It's yersel' knows the tinder feet that's on me since ever I 've bin in this counthry. The Universal Reciter Various You see I have the tinder now safely secured in my tinder-box. The Story of a Tinder-box Charles Meymott Tidy I want one of these sparks, if I can persuade it to do so, to fall on my tinder.
Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964) was an American general who commanded the Southwest Pacific in World War II (1939-1945), oversaw the successful Allied occupation of postwar Japan and led United Nations forces in the Korean War (1950-1953).
  US Army General Douglas MacArthur stated to President Truman that Red China would not enter the war. They did.   GEN MacArthur then stated to the Commander in Chief t â¦ hat he was prepared to invade Red China and use nuclear weapons if needed to ensure victory; MacAuthur was relieved of command.e also tried several ploys against Truman's wishes, as he felt his vast military experience gave him precedence over a president who was a former haberdasher. Truman met with MacArthur and explained to him the concept of commander in chief .