Evening star., 1942-03-21
Hailed al Melbourne,
Macarthur Confident
Of Ultimate Victory
Warns, However, Against
Too High Hopes for
Immediate Big Drive

lmmeoiote Big Drive
By the Associated Press.
MELBOURNE, Australia, March
81. Gen. Douglas Macarthur
rode triumphantly into Mel
bourne today and promptly
promised the cheering thousands
who gave him a hero's welcome
that he would do his best to carry
the cause of the United Nations
to ultimate success"
Il shall keep a soldiers faith"
Gen. Macarthur declared simply in
q short speech.
The hero of Bataan cautioned,
however, against too eager hopes
for an immediate Allied grand Of
1ensive. Il have every confidence
In the ultimate success of our joint
cause" he said, but success In mod
ern war requires something more
than courage and willingness to die" +"
The demonstration for Gen Mac
Arthur, deeply tanned after his days
In the Philippines, was one of the
greatest in the history of this COM
monwealth.
Public Acclaims Macarthur.
The amazing journey of Gen.
Macarthur with his family which
started in extreme secrecy behind
the Japanese lines on the besieged
Philippines, ended in the sudden
flare of pomp and public acclaim at
Melbourne's rambling. brown Spen-
Ger street railway station.
The Australians at the station,
still thrilled by the generals state
ment yesterday that a grand Allied
attack would supplant the present
defense warfare. gave a great yell
when the broad -shouldered supreme
commander of the United Nations
in the Southwest Pacific stepped
from the Adelaide Express.
Gen. Macarthur paid tribute TO
the Australian soldiers in his short
talk to the welcoming throng.
I am glad. indeed. to be in imme-
diate cooperation with the Austria
liam soldier he said. Il know him
we'll from World War days and ad-
mire him greatly"
Then he touched in general
manner on the coming struggle.
L have every confidence in the
ultimate success of our joint cause,
but success Is modern war requires
something more than courage and
willingness to die" the general said.
1T requires careful preparation.
Troops and Material.
This demands furnishing sufn-
cient troops and sufficient material
to meet the known strength of a
potential enemy.
mo general can make something
out of nothing. My success in the
future will depend primarily upon
the resources which the respective
governments place at my disposal.
My faith in them is complete.
In any event. I shall do my best.
Il shall keep soldiers faith"
1t was not known how long Gen.
Macarthur and his family would
remain in Melbourne, but he took
quarters at hotel, refusing many
offers to stay at private homes in
the city.
The impending arrival Of the gen.
eral and his family had been treated
as military secret until late last
night when a spokesman for the
United States Army told the press
that authorities had decided to lift
the ban and give the public and
officialdom alike an opportunity to
greet Gen. Macarthur.
Crowd Assemblies Early.
The spokesman said the authori-
ties were yielding to the popular de-
mand to see and greet the man
whose closely guarded arrival in
Australia stirred the popular imagi-
nation and lifted morale more than
any happening since the war in the
Pacific began.
tThe New York Times reported
In q dispatch from Melbourne
that the lid was lifted at the
suggestion of Gen. Macarthur
himselfD
The crowd began assembling an
hour before the arrival of Gen. Mac
Arthur's express from Adelaide.
United States troops we're drawn
up as a guard of honor in an i'm
pressive greeting to their COM
mander.
AS Gen. Macarthur looked up and
down the ranks. one section seemed
to catch his attention particularly.
1t was a group of 10 Filipino soldiers
in smart tropical military police uni
forms with white helmets, white
belts and white leggings.
Wounded Under His Command.
They were men who had been
wounded under his command in the
Philippines, brought here by hos
pital ship, and only recently had
been able to don their uniforms to
march again.
Gen. Macarthur looked at them
soberly, seemed about to speak, and
then said simply to the guard officer:
Thank you, captain"
High American and Australian
service chiefs were headed by Deputy
Supreme Comdr. 1t. Gen. George H.
Brett and Vice Admiral Herbert
Leary commander of the combined
naval forces in the Australian-New
Zealand area
On his schedule for today Gen.
Macarthur had conferences with
Army Minister Francis M. Forde,
Air Minister Arthur S. Drakeford
and Navy Minister j. NJ Making. as
we'll as consultations with United
States service chiefs.
Goes Through Manual of Arms.
While the crowd waited for Gen.
MacArthur's train the United States
battalion guard went through the
manual of arms, the first oppor-
tunity the Australians had had to
see such display.
Hi" said the cockney. Those
boys are as good as ours
Among the leaders greeting Gen.
In Auee;o CInnn