The Daily Telegram from Adrian, Michigan • Page 20

TWENTY ADRIAN DAILY TELEGRAM, ADRIAN, MICHIGAN," THURSDAY. MARCH 19, 1S42 MacArthur Defied Army Tradition; Proved Himself a Soldier's Soldier tEditor's Note: How Douglas MacArthur defied army tradition and still proved himself "a soldier's soldier" is told by Frank Weller of Wide World Service in an article on the new supreme commander of the United Nations forces in the southwest By FRANK I. WELLER WASHINGTON, March 19 (Wide new United Nations commander in the southwest Pacific "Doug" was a "rebel" military gear. He was an athletic MacArthur, always in the eyes of the old-line army officers. He grinned at them, and pranced all over their dignity and military conservatism.

Take the time he came back from the first World War wearing 19 a beret! His own grateful country and foreign governments which never had seen his like bestowed the honors, but the "kid general" (then 35) made the beret himself. He simply took out the metal spring that held the new "Pershing cap" for officers so stiffly round and proud, and let the crown flop over nearest ear. There he went, commander of the famous Rainbow Division in France and of the American occupational force in Germany, clanking around Washington with al the oak leaf clusters you can gel on a distinguished service cross and a distinguished service a-pie with swagger stick, ridiculously long cigarette holder and a gorgeous pau Conservatives snickered that he looked like a Cossack, or something. What really got their goats, and in the end got MacArthur's postwar job as well, was his "liberalization" of West Point training while superintendent of the mill tary academy in 1919-22. Streamlined West Point Old-timers swore by the 4-year academic course fashioned in 1817 by Col.

Sylvanus Thayer, father of West Point. MacArthur put the boys through the wringer in three years streamlined tactics and maneuvers, and lopped off a lot venerable courses in favor of modern military studies including electricity and aerodynamics. He was a great one for tanks and airplanes. Equally unforgivable, perhaps was his order that cadets devote two afternoons each week to intramural sports instead of the cen- itury-old grandstand stomping in 5-footer "Upon the field of friendly strife," he caused to be carved in- academy walls, "are sown the eeds which, upon other fields and in other days, will bear the fruits of victory!" Well, he finally reported to Congress (in 1922) that West Point, 'from, the superintendent to the newest plebe," agreed the 4-year course should be reinstated. This ended Tory howls about" MacArthur's of tradition, removed him from the Academy and him off to an Army post in the Philippine Islands until 1925.

He next got his neck in a noose vith conservatives when President 3oover named him chief of the Army in 1930. Old corps and divisions with their top-heavy officer staffs, he said, would be about on a par in the next war with boys hunting bears with a B-B gun. Almost before anyone knew it he set up the structure on which today, the United States has four field armies united under the Commander-in-Chief (President Roosevelt) but each designed to carry on a first class war of its own. Wanted Modern Weapons He lamented to Congress for five years, without avail, the lack 01 money for modern weapons, advanced strategy, mechanized and equipment and airplanes. He deplored the spectacle of a great country dedicated to peace trying to convince the of the world with an army of 160,000.

Tax-minded congressmen re fused to allow him even 44,000 more men, despite his warning from George Washington's book that the nation least forced to fight was the one best prepared to do it President their, commanding officer was of theml He discarded whatever he of traditional Army trailing, mingled with his men, helped them heave and haul tanks and annon into place, and yelled, his lead off for warplanos arid pilots. The battle of Bataan Peninsula is a monument to that There is more to it than meets the eye. MacArthur taught the 'hilippine people to know their army, to love it and to labor for Je kept it impeccably dressed and disciplined, and today sounded by the Japanese risk their lives to join their countrymen fighting for freedom across enemy picket lines. He knew all lis officers and non-coms by morale stunt no other general of modern times 'ever ried. Roosevelt, setting a precedent, kept him on as chief staff for one year beyond the tra ditional four and, on his voluntary retirement at the age of years before the law required permitted him to accept an invi tation of the Philippine govern ment to become field marshal its territorial army.

That suited MacArthur righ down to the grass roots. Filipini President Quezon told him to writ his own ticket, whereupon "Doug' trained, sweat, swore, lived and at with his men. Veteran officers historically exclusive, had a fit. Nc general, said they, should pa around with private soldiers. Bu MacArthur wanted them to knov 4-Day Voyage to Australia Described By VERN HAUGLAND MELBOURNE, March 19 Vhen the history of this war'is written one of the brightest chap-' ers will deal'with the transport men, planes and arms across he dangerous waters of the Pa- remarkable naval achievement Each each separate hip has its tale of daring, of en- AT.TF.TJ BE1EASED NEW YORK, March 19 (J 1 Herald Tribune said today that Antoine Gazda.

Austrian inventor who was arrested December 9 as an enemy, alien, had been releasec in custody of the War Departmen because the Army considered his talent for gun-making and his inventions essential to the war effort The newspaper said that Gazda 47, was detained on Ellis Island for two months after being seized FBI agents in his Waldorf-Astoria Hotel suite, but that a local citizens' alien board paroled him ai the request of the Army. JUSTICE DEAD OTTAWA, March 19 Justid Robert Smith, 83, former member of the supreme court of Canada died yesterday at his home here. The game of handball originate! in Ireland more than a thousam years ago. THE REAL WOMEN'S Sports Novelties Black or Brown Leather Soles OXFORDS Black or Brown WOMEN'S FELT SLIPPERS Brown Oxford Padded Soles 37 rr MEN'S BOY'S CAMP MOCS Also Zipper Loafers At This Low Price All Sizes $199 Brown Only Infants Soft Sole Shoes lOc 125 S. MAIN ST.

THING! BEATEN OFF counters with the enemy or of successfully dodging attack. I came over on the first large convoy to make the non-stop voyage, to Australia. Our party- of fast freighters and naval.Vessels dexterously the- enemy through 10,000 miles submarine-infested ocean. The zig-zag journey better part of a month. Submarines Beaten Submarines sneaked into attacking range four times.

Each time they were chased away or sunk before they could inflict any damage. of the attempted attacks occurred on the South Pacific in broad' daylight within two weeks. The fourth came when the convoy was less than 300. Australia. The men took the danger with amazing calmness.

They followed loud-speaker orders quickly and efficiently whether the command was to clear decks or to stand by lifeboats. Too large to be handled by the facilities of a single port, our convoy separated as it approached Australia and made for various harbors. Our ship's Capt Raymond Collier, of Kansas City, said his records showed that the twenty- four-day trip across the Equator arid the International Dateline was the longest voyage ever made by an American convoy. Dodging all islands, we sighted land, only once between. America and Australia.

that was at a great blue peaks of-what seamen said was an un- chartered island, dim on the horizon somewhere south of Tahiti. DEFENSE NEW YORK; March 19 Republican, Democratic and American Labor Parties all got together defense. They united in placing 57 district political headquarters at the disposal of the civilian defense, Red Cross and allied volunteer agencies. Included In the offer were 20 Republican, 16 Democratic and 21 ALP assembly district headquarters with a total seating capacity of 9,800. JAPS ARRESTED SAO.PAULO, Brazil, March 19 undisclosed number of Japanese "nationals were under arrest today following a series of raids which police said uncovered evidence that the Japanese colony here was "in a state of readiness" for orders from Tokyo.

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