Detroit evening times., 1945-09-06
The Inside Story Of Macarthur:
JapS Admit Macarthur
Won War III Months Ago

there expected him 10 emerge
with n flourish OF drums and
heavily armed guards. But
Macarthur stepped from his
aircraft alone and moved
through the throngs SEEM
ingly obllvious To the un-
matchable target make by his
gOld-emblaZOned hat.
Once he stopped 10 tell cor
respondents, this seems 10 be
the last payoff." !"
He called 10 him. Gen George
{. Kenney, commander OF the
Far East Air Forces. threw an
arm over The shoulders -ef the
stocky little airman and said
We'll, George, We did IL
again"
He chatted mOmCntarlly with
the bandmaster and then walked
nonchalantly alone 10 his car.
lie might have been arriv-
ing at LaGuardia Airport after
a routine flight instead of taxi
ing over the most unusual occu-
alton in history.
The hours and days that fol-
lowed MacArthur's arrival have
increased rather than lessened
the impact of both his tactical
and personal actions.
His seeming indifference 10
any surprise Japonsss moUs.
the casual Woy he drives
around Yokohama, unsseortsd
sSespt for on aide, and his
smphatie refusal 10 eompro.
mise Nth the Japansss on
sinsis point. have won him
marked Tsspset instsaS Of
hostility.
THERE has been displayed in
Il Yokohama, perhaps more
than IN any other place, the
human side OF the supreme
commander. One of his aides
summed up the effect of the
occupation on Macarthur with
the remark, He has always
acted 10 years younger than
his age. But right now he seems
25 years younger"
The general took genuine de-
light in registering al the Grand
Hotel IN Yokohama. II was the
last hotel he visited when he
was in Japan eight years ago
and luggage he carried out from
Bataan still bore the Grand
Hotel sticker when he arrived
in Melbourne, Australia. on that
dark day in March, 1912
Nothing stirred him more
than the arrival of 1t. Gen.
Jonathan Wainwright I'm time
for the surrender ceremonies
aboard the USS Missouri.
Ever since the fall OF COrregi-
dor il has been MacArthur's
cherished wish to have Vain
wright at his side when peace
was signed.
When Wainwright arrived,
Macarthur said, Jim, your be-
ing safe and here makes IL all
worth while"
MacArthur's own thoughts as
he moves in triumph from his
hotel 10 his headquarters Of
fee are not hard 10 read. For
he. perhaps more than any
other man. has been symbolic
IN the Pacific OF Americas de-
termination 10 smash japanese
militaristic power
Through the bleak months
Of 1912 and early 1913 whsn
he had so fsw men and ma
tsrioIs and the Japaness
strength Was at its peak, Mae
Arthur braUsiy insisted he
would return and that final
victory Was not years. but
only months sWoy.
TO-DAY that victory and the
Il surrender which followed
victory are in MacArthur'S
hands, and those hands are GER
tain how they intend 10 chart
the destiny Of defeated Japan.
But OF all MacArthur's acts
during his initial days in Japan,
none was more touching than
his two gestures aboard the
Missouri as he signed the peace
terms in behalf Of the United
Nations.
Already history IL the fact
that he invited Gen. VAIN
wright and 1t. Gen. Sir ArchI-
bald Percival, the British
commander who was forced 10
surrender Singapore, 10 come
to his side during the signing,
and that he presented 10 them
the first two fountain pens he
used.
The fourth ard fifth pens he
used will be presented by Gen
Macarthur 10 the L. s. mill
tary and naval academies.
Only few persons. however,
noticed that Macarthur then
drew sixth pen from his left
breast pocket. II was a small.
gold affair. With 1t he signed
on the American. gold-bound
copy Of the peace terms, the
name Macarthur"
Engraved on the pen wers
the words "Json Macarthur"
the name Of the generals \
wiFs.
TOMORROW - Gen. Mac
Arthur's Intentions for the occu-
patton aid reconstruction OF
Japan.)
Reopen Tokyo Embassy
NEW YORK, Sept. S CINSJ-