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Marshall were waged with him
standing aloof on the sidellnes.
Charges amounting almost to
disloyalty were thrust at Gen.
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Marshall by two Senators on
different occasions. His de-
tenders included a President
and the Pentagon.
But Gen. Marshall said moth
ing, either because he didn't
want to recognize the charges
with any personal pronounce
ment or because he merely
followed his pattern Of remain
ing apart from things.
There were occasions, which
came only rarely to public
view, when the cody correct
Marshall could be vigorous and
even angry in debate.
Some of these incidents oc-
Cured while he was Army Chief
of Staff in World War II.
Conflicting Tactical Views
There was competition be-
tween the services for materials
and men. And there were also
conflicting views about fight
ing the war.
In 1914, the campaign to
wrest the Pacific Islands from
the Japanese was rolling ahead.
American forces-both Marines
and Army-were landing, fight
ing and conquering.
There was a difference be-
tweed the basic tactical
theories of the Army and the
Marine Corps, the latter under
overall control Of the Navy.
In one 1914 incident an Army
division went ashore with two
Marine divisions to drive the
enemy out or kill him. The
Marine commander was 1t.
Gen. Holland M. (Howling
Mad) Smith; the Army COM
mander, Maj. Gen. Ralph
Smith. The battle was hard.
The two Marine outfits were
on the TANKS, the Army divi-
sion in the center.
Army General Removed
The Army division moved
forward more slowly, following
Army technique of allowing air
and ship bombardment to first
soften enemy strong points.
Marine Gen. Smith removed
Army Gen. Smith from COM
mand.
There were echoes back in
the United States-including
an angry scene in the Joint
Chiefs of Staff.
Gen. Marshall locked horns
with Admiral Ernest King,
Chief of Naval Operations, his
opposite in the Joint Chiefs
organization. The debate grew
hot. 1t concluded when Gen.
Marshall, dropping his GUS
tomary coldly official manner,
leaned across the conference
table, shook a finger under
Admiral Kings nose and said
furiously:
Never again will an Army
General serve under a Marine
command"
The criticism which was
flung at Gen. Marshall years
later, in the heat of political
dispute, came mainly from
Senators Joseph r. Mccarthy.
Republican, of Wisconsin, and
William Jenner. Republican. of
Indiana. They were waging a
war against communism, dur
ing the course of which accu-
sationS were aimed at scores of
individuals in and out of gov
eminent.
Branded a Living Lie"
President Truman had NOM
mated Gen. Marshall in 1850
to be Secretary Of Defense, to
take over direction of the war
in Korea against the Commu-
nists of Asia. The nomination
was up for Senate confirmation,
but first a law had to be
amended to permit military
officer to assume the Civilian
cabinet post.
Senator Jenner opposed the
nomination.
Gen. Marshall, said Senator
Jenner, was a "living lie" and
a "stooge" for Secretary of
State Dean Acheson whose for
eign policy had come under
barrage from Senators McCar-
thy and Jenner.
The Indiana Senator de-
clared that: Gen. Marshall is
not only willing, he is eager to
play the role of front man for
traitors"
Senator Mccarthy fired off