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HARPER'S MAGAZINE
ing the first concerted effort in history to out-
Herbert Hoover and Colonel McCormick and
law aggression, would have an immense
William Randolph Hearst. He is their hero
appeal to him. It is hard, somehow, to rec-
and sometime spokesman; they are his politi-
oncile the man who fondles fancy geopoliti-
cal managers and press agents. In part, the
cal words like "epicenter" and rolls phrases
alliance can be explained by past associations
like "the chancelleries of the world" from his
and affinities, in part by recent changes in the
tongue at every opportunity with the man
nature of American isolationism. The origins
who can write a letter congratulating Repre-
of the alliance are to be found in MacArthur's
sentative Joseph Martin for "having lost none
Republicanism. His father was accounted a
of your old-time punch." Douglas MacArthur
Republican general, and so, from the start,
and Joe Martin, who is caparisoned in gems
was he. He was Herbert Hoover's Chief of
unseen if caparisoned at all, make as peculiar
Staff; he stood by Hoover during the Bonus
a team as Winston Churchill and Neville
Army affair; and Roosevelt, though he had
Chamberlain would have made-or, in an-
retained MacArthur in office for two years,
other realm, Thomas Stearns Eliot and Nick
later passed over MacArthur's protégés to
Kenny.
make George Marshall, known as anything
In justice to the General and to the facts,
but a MacArthur man, the head of the Army.
he and Mr. Martin are not precisely arm-in-
In the thirties, MacArthur's vigorous martial
arm. Early in the controversy, MacArthur
rhetoric struck a responsive chord in the
said several things that not only reduced the
Hearst and McCormick press, which, despite
number of points at issue but set his own
or because of their isolationism, had always
views somewhat apart from those of Martin
railed against pacifism and demanded mili-
and the Senate isolationists. He agreed that
tary preparedness. For his part, MacArthur
our commitment to the defense of Europe
welcomed their support and shared at least
served the national interest. He gave no
some of their ideals. Colonel McCormick is
sympathy to the recent, and partially effec-
the happy owner of a MacArthur portrait in-
tive, campaign to tie the government's hands
scribed "with the admiration and deep regard
on the disposition of American troops; he is
of his old comrade-in-arms," and William
opposed, he said, to "strait-jacket or academic
Randolph Hearst, on his eighty-seventh birth-
formulas" developed by the legislative branch
day last year, received a prepaid wire saying,
to restrict the executive conduct of foreign
"As you round out another year in the dedi-
policy. To some extent, the recent contro-
cation of your firm voice, indomitable will,
versy has been a dispute over the uses of air
and great moral courage to the building of an
power, with the hot partisans of air power
invincible America I send my warm admi-
making common cause with the isolationists.
ration and my gratitude."
MacArthur took a stand against the air-power
extremists. He also refused to join the isola-
tionist attacks on the Joint Chiefs of Staff, say-
A
MONG oceans, the Pacific has always been
the favorite of American isolationists;
ing that he had "complete confidence" in the
this is true partly for the simple reason
institution itself and in its present member-
that the Pacific is not the Atlantic. We are
ship. He endorsed in principle the Point 4
a people made up of several generations of
program through which this country would
Europe's displaced persons, and on this ac-
undertake to share its technological culture
count, as well as for certain economic and
with Asia, a program which customarily draws
geographical reasons, it is Europe's conflicts
nothing but dyspeptic groans from Repre-
that have always attracted our interest and
sentative Martin and Senator Wherry. Fi-
stimulated our sympathies. If one wishes to
nally, he did say that "to consider the prob-
have nothing to do with Europe and the
lems of one sector [of the world] oblivious to
Atlantic, to avert one's gaze and look the
those of another is but to court disaster for
other way, one necessarily looks toward the
TRUMAN A
the whole."
Pacific. Not only is the Pacific across the
APCHIVES "NATIONAL ADMIN. RECORDS AND
Yet the plainly discernible, indeed widely
continent from the Atlantic, but the political
advertised, truth is that MacArthur is in alli-
Es
issues there are simpler and of less conse-
ance with the isolationist leaders, with Mar-
quence in our domestic life. Isolationism is
tin and Wherry and Robert A. Taft and
opposed to the introduction of "European
Proservation Copy
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"ocrText": "34\nHARPER'S MAGAZINE\ning the first concerted effort in history to out-\nHerbert Hoover and Colonel McCormick and\nlaw aggression, would have an immense\nWilliam Randolph Hearst. He is their hero\nappeal to him. It is hard, somehow, to rec-\nand sometime spokesman; they are his politi-\noncile the man who fondles fancy geopoliti-\ncal managers and press agents. In part, the\ncal words like \"epicenter\" and rolls phrases\nalliance can be explained by past associations\nlike \"the chancelleries of the world\" from his\nand affinities, in part by recent changes in the\ntongue at every opportunity with the man\nnature of American isolationism. The origins\nwho can write a letter congratulating Repre-\nof the alliance are to be found in MacArthur's\nsentative Joseph Martin for \"having lost none\nRepublicanism. His father was accounted a\nof your old-time punch.\" Douglas MacArthur\nRepublican general, and so, from the start,\nand Joe Martin, who is caparisoned in gems\nwas he. He was Herbert Hoover's Chief of\nunseen if caparisoned at all, make as peculiar\nStaff; he stood by Hoover during the Bonus\na team as Winston Churchill and Neville\nArmy affair; and Roosevelt, though he had\nChamberlain would have made-or, in an-\nretained MacArthur in office for two years,\nother realm, Thomas Stearns Eliot and Nick\nlater passed over MacArthur's protégés to\nKenny.\nmake George Marshall, known as anything\nIn justice to the General and to the facts,\nbut a MacArthur man, the head of the Army.\nhe and Mr. Martin are not precisely arm-in-\nIn the thirties, MacArthur's vigorous martial\narm. Early in the controversy, MacArthur\nrhetoric struck a responsive chord in the\nsaid several things that not only reduced the\nHearst and McCormick press, which, despite\nnumber of points at issue but set his own\nor because of their isolationism, had always\nviews somewhat apart from those of Martin\nrailed against pacifism and demanded mili-\nand the Senate isolationists. He agreed that\ntary preparedness. For his part, MacArthur\nour commitment to the defense of Europe\nwelcomed their support and shared at least\nserved the national interest. He gave no\nsome of their ideals. Colonel McCormick is\nsympathy to the recent, and partially effec-\nthe happy owner of a MacArthur portrait in-\ntive, campaign to tie the government's hands\nscribed \"with the admiration and deep regard\non the disposition of American troops; he is\nof his old comrade-in-arms,\" and William\nopposed, he said, to \"strait-jacket or academic\nRandolph Hearst, on his eighty-seventh birth-\nformulas\" developed by the legislative branch\nday last year, received a prepaid wire saying,\nto restrict the executive conduct of foreign\n\"As you round out another year in the dedi-\npolicy. To some extent, the recent contro-\ncation of your firm voice, indomitable will,\nversy has been a dispute over the uses of air\nand great moral courage to the building of an\npower, with the hot partisans of air power\ninvincible America I send my warm admi-\nmaking common cause with the isolationists.\nration and my gratitude.\"\nMacArthur took a stand against the air-power\nextremists. He also refused to join the isola-\ntionist attacks on the Joint Chiefs of Staff, say-\nA\nMONG oceans, the Pacific has always been\nthe favorite of American isolationists;\ning that he had \"complete confidence\" in the\nthis is true partly for the simple reason\ninstitution itself and in its present member-\nthat the Pacific is not the Atlantic. We are\nship. He endorsed in principle the Point 4\na people made up of several generations of\nprogram through which this country would\nEurope's displaced persons, and on this ac-\nundertake to share its technological culture\ncount, as well as for certain economic and\nwith Asia, a program which customarily draws\ngeographical reasons, it is Europe's conflicts\nnothing but dyspeptic groans from Repre-\nthat have always attracted our interest and\nsentative Martin and Senator Wherry. Fi-\nstimulated our sympathies. If one wishes to\nnally, he did say that \"to consider the prob-\nhave nothing to do with Europe and the\nlems of one sector [of the world] oblivious to\nAtlantic, to avert one's gaze and look the\nthose of another is but to court disaster for\nother way, one necessarily looks toward the\nTRUMAN A\nthe whole.\"\nPacific. Not only is the Pacific across the\nAPCHIVES \"NATIONAL ADMIN. RECORDS AND\nYet the plainly discernible, indeed widely\ncontinent from the Atlantic, but the political\nadvertised, truth is that MacArthur is in alli-\nEs\nissues there are simpler and of less conse-\nance with the isolationist leaders, with Mar-\nquence in our domestic life. Isolationism is\ntin and Wherry and Robert A. Taft and\nopposed to the introduction of \"European\nProservation Copy"
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