The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-04

10 humsnlxe It's program and
II 10 the tsehn,aues Of
modern war. His avocatlon ~ss 10
plead fer It's enlargement, lest
- he warned in eesi Macarthur
ian style, "A condition may alu-
matsly result which viii hs paid
for In the bitterness of American
blood"
In 1927 Macarthur vas trans
ferred from the Academy 10 the
Philippines In the same year he
married Louise Cromwell. step
daughter Of rich. Republican I'D
ward stotesbury and sister Of
James II. r. Cromwell. The mar
rage was mot . happy one ana
was dissolved In an smieable d.
vorce In Reno In 1879.
After three years In Ne
islands. The latter enes ~ csss-
masder Of the Philippises g.
partuent Macarthur retsrsea
~ the q. =. . major geo.
eral. spent the sext nys
years commanding varisss
corps areas. Then. In Nevesn-
her. 1880. President Hoover
called him Ia Washingtos ~
chief Of staff. Ne was 81.
youngest In American military
annals.
Gen. f.ytle Brown. retired. now
head Of the Tennessee state tire
rationing board. was chief army
engineer in Washington then. and
saw a lot Of Macarthur.
Prsising MacArthurs energy and
"uncanny judgment" recently Gen.
Brown added. 1T makes me feel
bad to see him exposed in such .
helpless position. II Macarthur
were ordered 10 leave his men to
save himself he probably wouldn't
do II. Hes just the kind of man
TO disobey that kind Of order. His
troops will stay with him TO the
last man. II they die. then he'll
die with them"
MacA rthur inherited m
American army ~ its feth
century low. The combination
Of world peace and depressioa
had rsddlcd army spprcprsA-
lions.
Forese~inE with uncsnny se-
eur.ey biitzkr,eg warfare tmo-
bile. highly trained. very pow
erfuI. though somewhat small
er. ormations), he worked
indefatig ably 10 '1ift the army
above the danger line
Pacing endlessly las IN his habit
before the long. biue-blsek Grapes
that are standard equipment In
the chief OF staffs office. smoking
continuously through the io-ineh-
hong carved cigsret holders he i'm
ported from the Orient Mac
Arthur pleaded. warned. threat
ened. His purple orstory painted
dark pictures Of Americas future
IL the army were not expanded.
Il have Inundated myself j
have almost licked the boots Of
some gentlemen to get funds for
the motorization and mechsniza-
ton Of the army Unless We move
quickly. we will be a beaten ma
ton. paying huge indemniiies after
the next war" he warned. The
army Is below the danger line
Pass this bill and give the Ameri-
can army a chance In the next
fight II wages for the life Of the
country"
While he was pleading. be was
also working. lie Instituted the
Four Army system. established a
unified GHQ Air Force, increased
the size Of the army Of West Point.
Most important of all, he laid the
groundwork for the motorization
and mechsnization Of the army. lie
plugged for the Carsnd rife, call
ing il the worlds best
So vast was the scope OF this
reorganization that even MAC
Arthur could not oompists u IN
four years. Al Secretary Of War
pern's inslstancs. President Rooss-
welt held him on for q year When
his job was completed. he vas
AWARDED an Oak Leaf cluster. .
signal peaestins honor.
A chief 81 staff II fell 10
Macarthur Ia ssiei thu esaas
army from wsshingtsn- rhs
'syictsry ef AnaeGestia
Flats" he.ped sbu-s On tss
generals had Ne has ssssr
bothered 10 answer the erifi-
ei.m-eritiei.m thst he fore
s.x aad could e~.iiy have
e-eap~d. kIs s.s gives era~rs
a. el~ar tks bsaas army cut
Ne essla easily have deieEstsd
the Dob 10 . Subordinate. bnf
M.eArthur ase.s't verk that
way.
Fully aware Of the scorn that
would b. hespea On him Mac
Macarthur. mounted On . white
horse. personally ed ma troops
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