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General Douglas Macarthur — Part 1
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F Amey ee oliallythat| command of the. wal seid) oo teow oT
againat, ar people should guard invade Japan," the Journal seid| == | wnee
sneral MacArthur . from com.
mand of the.American forces that
“In. view ‘of the superb Teadér-
ship he has | urnished, thé signifi- » Hendon...
will invade Japan. * an
- The future -of- the : Americ
general, who has consistently: ad-
vanced with’ lowest. losses‘‘‘al-
though . negleéted: and- under-sup-
|would seem that there’ should bef. ; Mr. ctesas vesnee
no question‘ about “his ‘continued ;
leadership. However, Tepdrts'aref == mse Gandy..._.__..
Plied, "has ‘been ‘a matter. of]current that the plans for the in- sleces cnet eeees cegese
speculation ‘ever since he dramatt-] vasion, which have been approved;] “ .
cally fulfilled ‘his promise - to-re-|
turn to.the Philippines.:;: :.—
'Politiéal Angle Recalled | __
MacArthur himself took cogni-
expedition.”
lzance of speculation that he will! Navy's Help Ay shat “
be “through” ‘after beration of | N°*!’s Help Appreciated.” ¢:
the Philippines in a statement at| ‘The’ publication tes: thet no
Manila leaving his future up to
one ‘realizes more than MbcAr
commander in chief, Presi-
it Roosevelt... - oe
thur. the value of the Navy'acon-
tribution to his successes, MacAr-.
thir’s. co-operation with “Admiral
Nimitz had been‘ close and highly
‘The President had not.- been
diy disposed toward Mac-
ur from Pearl Harbor. be-
cause, as he confided to intimates,
he feared that the general might
oppose him in the 1944 presi-
dential race. Not until it was
clear that MacArthur had no
bolitical ambitions did. Mr. Roose-
vel§ confer with. the hero of Ba-
war; itadded. tm
“Evaluating the ‘achievements .
of the co-ordinating services,- we »
‘find that responsible . for them ’
taan and the Southwest Pacific... MacArthur has ciware ote
In his Manila statement Mac-| and always has practiced. .,There
Arthur made it clear that he de-| were other activitios Lo employed
fires to go. on-to Tokyo. There] _sfticient reconnaissanes * fran
has been no ord from the White the outset of the campaign, swift.
ever the Penida ent, HOW: | movement ‘toward ‘the oblective ha
ever, the Pres nferenee in an ity | Concentration of personnel at crit: te
the Big Three conference in south-| ical ‘points, immobilization ‘of the
Ath ties may clarify Mac-| cremy, striking with Mastaer,
Arthur's future on his ‘return.’ 7 power ‘of fire and shock, ci ee, ~
F. D. ; nera fp plo on rapi | fearlessly
». Falled to Cor . stulate - -.- [Of every advantage gained. °° >>
In the meantime it was .con- “All these things. entered into.
sidered significant that the White the operations which enabled ‘the
House had not sent a message of xen io ty : . : we
over Manila, an ey,. would be b ; f
employed should he be permitted’ | ol Ae W/ 1, Ye A
Congratulations to MacArthur on
Japan." And because he.knows NOD RECOM
ommonwealth. The failure. to
end a Message to MacArthur was
é more noticeable because
esidential . messages were sent
. Eisenhower on _jandings | in
Tica, Italy and France, a
“The American people should
e taking of Manila, although
me was sent to Osmena of the
them thoroughly and has pi
by. their use, he is the ‘m
yet
P 1945 i WASHINGTON TIMES-HERALD.
NO. Son bay MORNING EDITION y -m -¥s
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