Evening star., 1949-01-20

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,ortter, although it Is permissible for
a ,Drtter knoDn to The Star to use
a nom de plume. Please be brief.
same conditions keeps much better.
Butter is never colored to make consumers
believe it is oleo" we are told. If that is true
it is equally true that oleo never is colored to
make people think it is butter AS soon as we
realize that oleo is equal or superior to butter.
it becomes clear that the consumer needs as
much protection against deception in the case
of one as the other.
When butter was over dollar pound, many
consumers discovered oleo. The demand for
butter then dropped so low that the price was
forced down to within the reach of former GUS
toners. But many, going back to butter dis
covered that not only in taste but in other re-
spects they preferred oleo. That is what is
now pinching the butter boys-lack of demand
for their product. That explains the sentence:
1T grieves me to see The Star running with
the pack on this issue : A pack is usually
bunch of ours, wolves, or outlaws: but in the
quotation it means consumers, who are staying
away from butter in hordes.
GEORGE FREDERICK MILLER.
Marines in the Philippines
To the Editor of The Star:
May make a few observations to supple
ment the story that you carried on page Bib
Of The Evening Star, January II, concerning
Gen. MacArthur's reaction to statements made
by Marine Gen. Holland NJ Smith in his book
Coral and Brass?
As you reported it, Gen. Macarthur said
chat Gen. Smiths assertion that the Marines
were not given any credit for their part in the
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remark we assume that either he did give
credit to the Marines, that there were no
Marines involved to whom he should have
given credit, and therefore it was incredible"
that Gen. Smith would expect any recognition
for the Marines
From enlarging remarks it is evident that
Gen. Macarthur meant the latter. CThis in
reference to the Phlippines) 1 quote Gen.
Macarthur Gen. Smiths statements that
Marines were active in the recapture of the
Philippines and that neglected to mention
them in my communiques seem incredible.
There were no Marine ground units whatso-
ever engaged in the recapture of the Philip
pines. The only ground forces involved were
the 9Th and 9th Armies, neither of which
possessed Marine units"
Now, with reference to the Philippine cam
paign, bearing in mind what Gen. Smith had
to say In his book, lie, that Marines were
active in the recapture of the Philippines, let
me quote the following authorities: please
express to the officers and men of the Marine
Air Wing, on the eve Of their transfer to
another assignment my sincerest appreciation
for their splendid support of the 9Th Army
during the Luzon campaign Their effective
efforts were instrumental in keeping ground
casualties to a minimum and contributing
materially to the success Of the operations"
Gen. Walter Krueger, Commanding, 9Th Army.
Army.
Il have heard great number of reports
from Maj. Gen. Franklin c. Sibert of the
10th Corps and other unit commanders on
results Of Marine type dive bombing in the
Philippine theater. The value of close support
for ground troops as provided by these Marine
fiers cannot be measured in words and there
is not enough that can be said for their aerial
Darrages that have cut path for the infantry.
From all quarters commanders down to the
men with bayonets I have heard nothing but
high tribute. Great going and keep blasting"
Lieut. Gen. Robert c. Eichelberger, Command
ing 9th Army.
The excellent close support furnished by
Marine dive bombers in the advance of ground
troops east of Manila in the Wawa-Antipolo
q major contribution to the success of opera
tions in that area. The coordination and skill
displayed by these pilots with the resultant ef-
fectiveness of their strikes was continuation
of the fine work accomplished on Bougan-
vile. 1t has been my experience, gained from
association with that operation and the present
one, that Marine dive bomber pilots can always
be depended on to render outstanding support
to the ground troops" Maj Gen. o. w. Girls
void, Commanding 14th Army Corps.
Il can say without reservation that the
Marine dive-bomber outfits are among the
most flexible I have seen in this war They
will try anything and from my experience
with them, have found that anything they
try usually pans out. The dive bomberS of
the 1st Marine Air Wing have kept the
enemy on the run. They have kept him un-
derground and enabled troops to move with
fewer casualties and with greater speed. I can
not say enough in praise of these dve-bomber
pilots and their gunners for the job they have
done in giving my men close ground support
in this operation Maj. Gen. Verne D.
Nudge, 1st Armored Division
In the Marine Corps when We say Marine,
we mean Marine, whether the Marine be as
signed to an aviation unit a ground unit or
seagoing unit Gen. Macarthur apparently
does not understand this. What is more, it
is evident that he thinks of the Pacific war as
meaning the recapture of the Philippines and
when he thinks of it, he thinks only of ground
troops. (The Air Forces have had something
to say on this score)
incidentally, do you remember ever having
read anything in Gen. MacArthur's commune
ques of the Marine Corps In the Philippine
operation? I do not, and noted the fact at
the time the operation was going on. Gen.
Smith was certainly right when he asserted
that Marines were active in the Philippine
campaign. Let's keep the record straight
When the whole story is told, I'm sure the
people will agree that Gen. Smiths points
are well taken. M. j. FITZPATRICK,