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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1951.

Taft

Urges

Chinese

Nationalists

Be

Permitted

Mr Clement Attlee, the British Prime Minister, snapped at 10 Downing Street with Mr R. G. Menzies, the Australian Premier, during the Commonwealth Con-

ference Central Press.

UN COUNTER-ATTACKS

back they are accomplishing one very important thing-tying up about 1,000,000 Communist troops, a factor which will be of great importance if Nationalist troops are permitted to invade the Chinese mainland.

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will uncork it on the Chinese and Korean Reds when he is all set. Others believe the plan is to draw the invaders out, make them lengthen their sup- ply lines, and then work them Many observers here feel that over from the air and the failure of the decision to bomb ground simultaneously. As win-China means that the United ter deepens, the Communists Nations forces will pull out of have growing supply problems. Korea. They argue that if the They do not have to feed their United Nations troops in Korea. soldiers much, but

were to fight it out to the finish little bit they must get each with the Chinese Reds, it would man amounts to a lat in the be necessary to

strike beyond overall total. The beaten and the Yalu river. battered South Korean country- side can not provide, much for the troops who would normally live off the land.

require many kinds

even

of

the

that

It is believed here should the overwhelming superiority of the Communist forces make it

necessary

to

·TOUGH · PROBLEMS withdraw from. Korea, the The Communists are using United Nations will be able to that move gracefully many kinds of guns. And they make

car-only if some other form of re- tridges. This is a big problem, taliation can be levelled at the and it becomes tougher and Chinese.

Some military. men tougher getting the right bullets

said to the right place as the Red privately that diplomats should forces get further and further label China as aggressor. Others 'from the Yalu river boundary. said that in addition to this an While General MacArthur's economic blockade should be others favour United Nations forces are falling imposed. Still

Opening Monday

carrying on

the fight through the Air Force and

bombard Chinese cities.

In the end, it is known here, the decision will be made in Washington and Lake Success, but General MacArthur's recom- mendations, whatever they may be, will undoubtedly figure in the picture.

To Invade

Mainland

Wants U.S. Backing With Air War

Washington, Jan, 9.

Senator Robert Taft urged in a speech before the National Press Club today that if the United Nations forces were pushed out of Korea the Chinese Nationalists should be permitted to invade the Chinese mainland.

In answer to questions following the speech, Senator Taft urged the United States to consider backing such an invasion with an air war against Communist targets in China. No other action seemed capable of saving Southeast Asia from Communist conquest.

These remarks followed

R

land army and that the United question On whether Senator States had better stop, look and Taft favoured "limited war" against Red China at this time. "The only limitations (on the present Korean conflict) seem

to be on us," he replied.

He said he referred to the fact that United Nations planes could not bomb the Manchurian bases from which the Red Chin- ese have been mounting Korean attack. forces withdrew

their

listen.

He emphasised that he was not advocating a policy of "isolationism.”

NOT RUNNING OUT "I am not advocating running out on Europe, but just trying to determine what is the best way to fight a war," he said.

to the naming

Eisenhower-as com-

He objected If the UN of an American -- General

EFFECT ON ASIA Far East diplomatic experts are concerned with the effect a

from Korea,

Dwight withdrawal from Korea would "we should release Chiang and mander in chief of the Atlantic have on the still free nations of his troops for war on Commun- Pact, army because this would Asia. They are among those

ist China." As a diversion cap- make the Pact Army be re- who argue that the loss would able of keeping the Reds busy

garded as "more an American in Central China, a Nationalist Army", lead to further demands not be restricted to Korea but would be reflected in a drop of invasion appeared the only way

on the United States and per- United Nations and United to prevent the Reds overrunning haps push Russia into war. States prestige throughout anti-Malaya and perhaps the rest of Senator Taft feared that efforts Southeast Asla, Senator Taft to build huge ground armies in Communist Asia.

Here in Japan, pro-American said he was confident the United Europe might bring inflation Japanese leaders say the Com- States could hold the Japan-because

mean it might munists would be sure to exploit Formosa island defence line by American budget deficit. any United Nations withdrawal a big building up of air and sea "The American people cught from Korea. They predict the power in the Far East. He said to know where we are going

even the Malayan peninsula and I don't think encourage Communists would seeds of doubt-already existing might be successfully defended know we are going," he said. here that withdrawal from Ko by sufficient air and sea forces rea might be followed by with but, barring land attack by the drawal from Japan,

Chinese Nationalists, Indo-China appeared doomed.

At present Japan is one of the main points of the United States defence line in the Far East, and while Japanese

leaders feel there is absolutely no chance of Japan being abandoned, they say this will not prevent local Reds from trying to troble by playing on this possi-

cause

to to

an

we even

He added that overall foreign military policy should be sub mitted .to Congress and thoroughly debated before it is adopted.-United Press.

US Navy Call-Up Accelerated

Washington, Jan. 9.

NO AUTHORITY In support of a recent speech,

he in which

said President Truman had no authority send American troops

without Congressional Europe permission, Senator Taft argued that the Vandenberg resolution

The Navy announced it will for the Atlantic Pact did not call 47,000 enlisted reserves into contemplate military aid to active service during April, 'RETAKE WONJU ORDER | Europe.

He said now there May and June-32,000 above Central Front, Jan. 9.

was no way to separate

the call-up previously planned a military aid United Nations forces, charg- treaty from

for that period. -United Press. programme. He ing through a blinding snow-

added that had now. this

into grown

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Thomas-Dewey's proposal that United States seek to The first United

Nations the counter-attack since the col establish a 100-division Ameri- lapse of the "Home by Christ- can army would be "cutting off mas" offensive was an infantry our nose to spite our face." He artillery fight as 20-yard visibi-said Mr Dewey's suggestion lity ground air support planes might lead to a great army and and tanks were ineffective,

"this would strip American fac- The wild charging doughboys tories of manpower and make it routed the Communists from impossible to be called the seat

defensive position after of "democracy." another and at dusk, when

Senator Taft vigorously denied United Nations fighters usually that his 'policies meant running dig in for the night, they made out on Europe." He declared he a jump that landed them on had long favoured aid to Europe high hills approaching the city. if Russia attacked it but he said The commanding general the current programme was the triumphantly declared, "We are wrong way to seek Western moving too fast to count the security. enemy dead." He said, "We are in contact with the North Koreans now and we intend to give them hell"

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