) ▁of ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁Department ▁had ▁recommended , ▁to ▁his ▁superior ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁that ▁an ▁American ▁high ▁command ▁in ▁the ▁Far ▁East ▁be ▁created , ▁with ▁the ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁Department ▁as ▁the ▁designated ▁commander ▁of ▁said ▁command . ▁It ▁does ▁not ▁appear ▁this ▁idea ▁was ▁seriously ▁considered ▁until ▁Douglas ▁Mac Ar thur ▁suggested , ▁to ▁the ▁Army ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff , ▁that ▁such ▁a ▁command ▁be ▁created ▁with ▁Mac Ar thur ▁as ▁the ▁Far ▁Eastern ▁Commander . ▁ ▁On ▁ 6 ▁June , ▁Act ing ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁War ▁Pl ans ▁Division ▁Brig ad ier ▁General ▁Leonard ▁T . ▁Ger ow ▁noted ▁that ▁he ▁saw ▁no ▁need ▁for ▁such ▁a ▁command , ▁as ▁US ▁Forces ▁in ▁the ▁Far ▁East ▁were ▁concentr ated ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁As ▁such , ▁Ger ow ▁argued ▁that ▁should ▁a ▁" c ris is " ▁occur , ▁then ▁Mac Ar thur ▁should ▁become ▁the ▁commander ▁of , ▁not ▁some ▁new ▁command , ▁but ▁rather , ▁of ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁Department ▁itself . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁June , ▁Army ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff ▁George ▁C . ▁Marshall ▁informed ▁Mac Ar thur , ▁" B oth ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁War ▁( St im son ) ▁and ▁I ▁are ▁much ▁concerned ▁about ▁the ▁situation ▁in ▁the ▁Far ▁East . ▁Your ▁qual ifications ▁and ▁experience ▁make ▁you ▁the ▁logical ▁selection ▁for ▁the ▁Army ▁Commander ▁in ▁the ▁Far ▁East ▁should ▁the ▁situation ▁approach ▁a ▁crisis . ▁The ▁Secretary ▁has ▁delayed ▁recomm ending ▁your