Evening star., 1951-04-25
Whitney Reiterates
Macarthur Refusal
To Enter Politics
BY the Assoeioted Press

Gen. courtney WHITLEY SdyS IllOo
who insist on booming Gen. Mac
Arthur for the presidency ha
better "go home Gen. Mac
Arthur'S personal adviser mad
the statement yesterday whel
asked by newsmen about Mac
Arthur for President Club whicl
opened here Monday.
Gen. Whitney met with news
men assigned to cover the gen
eral at his hotel, the Waldorf
Astoria, while the general himsel
remained in his 37th-floor suit
for the fourth successive day.
During the day Gen. Macarthur
had visits from Senator Taft, Re
publican, of Ohio: Publisher Henr.
H. Luce, and the Right Rev. Hor
ace w. B. Donegan, Protestan
Episcopal Bishop of New York.
Gen. Macarthur was expected Il
remain in his hotel again today
but his wife and their son Arthur
IS, planned to see the New Yorl
Yankees play the Philadelphia
Athletics at Yankee Stadium.
Would Recommend Bible.
At the news conference yester.
day. Gen. Whitney answered ques-
tions on the MacArthur-for'
President movement.
Gen. Macarthur himself said il
San Francisco the day after hi
landed in this country that he die
mot intend to run for any po'
litical Office" and that he hopee
his name will never be used II
any political way" !" Z
Gen. Whitney said that if an,
one raised the question, Gen. Mac
Arthur would tell the questione.
to "go home and read the Bible.
particularly the part abou
Doubling Thomas" (St. Thomas)
(Thomas was one of the l.
Apostles According to the Bibli'
cal story he refused to believe thu
resurrection unless he could fee
with his hands the wounds left OF
the crucified and risen Christ.
eight days later. after Chris
reappeared and showed the proo1
sought by Thomas. the Apostle be.
lieved and said: MY Lord ane
my God.D r
Gen. Whitney refused to giyt
further exclamation, saying:
I'm not going to try to inter
pret the Bible to you. The gen.
eral said it. To me. it's very
clear. .-..<.
Ridgway Stand Recalled.
Earlier in the interview, Gen
Whitney said that all top Army
Navy and Air commanders in Ko-
rea had shared Gen. Macarthur
desire to use Chinese Nationalist
troops. He said these included
Gen. MacArthur's successor, Lt
Gen. Matthew Ridgway.
Gen. Whitney said Gen. Ridg-
way "sent strong message TX
the Pentagon through Gen. Mac
Arthur, advocating use OF thess
troops to strengthen our military
position"
He said Gen. Ridgeway made
the proposition latter analyzina
the situation on''-apparentiy sool
after his arrival in Korea. .
Gen. Whitney also said he "as'
sumed thas Gen. Macarthur irll
cluded Gen. Omar Bradley in hi
reference before Congress las
week about the Joint Chiefs o.
Staff.
Views Shared "in Past"
Gen. Macarthur had said that
he understood his views on tht
Far East were shared from mill
tary standpoint ''in the past" by
the Joint Chiefs of Staff, of which
Gen. Bradley is chairman.
Gen. Bradley. without mention.
ing Gen. MacArthur's name, ex'
pressed opposition to the Mac
Arthur viewpoint in Chicago las
week.
Gen. Whitney also told report
ers yesterday that approval b!
the Joint Chiefs of Staff" cams
"some time after Red China en-
tered the war"
Other points made by Gen
Whitney were:
Gen. Macarthur did not con
slider the atom bomb essential a.
far as Red China's Manchuriar
bases are concerned.
The general did not take seri'
ously a reporter smear campaign
directed against him.
Gen. Macarthur received a re.
quest from the Pentagon to sub.
NIT for approval copy of his
congressional address, but the De-
tense Department later sent wore
that the request was a mistake.
Refuses to Expose Hand"
Gen. Whitney refused to answer
a questioner wanting to know i.
Gen. Macarthur had copies O.
official records. He said he woulc
not "expose Gen. Macarthur
hand"
Details of Gen. Macarthur
visits with Senator Taft and Mr.
Luce were scanty.
The Senator said he happened
to be at the Waldorf-AStoria a
guest of a newspaper publishe,
and just paid a courtesy call" OF
Gen. Macarthur. The Senate
said he spent 40 or is minutes
with Gen. Macarthur"
Gen. Whitney said Mr.. Luc'
also spent 40 or Is minutes" will
the general, calling at a differen
hour than Senator Taft. MI
Luce's visit also was described a
courtesy call"
Neither Senator Taft nor MI
Luce would say what they dis
cussed with Gen. Macarthur.
Bishop Donegan spent 80 min
utes with the general. After tn
visit, a spokesman for the bishol
quoted Gen. Macarthur as saying
his son was confirmed in tn
Episcopal Church shortly befor
coming tn this country, Arthu