Evening star., 1951-04-19

sight of Gen. Wainwright and
grabbed him by both shoulders.
Spectators watched closely as
Maj. Gen. Harry Vaughan, the
White House military aide Presi-
dent Truman sent as his repre-
sentative, approached the general.
Gen. Vaughan served early in the
Southwest Pacific campaign under
Gen. Macarthur when the Allied
command was in Australia.
Gen. Vaughan managed a sa-
lutte in the jostling crowd and
Gen. Macarthur returned the sa-
lutte, saying, "Howdy, Harry, I'm
glad to see you.'
THAT Was Simple" Vaughan Says
I'm glad to see you, sir" re-
piled Gen. Vaughan, who accom-
panied Mr.. Truman on the latter's
trip to Wake Island last fall to
confer with Gen. Macarthur.
Later, as the Macarthur party
got into their cars, Gen. Vaughn
said with half-sigh: We'll. that
was simple"
Among the early arrivals was
House Minority Leader Martin
who released a Macarthur letter
which advocated the use of Chi
nese Nationalist troops just before
Mr.. Truman dismissed the general
from all his commands.
Asked if he had anticipated such
a dismissal when he read the let
ter on the House floor during de-
bate on the draft bill, Mr.. Martin
said, mo. no. I couldn't expect
this
But he added hastily that Gen
Macarthur was prepared for "any
eventuality"A and that he had "no
regrets for it may save Asia from
the anti-Communist forces"
AS the crowd around the airport
ramp appeared on the point of
getting completely out of hand.
Gen. Macarthur urgently re-
quested nearby officials to watch
out for Mrs. Macarthur and the
boy" Viewers from a short dis
tance away could hardly see the
son and the high Pentagon Off
cials were completely lost in the
shuttle.
Crowd Calls for "Mac."
1t. Col. Anthony Story. Gen
IMacArthur'S pilot, shielded the
generals wife, tiny figure.
AS Gen. Macarthur moved for.
ward, with officers and official:
battering their way toward the
waiting limousine, the crowd fur.
ther back caught sight of him
and began chanting 1--WE want
Mac"
| While the crowd milled about
the Bataan, there were insistent
cries from spectators for Speech
speech" But they had to be con-
tent from a friendly wave and 6
smile from the general.
Finally the MacArthurs made
their way to the cart took him
Is minutes to travel IS yards
which started up slowly but was
stopped dead as hundreds of per-
sons crowded around shoutine
Hello, Mac" and trying to gel
a glimpse of the general.
The Car finally negotiated thu
right turn around the termina
building and got started toware
the entrance about 100 yards away
Hundreds of persons sWarmee
!, around at that point, again stop.
: ping it.
The soldiers shouted and shoute,
and finally cleared a path through
| which the car edged slowly. TIL,
windows were rolled up but Gen
, Macarthur leaned forward ant
waved and smiled to his admirers
Finally the gate was reached an,
the caravan, led by % policemen
!. and Police Chief Robert j. Bar
j rett, sped into the city.
300 Newsmen on Hand.
Some 300 newsmen were OF
r hand. Old-timers at Washington
ceremonies said that this was tn
.. largest number ever to gathe
here for the arrival or departur
/ of a notable.
A dozen or more of. the photog
; Iraphers spent about half an hou
S before the plane arrived takin
: their own pictures wearing foot
, ball helmets. The White Hous
e Photographers Association, appar
!. emily as a reminder of the roughin
up some of their colleagues re
I ceived upon Gen. MacArthur's ar
rival at Honolulu, got the helmet
from Owner George Marshall o
E the Washington Redskins.
). But the helmets were not neces
sary at National Airport. TIL
8 armed forces were bending in tn
I other direction.
: Said one Iharassed soldier try
d ing to hold a path for Gen. Mac
Arthur: So
: "I'm sorry. sir, I'm just tryin
! to make living. too"
: In the Macarthur entourag
t. was an elderly Chinese woman
All Chou, an amah or nurse mai
!. who joined the family shortly be
i fore Arthur's birth and who wa
: in on the dramatic flight fror
: Corregidor to Australia back i
]. 1912.
Also in the party were Ma
+ + Gen. Courtney Whitney, close ad
wiser and native of Takom
Park, who refused to amplify hi
i statement that he would renal
70 with the general "as long as tt