Evening star., 1942-02-22
WarIords Won't See
1914, Donovan Tells
Macarthur Via Radio
Roinbow Division Pays
Tribute to Fighting
General at Reunion

Gen. Douglas Macarthur and his
soldiers are fighting with what
they have, 50 that America will see
l943-and Hitler and the Japanese
warlords won't see 1914" asserted
Col. William j. Donovan, co-ordi-
nator Of inform alton, last night at
the tri-State reunion Of Rainbow
Division Veterans at the Mayflower
Hotel.
Declaring that production alone
cannot win and that America be-
came powerful only by fighting, Col.
Donovan pledged In his address,
broadcast by short wave to Gen.
Macarthur in the Philippines, that
America will win the war. -
I'VE here at home" he said to
Gen. Macarthur. ARE resolved to
follow your example: we will never
give in, we will not relax our
efforts"
Listen Closely, Japan.
Continuing, Col. Donovan said:
Every foot Of Philippine earth,
every acre of the tortured land of
China. every island of the Dutch
East Indies, yes, every tiny Pacific
atoll will be torn from the. hands
Of the enemy. We will not rest un-
til 1t Is done. And we will not rest
there. If you listen closely, Japan,
you can hear the approaching foot
steps Of American soldiers on the
streets Of Toxic. We wish you were
here with us, Macarthur, but more,
we wish we were there with you"
Terming Gen. Macarthur a SYM
Dol of the kind of fight I'VE must
make If we're going to win this
war;" Col. Donovan emphasized that
America became great by fighting
and by being tough.
THE Dutch East Indies are not
the richest prize that could fall to
our enemy" the speaker said. The
richest prize is the United States of
America. Macarthur and his men
are fighting so that this cannot
happen.
A Long Time Until 1943.
"Our production indicates we will
be able to present our maximum
effort in '43. 1t is long time until
43. And to the men in the fox-
holes Of Bataan 1t Is no comfort to
talk of '43. He must stay there and
fight now with what he has. He
fights with what he has so that
gentlemen-we will see 43-and Hit
Ter and the japanese war lords won't
see "A"
Col. Donovan stressed that what
Macarthur and MacArthur's men
are doing tonight on Bataan and
Corregidor is what we must do
here"
Once the weapons are available,
America must take the offensive, he
said. adding I'VE have learned that
a Maginot line of oceans is no
stronger than a Maginot line of |
concrete and steel and emplaced |
guns; we cannot leave the initiative
to the enemy; that was true in our
day in 1918 and 1t Is more true to-
day"
The quicker America attacks, Col |
Donovan declared, mo matter how
painful may be the preparations for
attack, the quicker the war is won.
We cannot have victory without risk,
we cannot have peace, we cannot
continue even to possess this coun-
try without great sacrifice; 1t must
be clear to all Of you that we are |
in war that means death unless |
we win it."
No "Week- end War"
He hammered home his point that |
'this is no weekend war; on both
oceans we face enemies who are
we'll trained, determined, formidable
and out to destroy U.S."
Tribute to Gen. Macarthur also
was paid by his West Point class
mate, Brig. Gen. James K. Grain,
chief of field service, Ordnance Di-
vision; Col. Monroe johnson, and
Walker H. Colston, president of the
42d Rainbow Division Veterans As
sociation. Gen. Grain, ordnance
officer under Gen. Macarthur when
the latter commanded the Rainbow
division in France, and Col. John
son, engineer officer, acclaimed Gen.
Macarthur as Americas greatest
soldier /
Gen. Grain. mentioning Gen. Mac
Arthur's brilliant record at West
Point, where he was senior cadet
captain and No. l in his class, said
Gen. Macarthur military career
has kept faith with West Points
motto: Duty, honor, country"
More than 200 veterans and their |
wives were present at the annual
dinner.
The POSTMASTER and chairman of
the Arrangements Committee was
Harold B. Rodier. editor of the |
Rainbow Reveille and a publisher
here.