General Douglas MacArthur's statement began:
"When confronted with press reports from the U.S. and England implying that his part in the war was to be progressively curtailed and his command reduced to a secondary and subsidiary role, General MacArthur said:
" 'It makes little difference whether I or others wield the weapon just so the cause for which our beloved country fights is victorious. However subordinate may be my role I hope to play it manfully. . . .
" 'My strategic conception for the Pacific theater . . . contemplates massive strokes against only...
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