The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-04-16
Thousands in Tokyo Give MatArfhur Farewell; Plans
 Of General Given; Is 10
 Appear al Joint Session

and the American people his side O. the great dispute over U. s. polio. in Asia that led President Truman to fire him.
 A near riot erupted near the ramr of his plane when U. s. Air Force police manhandled at least dozen news photographers trying to record the historic event. Macarthur, mak- ing his first trip to the United States in IA years, remained alooi to the melee.
 .T0ky0's Goodbye
 A dozen hours before. between 500,000 and 100000 Japanese damned the streets of Tokyo to say goodbye to their conqueror. It was the greatest acclaim the Japanese have ever shown foreigner and Macarthur was plainly moved. The Allied forces gave him 19 gun sa- lute. Emperor Hirohito paid him a 4O-ullIlutc IdTcWtll VlSlC.
 Ridgway Takes Over
 It. Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway successor to Macarthur. moved into the plain headquarters office from which MacArthur had ruled Japan for five years and seven months.
 On War Front
 There was no letup on the war front. Allied troops punched out small gains all along the ls0-mile North Korean battlefront against Communist resistance that was bit ter in some sectors and spotty in others.
 MacArthur's Tour
 Macarthur will stay in Hawaii for 24 hours, then go on to San Francisco and Washington. His wife and 13-year-old son, Arthur, aides and staff members are accompany ing him.
 Macarthur will appear before a joint session of the House and Sem ate in Washington on Thursday. To- day. in the nations capital. Repub- licans called for a searching investi- gation of the Administrations Asi- atic policies. This was their reply to President Truman's charge that the COP is trying to confuse the country in order to set up the pins for an election victory in 1852.
 Investigate Policies
 Senator Ferguson (R-Mich) said that after Congress hears MacAr- thur it ought to set up Senate House committee for sweeping in- vestigation of Far Eastern policies. The Republican idea is that Mac Arthur's arrival will be the logical starting point for a probe of State Department policy in the Far East.
 Hero's Parade
 From Washington, Macarthur will go to New York for returning hero's parade on Broadway on Fri day. But his homecoming will be heralded by welcome tributes in many communities across the na- ton, even though he will not be present in person. Most of these are timed to coincide with his ar rival in San Francisco some time Tuesday
 New Atomic Weapon
 Rep. Gore CD-Tenn) indicated that the United States has perfected "cataclysmic" new atomic weapons to spread deadly radioactivity. and he urged Mir. Truman to use them in Korea to make belt across Korea unfit for human habitation. This would serve as barrier for all military ground operations. As a member of the House Appropria- tions subcommittee which handles funds for the Atomic Energy Con- mission. Gore has access to infor- nation about atomic developments.
 But that was all talk to the GIs in Korea who were fighting the same kind of old fashioned" war These were the principal front de- velopments:
 Front Gains Reported
 American and Turkish troops made the best gains along the 150- mile front. maintaining the LIN initiative across the peninsula. AL lied infantry and tanks were firm ly entrenched in Yanggu. once Red troop massing point on the front.
 On the West Central front LIN troops gained against light resist ance. They held full controls of the of the Hwachon reser- voir.
 On the West Coast Allied destroy CTS shelled Changsan Point south vest of Chinnampo - the port city Tor Pyongyang. Red Korean cap Ital.