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Taft comments
The most severe domestic criticism of HST's action was made by Taft,
who charged on the 28th that the "bungling and inconsistent foreign
policy" of the Administration was responsible for the Korean situation.
Taft said that he approved of the policy of sending US forces to
assist South Korea, but suggested that "any Secretary of State who
has been so reversed by his superiors and whose policies have pre-
cipitated the danger of war, had better resign and let some one
else administer the program to which he was, and perhaps still is,
so violently opposed. Taft said further: do not like to have
this action go by without the approval of the Senate. If it is what
it seems to me, it is a complete usurpation by the President of
TRUMAN
authority to use the armed forces of this country. If the incident
is permitted to go by without protest, at least from this body, we
ARCHANGE
have finally terminated for all time the right of Congress to
and
CHLURDS
declare war, which is set out in the Constitution of the US.
Ess.
GOVET
On the 29th, at his press conference, HST said that there was not
a word of truth in Taft's contention that he had reversed the policy
of the Secretary of State. HST said that the US action had been taken
in an effort to preserve peace and that it was within the framework
of the UN. He declared: "We are not at war.
Nehru comments
Also on the 29th, India made its position clear, after prolonged
cabinet deliberations. Nehru notified Lie that India was "opposed
to any attempt to settle international disputes by resort to aggression,"
and that for this reason the Indian delegate had voted for the first
Security Council resolution on the Korean question. Nehru went on:
"The halting of aggression and the quick restoration of peaceful
conditions are essential preludes to a satisfactory settlement. The
Government of India therefore also accept the second resolution of
the Security Council. This decision of the Government of India does
not, however, involve any modification of their foreign policy. This
policy is based on the promotion of world peace and the development
of friendly relations with all countries. It remains an independent
policy which will continue to be determined solely by India's ideals
and objectives. The Government of India earnestly hope that even at
this stage it may be possible to put an end to the fighting and to
settle the dispute by mediation."
The Soviet
Also on the 29th, the Soviet government replied to the US request
position
that Soviet influence be used with the North Korean authorities to
have the invading forces withdrawn. A note delivered in Moscow said:
"According to reliable data of the Soviet Government, the events
which are going on in Korea were provoked by the attack of the troops
of the South Korean authorities on the frontier areas of Northern
Korea. Therefore, the responsibility of these events lies with the
South Korean authorities and with those who stand behind them. As
is known, the Soviet Government withdrew its troops from Korea earlier
than did the US Government and thereby confirmed its traditional
principle of the inadmissibility of the interference of foreign
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