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Grey River Argus, 30 October 1942, Page 5

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AUSTRALIA’S WAR EFFORT MacArthur’s High Tribute (Special to N.Z. Press Assn.) (Rec. 11.30) SYDNEY, Oct 29. , A striking tribute to Australia s war effort was paid to-day' by General MacArthur. . . He emphatically denied the American charge that political differences are affecting Australia s fighting power. , , . , He declared that he had no wish to run for the Presidency oi the United States. ... He said: "I started as a soldier, and I shall finish as one.” . General MacArthur’s statement reads: “No nation in the world is making a more supreme war ertort than Australia. It is rapidly gearing to the full capacity. Its resourc-s are relatively meagre, but it is using them to the utmost. Its eitort is universal, and it embraces equally all classes and all parties. It nas, unanimously and completely, supported me in my military command, and the harmony and the co-opera-tion between the Australians ~ ana the Americans in this area are inspirational. Such internal party diiferences as exist are largely based upon the desire of one group or the other to accelerate, rather than to retard, the war potential. “I am deeply grateful for their magnificent spirit of friendship ana understanding, without which it would have been difficult to go on. “I have noted a statement from the ‘Christian Science Monitor s Washington correspondent, that Washington was largely responsible for the establishment of two separate commands in the Pacific, partly | because of conservative opposition, which launched a ‘MacArthur for President’ campaign. I have no political ambitions whatsoever. Any suggestion to the contrary must be regarded as merely an amiable 1 gesture of goodwill, dictated by friendship. I started as soldier and I shall finish as one. The only hope and ambition I have in this world is tor the victory for our cause in the war. If I survive the campaign, I shall return to that retirement from which this great struggle called me.” HANSON BALDWIN. INDICTED BY MACARTHUR. (Rec. 11.25.) SYDNEY, Oct, 29. The “Sydney Sun” commenting on General MacArthur’s statement, said that: “Although General MacArthur did not mention Mr. Hanson Baldwin by name his statement is a complete answer to Mr. Hanson Baldwin’s criticism of this country.” The paper adds, however, that there is a minority “whose conduct is an outrage to their fellow citizens. Miners throw a nyne idle because a wheeler’s trousers are stolen! Profiteering and ‘black markets’ continue in a mean struggle for personal advantage out of the national extremity. (Politicians still squabble. It is time that every Australian realised this country’s danger, forgot his petty problems, and pulled his full weight.” ' .