The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-04-13
Macarthur
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! co 10 arouse TIE tIlUublltlul Gull
sideration of every true patriot.
1--WE must not inadvertently
/ slip into the same condition in
/ ternally as the one which We
fight externally. Like Abraham
Lincoln, l am a firm believer
in the people and if given the
truth they can be depended upon
10 meet any national crises. The
point is TO bring before them
the real facts.
REGRETS DELAYS
out here we are doing what
we can with what we have. |
Will be glad, however, when
more substantial forces are plac-
ed at my disposition.
The latter apparently was a
reference 10 a declaration by
Miller that the people are con-
WINGED that the ALLEGATION of
war supplies is not above criti-
Cal examination and an eX-
preston of hope that some de-
cisons soon will be TO send
more supplies to the Pacific area
where they can be used against
the JapS.
Publication Of the letters
came at a time when there were
reports tht some of Macarthur ;
supporters wanted TO slow
down his campaign because of
the growth Of bandWagon
movement toward Gov. Thomas
E. Dewey of New York.
In a letter written Sept. 10,
Miller urged that Macarthur
permit the people of this coun-
try TO draft you He said Mac
Arthur ought not to make any
statement until nominated and
announce then that he would
accept the nomiation as COM
mander in chief of all armed
forces"
You should announce that
you would serve but one term,
this to eliminate the fear OF a
military dictatorship in the
years to come" Miller advised.
You should indicate that you
will remain the commander-in-
chief in the Pacific unless and
until you are elected president.
You should announce that
you will depend upon Congress
and the best minds of the coun-
try to guide you in the four
yers that you will be president.
that-the war with
Germany and Italy may end
more quickly than that in the
Pacific, Miller asked: WHO
knows more about fighting in
the the Pacific than you, Cen
eral Mac Arthur"
To this Macarthur replied on
October 2 (Text:
Il thank you so sincerely for
your fine letter of September
10 with its cordial expression of
real friendship. l do not antici-
pate in any way your flattering
predictions but do unreServed-
ly agree with the complete
wisdom and craftsmanship Of
your comments.
II knew your state we'll in the
days of used-to- be. / have en-
joyed many a delightful hunt
ing excursion there and shall
always remember with so much
gratefulness the whole hearted
hospitality and warm comrade-
ship extended to me on such
occasions. Those days seem SIN
gularly carefree and happy COM
pared TO the sinister drama of
our present chaos and con-
fusion"
In his September letter, Mil
Ter wrote Macarthur that he
was amazed and pleased at
the amount of Macarthur for
President talk he heard in the
middle west. He said that there
is tremendous ground swell in
this country against the New
Deal, adding:
THE New Deal, including
President Roosevelt, is scared TO
death of the movement in this
country for you. Roosevelt will
probably not even be candi-
date should you be nominated.
49, You, above all men so far
mentioned, can bring the great
est defeat to the present admin
istration."
In his January letter, Miller
said Macarthur previous reply
had made the House member
feel that you were keenly in
terested in some Of the political,