The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-21
GEN. MACARTHUR
WAS in THRILLER
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make all their stops by day and
travel at night until they reached
the rendezvous in which American
flying fortress planes were to pick
them up.
On the first night one Of the mo-
torboats was disabled. 1t took 40
minutes to get it to running again,
and the time schedule for the
break through had been worked out
almost to the second.
The result was that the party,
trying to make up for the lost time
took the risk of travelling part Of the
way by daylight in japanese con-
trolled seas and under japanese
dominated skies.
so Miles or Better
During this part of the journey,
Macarthur and his party were
rocking along at perhaps so miles
or better, the motors of their craft
roaring wide open.
1--WE planned to spend the first
daylight period at q hideaway in
Mindanao Island south of Luzon,
Gen. Casey explained, ''but the mis-
hap to one of the boats disrupted
the schedule"
Then came the crisis moment Of
the entire voyage, when a Japanese
destroyer was sighted.
''It was just at dusk on the Sec
ond night" Casey said.
I'VE sighted the destroyer On the
horizon hut we were small and low
lying and it did not see us.
1--WE halted until the destroyer
had passed and then crossed it
wake
Near the end of the second night
just before dawn, we reached a
secret island rendezvous where tw<
planes brought us ON to Australia
Then we took the train"
The boats stopped at American.
held relay points in the islands.
Glad to See Us Go
"Our troops at various point!
must have been glad to get us OF
our way" one officer said. 1--WE GER
tainly made a good target If thu
Japs had happened to locate US"
Gen. Casey emphasized that 60 pc.
cent Of the Philippines are still il
American hands.
"Our three forts, Drum, Mills a11C
Frank, still command Manila Bay
and the bay is useless to the Jap
until the forts are overcome.
1--WE still hold Cebu, Panay, Min
danao and countless other islands.
1.-THE Japs are wooing the Fill
pinoS in the large cities by kinS
treatment, but in remoter section
and villages, Japanese atrocities ar
horrible.
1.-THE Japanese generally have tn
Filipino population in their hands
Prepared to Die
eve found the JapS good guerrill
fighters. They fight to a finish be
cause they are prepared to die. The.
consider it q disgrace to be cap
tured. Hence we are taking feS
Jap prisoners"
Other officers who made the tri
said thatt he food situation in tn
Philippines was fairly o. M"
However, they all had plenty o
praise for Australia's plentiful han
and eggs.
They said that the japanese woul,
have numerous problems in tn
Philippines, specially the threat o
malaria.
UNLESS they have plenty Of qui
nine they are certainly going II
have plenty to worry about" on
officer said.
Offlcers said that the three Mac
Arthurs stood up marvelousl,
throughout the perilous journey.
Praise, Mrs. Macarthur
They especially praised Mrs. Mac
Arthur's courage.
"She is a great lady," one Of then
said. "and little Arthur Is a, grea
kid"
Arthur was born in the Philip
pines and he has seen little Of tn
world beyond the grounds of Mac
Arthur,s official residence In tn,
Philippines.
The boys amah, native nurse
who made the trip with him, ais
looked on her arrival at Adelaide
yesterday morning as If she had jus
joined the party instead of beinl
part of its memorable exploit. Sh,
placidly collected the boys belong.
ingS as the train sped toward Mel
bourne during the day.
1t is possible to reveal now tina
after his arrival in Australia Tues
day, Gen. Macarthur went at onct
to Alice Springs a quiet countr!
town almost in the center Of thu
Australian continent.
He remained there for q day anC
a han with his family, resting ate
the Bataan campaign and his breal
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