Evening star., 1943-04-09
Fouhh-Terln Angle
In. Stimson Order
Denied by BarkIey
COP Claim Politics Ban
Is Aimed at Macarthur
Described as Stupid
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The controversy over the stimson
ban against Army men seeking or
accepting election to political ONCE
boiled into 4 steaming debate today
with Majority Leader Barley de-
nying 1t was designed to insure 4
fourth term for President Roosevelt.
The President OF the United
States never saw this order" Sena-
tor Barkley told the Senate late yes
terday in taking cognizance for the
first time Of the three-day argu-
ment. The Kentuckian also de-.
scribed as the ''quintessence OF stu
pidity and quadruple asininity" Re-
publican charges that 1t was aimed
at preventing Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur from accepting a possible
presidential nomination.
tAt Allied Headquarters In
Australia, Gen. Macarthur said,
Lets get on with the war" when
he was asked to comment on the
regulation.
Several months ago. Gen.
Macarthur took cognizance Of
continued mention in the United
States Of his name As 4 presi-
Dental possibility by saying his
one desire was to successfully
prosecute the war;
Scope Shocks vandenberx.
Senator Barley spoke after Sen
ator Vandenberg, Republican, Of
Michigan, had expressed shock over
the scope Of the regulation-partic-
ularly It's bar against Army men
accepting" election to an ONCE not
held before they went on active duty
and after Secretary of War Slim
son also had denied that he had
Gen. Macarthur or any other indi-
vidual in mind when he issued the
order.
Senator Barley said he was
moved to enter the debate "in view
of the effort that Is being made to
create the impression the order way
designed to make it impossible for
somebody to be elected to office"
Calling criticism of the order
petty and picayunish." he added:
The Secretary Of War, who, as
everybody knows. is 4 Republican
would have no interest in such a
step, and in the second place he
is the last man In the world who
would stoop to such 4 course"
Something Sinister.
In retort to Senator Barkley, Sen.
ator Vandenberg alluded to the
Bataan anniversary today by re-
marking that some of the press had
indicated something sinister some.
where In the past 10 days in can
ceiling the observation of Bataan
Day"
While recognizing that the Army
and politics should be divorced. the
Michigan Senator said II 4 political
convention decided to draft a mill
tary leader for supreme command OF
the Nation there could be no justin
cation in the War Department order
to assume 1t could prevent him
from accepting"
Senator Barley declared that a.
far back As 1928 Army officers or
active duty had been barred from
seeking election to public ONCE.
In line with this. Army records
showed today 1t had frowned Of
ficially on political activity by its
members for nearly half 4 century
Nevertheless there have been devia-
tions, the most notable being Mai
Gen. Leonard Woods campaign for
the Republican nomination fol
President in 1920.
Representative Brooks. Democrat
OF Louisiana introduced in the
House, meanwhile, = resolution sus-
pending for the duration of the wal
the law requiring the Army to retire
a man when he Is "a. Mr.. Brook.
said the resolution was aimed Al
keeping the Nations best generals
on duty in the event the conflict !.
not ended by the time they reach "a
Gen. George c. Marshall, chief OF
staff, will be "a December 81, 1914
and Gen. Macarthur reaches thai
age next January rs.
Do you long to commit the perfec,
crime? Murder the Axis BY invest.