Evening star., 1951-09-27
The ForrestuI Diaries
Macarthur Appraised os q Greet General
Humpered by Sensitivity and Vonity
z. Macarthur in 1945

Douglas Macarthur important and controversial
figure to the military leaders in the final year the war
Under the date of November 2 1914 Mr. Forresta
his diary long memorandum, MacArthurLeyte by Bert
Andrews which had been supplied by the Washing
ton correspondent of the New York Herald Tribune the
attes return from trip to the Philippines Mr. Andrews
was frank and So apparently Gen. Macarthur had been
In the words of the Andrews report "acArhur) that
every mistake that supposedly intelligent could
has been made in this The North African operation
absolutely useless yet all the available strength Great
Britain and the United States thrown into the task
The general he is depicted in the report, full of
two ideas That the Pacific had been starved" in the
interests OF Europe and that whereas the
strategy in the Pacific skfuly to hit the enemy where
he amt the European strategy was to hammer stupidity
against the enemys strongest points Patons army
drews paraphrased the general which trying to batter its
through the Vosges in the Luneve Baccarat sector
can't do it. He repeated-hey can't do it, No army could
do it. The Chinese situation disastrous It is the bitter
fruit of decision to concentrate full strength against
Germany. He said that he had been given Just por-
ton of the force which invaded North Africa have
retaken the Philippines in three months because at that time
the japanese were not ready"
Importance of the Pacific Stressed
The report goes to expand the Macarthur views:
He ashed out in general indictment of Washington,
serting that they fighting this they fought the
last He said that most of them have been the
front lines and that they aren't rotating field officers
into Washington.
I'm continuing his criticism of Washington he said that
the history of the world will be written the
next 10000 years He said made the mistake
of intervening in European quarre which hope
solve because they insoube He said that Europe
dying system 1t is out and down and will become
an economic and industrial hegemony Soviet Russia
ants will determine the of history rpeang the
next 10000 Stain, he believes also knows the
cc picture and while fighting in Europe is actually looking
his shoulder toward Asia" The report continues
He repeated that the Pacific will become and remain
industrial and economic sphere of world development
his strongest blast against Washington said they guilty
OF treason and sabotage in not adequately supporting
Pacific while hammering Germany throughout all this
he referred to the Americans and the Japanese
to our forces and their forces Always the enemy
and or he and L. so much that left listeners with the
impression of being in the presence tremendous ego
like Questions and didn't listen"
Mr. Forrestal had the complete report copied into
diary but added comment of his Before long
to have an opportunity Of interviewing the himself
Meanwhile there came on the third anniversary of Pearl
Haroor, the hrst hint OF japanese surrender.
Staln's Role in War Against Japan
December, 1914
Dispatches today Japan their awareness of
increasing difficulty in their situation Indications that they
count possible differences between and Anglo
American interests to facilitate their position they
ask for negotiated peace Indications they are fully
aware OF possibility OF Russia joining the against them
at the proper time.
president Roosevelt was inaugurated for the fourth
time January TO- and thereafter left the Yalta
Conference Mr. Forresta took off for inspection trip
through the Western Pacific. He watched the Marines
land on Two Jma February 49,. days later he
managed to get ashore himself with the battle still
its height his terse diary account however, gives
details and he left the the day. After visit
ing Admiral Nimtz at Guam, he went on to Gen. Mac
Arthur's headquarters newly established at Manila)
28 February 1916.
On the question of the against Japan and our
obectves vsavs Japan afterward acArthur expressed
the view that the help of the Chinese would negligible
He e that we should secure the commitment of the Russians
to active and vigorous prosecution of campaign against
the Japanese in Manchukuo of such proportions to pin
down very large part of the japanese Army
campaign was engaged should then launch attack
the home islands, giving he expressed coup de main
from the while substantial portions of the military
power OF Japan were engaged on the mainland of Asia
He said he felt that strength should
use in the japanese mainland the plain of Tokyo
that this could done without the assurance that the
Japanese would be heavily engaged by in Man
chur1a He expressed doubt that the of anything
than go divisions by the Russians would be sufficient He
lSee FORRESTAI, Page A-3)