Show back to in the early thirties when he be was chief of staff macarthur prophetically warned that the coming war would be a mechanized at af fair and repeatedly begged congress lor jor a giant air force and a motorized army instead of opening their minds to let in some f fresh r esh air the rip van winkles quipped that the reason macarthur was anxious to motorize the army was because of his well known dislike tor for riding a horse later when he was busily training his little native army in the philippines many americans there referred to him sneeringly as the napoleon of luzon they know it but they kid dinga unlike the second guess ers now beating the drum for the hero they once belittled pres roosevelt was a macarthur tan fan away back when macarthur retired as chief of staff for what seemed like military oblivion in the Phillp philippines pines mr roosevelt told his aides 1 I must always find a way to keep macarthur close to me if there is ever another hes the man to take it overl |