▁not ▁in ▁danger ▁of ▁im min ent ▁collapse , ▁and ▁replied ▁that ▁he ▁planned ▁to ▁depart ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁March , ▁when ▁the ▁sub marine ▁ ▁was ▁scheduled ▁to ▁arrive ▁at ▁Cor reg idor . ▁Radio ▁broadcast s ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁calling ▁for ▁Mac Ar thur ▁to ▁be ▁placed ▁in ▁charge ▁in ▁Australia ▁had ▁been ▁picked ▁up ▁by ▁Mac Ar thur ' s ▁headquarters ▁in ▁Cor reg idor , ▁and ▁it ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁assumed ▁that ▁the ▁Japanese ▁had ▁heard ▁them ▁too . ▁There ▁were ▁o min ous ▁signs : ▁Japanese ▁surface ▁pat rol s ▁had ▁been ▁stepped ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁Sub ic ▁Bay ▁area , ▁and ▁there ▁were ▁reports ▁of ▁Japanese ▁destroy ers ▁heading ▁north ▁from ▁the ▁southern ▁Philippines . ▁Mac Ar thur ▁therefore ▁elected ▁not ▁to ▁wait ▁for ▁the ▁Perm it , ▁but ▁to ▁leave ▁as ▁soon ▁as ▁possible , ▁by ▁P T ▁boat ▁on ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁ 1 1 ▁March . ▁Major ▁General ▁Jonathan ▁M . ▁W ain w right ▁was ▁left ▁in ▁command ▁on ▁B ata an ▁and ▁Cor reg idor . ▁" When ▁I ▁get ▁back ", ▁Mac Ar thur ▁told ▁him , ▁" if ▁you ' re ▁still ▁on ▁B ata an , ▁I ' ll ▁make ▁you ▁a ▁lieutenant ▁general ." ▁W ain w right ▁replied : ▁" I ' ll ▁be ▁on ▁B ata an ▁if ▁I ' m ▁still ▁alive ." ▁ ▁Of ▁the ▁decision ▁to ▁depart ▁by ▁P T ▁boat ▁rather ▁than ▁wait ▁for ▁the ▁sub marine , ▁Lieutenant ▁Robert