Evening star., 1955-01-27
~ II Alseeiaisd Pfsss

Los ANGELES. Jan. 27.-oen.
Douglas Macarthur, cIimaxing o
rousing 18th birthday celebra-
ton, last night urged the United
states to take the lead In abol-
ishing war and struck q verbal
broadside at proponents Of inter-
nationalism and collective BE-
curity.
Nobody can win IN war today.
the, former commander in the
Far East told an American Le-
sion banquet audience.
.war has become q Franken-
stein to destroy both Sides" he
said.
The general said "the self
interest Of each nation outlaW-l
ing war" would be sufhcient to
guarantee peace.
Criticizes World Leaders.
He criticized "the worlds Lead
ers'' for their lack Of q PLAN
for peace.
We made It clear that be was
not urging abandonment Of all.
armed forces. but . reduction Of.
them to handle '.the simpler
problems Of internal order and
international police"
His lone reference to the Far
Eastern situation was this:
''MilitariIy the situation den-
onstrates the inherent weakness
Of the theory Of collective Sc
ctlrity-the chain Is no stronger
than its weakest link. and what
Is even more vital Its full power
can only be utilized when all
links are brought simultaneously
into action. The diverse interests
of allies always tend toward sep
aration rather than unity" =
Makes Three Speeches.
With Mrs. Macarthur con-
stantly by his side. Gen. Mac
Arthur went through q firing day
OF three speeches, adulation Of
the crowds and dedication Of q
statue Of himself and monument
IN his honor at the city's Mac
Arthur Park. 81
Among birthday felicitations
received by the general were mes
sages from President Eisenhower
and Emperor Hirohito Of Japan.
The President said: Gen. Mac
Arthur exemplifies o great Amer
lean standard both as q military
commander and as q patriotic
citizen who loves and serves his
country"
Gen. Macarthur flies back to
New York today to resume his
business life as board chairman
Of the Remington-Rand Cory.
Hits Dangerous Doctrines.
Among the generals other re-
marks In his speech last night
we're:
on limitation of a war, as he.
strongly opposed in Korea
Dangerous doctrines, too,, APP
pear-doctrirles which might re-
suit In actual. defeat; such doc
trines as a limited war, Of enemy
sanctuary, Of failure to protect
our fighting men when captured
of national subversive and sabot-
age Agencies. .aof % substitute Tor
victory on the battlefield all
In the name Of peace.
Peace, indeed. can be OBJ
tained at least temporarily BY
any nation II 1t IS prepared TO
yield It's freedom principles. But
peace at any price--peace with
appeasement peace which passes
the dreadful finality to future
generations---is q peace OF sham
and shame which can end only
In war or slavery,
Cites asreat Illusions"
Gen. Macarthur said present
world tensions are kept alive BY
''two great illusions. One is the
complete belief" Of the Soviet
world that the capitalistic ma,
tions "are preparing to attack
them" The other Is the 'cofn-
plete belief" Of capitalistic coun-
tries that ''the Soviets are pre-.
pairing to attack us"
Both are wrong" Gen. Mac
Arthur asserted. Each side. so
far as the masses are concerned,
is equally desirous Of peace e. !.
but the constant acceleration Of
preparation may well, without
specific intent, ultimately pro-
duce q spontaneous combus-
tion.
Calls for Action Now.
eve should now proclaim our
readiness to abolish war In con-
cert with the great powers Of
the world. The result would be
magical. s-s
'"This may sound somewhat ac-
ademic In view Of the acuteness
Of the situation in the Far East.
Red China, inherently weak In
industrial output for modern
war but strong In nnanpower.
engaged on three fronts Korea,
Indo-C China and in civil war with
Nationalist China. Fighting on
all three simultaneously meant
defeat, but individually the
chances were excellent.
The hope for victory depended
on getting a cease-fire on some
fronts 90 that the full potential
Of its limited military might