far Easterntory to a potential enemy. blems, Korea had receded in in-policy... portance as well as interest, In- Mr Green; member of stead, Indo-China and India have Senate Foreign Relations Com but it was already published. Ho tho the statement to be suppressed como more to the fore.
mittee and one of the few mem- Most
publish bers of Congress now in the capi- then publicly rebuked General elaborately annotated maps of tal, said the statement issued by MacArthur for intervening in for- the Eastern regions to emphasise President Truman after the his-cign policy.
newspapers
་
showed that the
that the key problems discussed torie mee was very satisfactory. visit, with the General; President by President Truman with Gen-conferald, The President appears Truman had only praise for Gen But in announcing plans for his eral MacArthur would have He ranged from relations with Nehru to have accompliebed what he eral MacArthur and these lauda- to the Japanese peace treaty.) went for. The people should have tory words wero reiterated in his
Search for goodwill a feeling of relief that the state-
slaternent famed after, the moet- quiet the reports, of a rift between Mr.
ing, pre MORENA The President did not say the day-to-day notice taken of In his statement, the President specifically whether the Forme- discussions at the Institute of described the conference on Wako san question was discussed, but Pacific, Rotations: conference, In
Taland, he highly antisfactory, presumably if was, h Lucknow, backed by tho
General MacArthur:bas differed
Tho emphadis "on" Asian" ques
ment should
tions was further helghtened by General MacArthurugand
the
!
that the speakers for opinion part ssomed to reflect the
ith the President on Far Eastern
State Department offelala zaid policy issues, particularly as ro before the conference that Pro-
American readera loner ford to tha: present, thänds-orr” | stdent Trumnanzwanted::to thraali ||
that attitudo: toward #ofrogs, and the out the whole range of United there wase, a lot of "Anti-Amer) Chinese Nationalist leader, Chiang States and Communist strategy. can't spraches at the conference Kal-shok K
in the Orient United Pressio
Milan, October 15. Professor Carlo Algizzati, aged 62, considered one of the world's greatest contemporary archacolo-- gists, died here today--United Press.
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