Evening star., 1951-06-13
Gen. Macarthur Gives
First Of Grass Roots
Talks in Texas TODAY
BY the Assoeioied Press

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BY the Asseeioisd Press
AUSTIN, Tex, June 13.-Gen.
Macarthur comes to Texas today
and his whirlwind visit to six
cities may be the beginning of a
grass roots" campaign for his
Korean war policy.
The general and his party left
in a chartered airplane at 8:37|
am. (EST) today for Austin,
where he will address the State
Legislature today. He is due in
Austin at 2:30 pm. (EST).
Gen. Macarthur was accompa-
MED by his wife. son and aides.
The general was wearing his uni
form.
In the party were Mai. Gen.
Courtney Whitney, Gen. MacAr-
thurs Spokesman" and 1t. Col.
Anthony Story, formerly Gen.
MacArthur's personal pilot, and
Col. Sidney Huff.
Texans Charter Plane.
Eastern Airlines said the plane
was chartered by group of Texas
citizens. It was the generals first
flight in a commercial plane.
What Gen. Macarthur will say
in five speeches In four days Isl
still a secret.
He makes the first late this
afternoon on the steps of the
State Capitol, before the joint ses-
sion of the Legislature and al
crowd figured to number $4,000
persons.
From here he flies to Houston,
then goes to Galveston. San An
tonic, Dallas and Fort Worth,
making speeches in each of these
save Galveston.
Will Speak at Alamo.
At Houston, Dallas and Fort
Worth Gen. Macarthur will speak
from the middle of giant football
stadiums. At San Antonio he will
speak in front of the Alamo,
Texas shrine of freedom.
Speculation has centered on
why Macarthur chose Texas for
series of public appearances.
Each of the cities-and the legis-
lature-issued invitations almost
as soon as he landed in the United
States. So did countless other
eitiec orod to,r,,,c onroce %ho RIo o+;o,.
His acceptance of the Texas
legislatures invitation came al
most Unexpectedly, after many
thought it had been lost in the
shuttle Of the thousands of others.
Officially the Legislature ended
Its business last Friday. but itI
voted to come back for an informal
special session just to hear Gen.
Macarthur.
Wording Of Invitation.
The wording of the invitation to
the general-weeks ago-may be
the tip on what he'll say: q. the
Texas legislature needs and de-
sires the information that this
famous American could give"
ThUre has been little political
talk in connection with the visit.
But State Representative Demo
Turfares of Wichita Falls COM
planned in a House speech that
everybody knows the Republi-
cans are just sending Macarthur
down here to drum up business for
the party"
Erwin Hohensee, executive sec
retary of the Macarthur for
President" movement, is supposed
to be in Houston to do what he
called some "organizational work
there"
Mr.. Hohensee said in state
ment he planned to choose a |
Texas State chairman.
He said he knew Gen. MacAr-
thur had disavowed any desire
for public Office, but said he felt
that if there was sufficient de-
mand by the voters, the general
would allow his name to be placed
In nomination.
Major networks will carry most
of Gen. MacArthur's speeches, ex-
pected to run from 80 or 40 min
utes here to as short as Is min
utes in Dallas.
He'll fly to Houston tonight,
spend the day there tomorrow
with a side trip to Galveston. Fri
day he'll go to San Antonio and
Dallas and will go to Fort Worth
Saturday morning, then fly back
to New York.