Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-09-22
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War Today
I8 Million Force
Mayed to
zen. MarshaI.
nv LYLE G. WILSON
IrItsh Trr.. Wa AnalNsI

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AROUND GENERALS Mar
-sr and Macarthur today Cc0-
.ar r,Ets~y mysteries so lnu-
usrcv related tn & To- ha
strategy that only President
Roosevelt o~ Prime Minister
Churchill would he competent
10 state The facts
Some congressional sources
confidently expect Marshall
now chief NJ staff, shortly % be-
named eauua0drr-ir-chlet Of
alb AUG,o-Awcrgs1 arm G. q
forces throughout the world
with headquarters i0 London
That is 'hc latest speculative
phase az thC Marshall mystery
The mystery of Macarthur.
Allied commander u the South
west Pacific U.s. What caused
him Ia pab4te statement to-de-
noarce the ACKNOWLEDGMENT
strategy being pursued against
Japan and imply that ms COM
mand was beng rCIcEaicd 10
subordinate position IN the Pa
cihc?
MacARTHUR'S TART state
ment from Australia was arrlN-
iHE here Yesterday tfHsf about
the time Washington was swept
with reports that Marshall was
under consideration for the
spectacular glohal command.
Spectacular hardly does ~ JUS
tee. A top general over Anglo
American land. sea and air
forces would command $1,000
600 10 200O0,0O0 men.
Although only Mr.. Roosevelt
or Mr.. Churchill would know
all the answers 10 all the ques-
tons, some facts are emerging
which suggest that either or
both Of these military situations
can be perSuaSIVely Over-slmpli-
fed.
on reliable authority MIR.
Roosevelt has recently been
considering 2 new assignment
for Gen. Marshall. On equally
reliable authority. some Of
MarShall's highest ranking coll
leagues have appealed 10 the
President 10 leave him right
where ne is. They argued that
the American Joint chiefs OF
staff have become a proven
team and should not be dis
: turbed.
ADMIRAL LEAHY, Mr..
-ROoSeveir-S personal chief OF
staff. is senior member Of the
Joint chiefs. The others are
Marshall. Admiral King. COM
'rnander-in-chief OF the u. S.
feet and chief Of naval oper-
atoms. and Gen. Arnold, com
manding general, Army Air
Forces. Each of those gentlemen
flies a four starred flag.
First Marshall development
came 16 days ago in pub
liShed report that he had been
picked 10 command Anglo
American troops for next years
expected invasion of western
Europe from British bases.
Among some Of MarshallS
associates sand in Congress
there began gradually 10 de-
velop alarm and a determina-
ton 10 oppose his re-asSign-
ment, however much he. HIM
self. might like 10 swap his
Global desk job here for a field
command.
ONE PUBLISHED report Sug-
ceSted that Marshall might be
given a big Allied command in
the West 10 Offset any feeling
among Americans that Lord
Louis Mounthatten had en-
croached on Macarthur SCOPE
Of operations in the Asiatic-
Pacific theater
During last months Quebec
conference, which brought MIR.
Roosevelt, Mr.. Churchill and
high Anglo AmeriCan military
leaders together. IL IS authori-
tatlVelv stated that MarShalls
assignment 90 the European
command was discussed.
Another report goes further
TO suggest that the possibility
OF serious opposition TO Mar
shalIS transfer was foreSeen.
ThereupOn there were SuggeS-
tons that Marshall might
transfer his headquarters TO
London and undertake addi-
tional active military command
duty while a deputy or acting
chief Of staff functioned here
IN Washington until he re-
turned.
Such an interim successor
would be- picked UP by and be
acceptable 10 Marshall. Such
dual responsibility might be
interpreted as Z degree Of
Clobal command.
TIE PRESIDENTS military
ADVISERS or So0lc of them are
understood 10 nave argued then.
as now. that Marshall is IN
valuable where he IS. That for
him 20 undertake all or part uf
his chief Of stan responsibilities
from London headquarters
would be a mistake because
Washington is the natural CEN
Ter for 2 global war. London
vas opposed a. 100 FAR from
nLLt- Larllr lLEatnt