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C f S p 1 F i. i I 4 t v 1 w General Douglas MacArthur A fighting General for fighting mad people is he lie N NOW OW you are going to see some real fighting That is what thousands of persons said some of whom might have said it to you when word was flashed from Australia that General Douglas MacArthur was down do there to assume the supreme United Nations command in that region Ever since the war in the Pacific region began the story of the ground warfare has been continually and dishearteningly dishearteningly dishearteningly dishearten- dishearten the same but with one exception Newspaper and radio accounts have related of continual retreats and I finally surrenders by the Allied armies But the brilliant exception to all this defensive warfare is and was the activity of General MacArthur his aides and his native and American troops fighting on the Bataan pen pen- Not only did M MacArthur cArthur stop the Japs and Japs-and and thereby causing the commander commander commander com com- mander Gen Masaharu Homma to commit hara kiri but kin but he also put through two brilliant offensives offensives of of- I which prevented further enemy advances at the time Reason for Australians' Australians Respect Such Immediate background of this brilliant general this Number One officer of the United Nations was the cause for the increasing clamor of the Australians to have MacArthur come down there andI and I help them with American British Australian and nat native ve soldiers resist resist re re- the Japs in the last Pacific region region region re re- gion stand So after receiving orders orders orders or or- ders on Washington's birthday from the President to go to Australia MacArthur made plans with his successor successor suc suc- cessor Maj 1 Gen Jonathan Mayhew Mayhew Mayhew May- May hew Wainwright a brilliant tactician tactician tactician cian for further defense at Bataan Macs the Man When a roving reporter for one of the outstanding Midwest newspapers newspapers newspapers pers went out to interview pedestrians pedestrians pedestrians as to how they felt about the new shakeup in mi military lary control Inthe inthe In hi hithe the Pacific region whereby General MacArthur was given complete military military mil mil- control the consensus of opinion opinion opinion ion was Macs the Man 1 One fellow said that it was the best news he heard since the U. 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S entered the war A housewife housew e said that MacArthur is the man forthe for forthe forthe the job A student on his way to his class at university said that if ifan an anyone one can successfully Slap the Japs MacArthur l is the one that thai can do it A not too busy auto salesman said that the generals general's appointment was the most important Important important tant move since the United States W was s stabbed in the back Such opinions as these of Mr and Mrs America reflect reflect reflect-it it is almost certain to say the say the opinion of this nation and all Allied nations as a whole Even in London the newspapers newspapers newspapers news news- papers there commenting on the first time that a foreign general has taken command of defense in British British British Brit Brit- ish dominions had nothing but encouraging encouraging encouraging en en- hopeful and optimistic words Fame After Career Ended Fame came to General G MacArthur MacArthur MacArthur MacAr MacAr- thur after his career had ended For it was in 1935 that he retired from the army after making a name for himself as officer of World War I and decorated for conspicuous conspicuous conspicuous con con- courage His decorations are reportedly more numerous than any other officer in the service Back in 1903 he was graduated from military academy heading his class Ever since then he has been showing his fellow officers and his men under him that he is one of the men who knows how to fight Son of a Civil war hero Gen Arthur MacArthur General Y s r 1 i F 4 y 2 S ro r a J. J 3 Z y l R nJ m Since General MacArthur has taken his new command In Australia to stop and then push back the Japanese drive Maj Gen Jonathan M. M I. I Wainwright left shown talking with Gen MacArthur has been appointed appointed appointed ap ap- ap- ap pointed to the command of the forces that outfought despite 20 to 1 odds the Jap forces on the Bataan peninsula In the Philippine Islands Douglas went with his father as anaide anaide an anaide aide when he went to Tokyo on a mission in 1905 OG On three different different different dif dif- ferent occasions he saw extended army service in the Philippines In 1935 he went to Manila as os the commonwealths commonwealth's president Manuel Quezon's military adviser That his advisory capacity to President Quezon was was was' of a successful success success- ful nature is now seen in the successful successful successful suc suc- manner in which American troops Philippine scout scout professionals profession profession- als and Filipino reservists under his command fought So So at the age of 50 after many years of active service it looked as though General MacArthurs MacArthur's military military military mili mili- tary l life fe was at an end It seemed that he was then destined for obscurIty obscurity obscurity ob ob- after being chief of staff stat for five years But it has often been stated that it is the seemingly littie little little lit lit- tle tie incidents In a persons person's life which h eventually develop into significant extremely important matters What would have happened had MacArthur MacArthur MacArthur MacAr MacAr- thur upon being retired not been sent to the Philippines to shape up upa a military force there Is impossible to say Once again MacArthurs MacArthur's life lire Is showing that fact is oftentimes more interesting than fiction Here Dere in I MacArthur you see sc- see a stori book 4 M Mrs l Douglas MacArthur i It is now up to ro her husband soldier cool even tempered poised admired by his staff and men preparing preparing pre pre- paring to do a titanic job despite heavy odds against it it Even the generals general's flight air-flight of 2000 miles to Australia had a touch of the dramatic to it For the zone over which he and his officers and aides flew in two planes has been conceded as being the hot hotspot hotspot hotspot spot of the southwest Pacific This is the zone where both enemy and Allied planes are continually on the alert Fighters bombers and interceptors interceptors interceptors in in- always re ready dy for bat bat- tle tIe When you look at a map and see the territory you will fully realize realize realize real real- ize that MacArthur has not lost any of his boldness It is such daring daring daring dar dar- ing skill and calm that has put all the confidence of the Allied nations' nations people directly on his shoulders The Yanks and being what they are in temperament and disposition disposition disposition dis dis- position as to being ready for a fight at all times now have a man as their leader they know will not fail them Congressmen Behind Him Too That this attitude even goes for officials and congressmen in the nations nation's nations nation's nations nation's na na- na- na tion's capital is noted in the comment comment comment com com- ment of various congressmen on on the day that MacArthurs MacArthur's safe arrival was announced in a special official war department Sen Millard E. E Tydings D. D Md said that Australia now has real leadership leadership leader leader- ship that he was very happy to know that MacArthur was down dawn there where a man such as he is needed Rep Joseph J. J Mansfield D. D Texas put in a comment which all Americans fully understand He said that MacArthur is sure going to raise hell with the Japs providing providing providing pro pro- viding we can keep ke-ep him supplied with a continuous line of ot supplies and men meo House Minority Leader Joseph W. W Martin R H. Mass said he was happy to hear of the famous soldiers soldier's soldiers soldier's soldiers soldier's sol sol- diers dier's appointment He further added added add add- ed that such an appointment will add to the confidence of the American Ameri Ameri- can people peole The day that MacArthurs MacArthur's appointment appoint appoint- meat ment and successful Sight flight to Australia Australia Aus Aus- was announced the President in bis his press conference also had words of or encouragement for the American people Ht H He said that the purpose of or the transfer was not to develop further defensive measures but primarily and definitely to win the be war President Roosevelt said at that conference that he hc felt too that hat every American man and woman woman wom worn an held the same admiration for the t fighting ghUng brilliant general that he bC held heill |