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MacArtliur Must
Follow “Slow”
Policy In Japan
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TOKYO, Sept. 14—f/P)—1The oc
cupation of Japan “may be
washed up” within a year, Lt.
Gen. Eichelberget* predicted while
General MacArthur prom i s e d
there would be no “kid glove” en
* forcement of the surrender terms.
Gen. Eichelberger expressed his
views at a press conference in
Eighth Army headquarters, where
he observed “when the insular
country loses its land, sea and air
power, and is without raw mate
rials, and has big countries sitting
on its flanks, it can’t be much of
a threat.”
Estimated occupation will neces
sitate the use of about four hun
dred thousand American troops
was disclosed when orders for
some units, notably railroad
troops and engineer shore parties
already have been cancelled,
► when it was discovered that Jap
installations were in better shape
than was expected.
General MacArthur, in a state
ment replying to critics of his oc
cupation policies thus far pursued
noted impatience with so-called
“soft” policy. He termed it neces
sary however, and added “it is
extraordinarily difficult for me at
0 times to exercise the degree of
patience which is unquestionably
demanded if the long-time poli
cies, which have been decreed,
are to be successfully accom
plished without repercussions,
which would be deterimental to
the well being of the world.
But I am restraining myself to
the best of my ability. I’m gener
ally satisfied with the progress
* being made.”
Russia Now
ExcliangesWeather
Forecasts With U.S.
|
MOSCOW, Sept. 14—(JP)—T h e
Soviet Union, once a great blank
spot in the world’s weather map,
now is exchanging weather in
formation nearly a thousand times
daily with the United States.
The arrangement should prove
of tremendous value to shipping,
* airlines, and farmers, since much
of the American weather “begins”
in Soviet Territory. Maj. Gen.
Deane, chief of the American Mil
itary Mission to Russia 'said at
present the Soviet are making ob
servations in Siberian stations six
times daily and upwards of four
hundred reports are transmitted
from Siberia alone each twenty
four hours.
As a result weather authorities
t in the mission said weather fore
casting in United States, Canada
and the Soviet Union should
reach the highest point of per
fection this winter.
HAPPY HOMECOMER S—GI veterans of the European war crowd the deck of the big new
transport, the Gen. W. P. Richardson, on its arrival at New York City.
Truman Asks
Congress To Cut
\avy Spending
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14—(^P>—
President Truman asked Congress
to cut the Navy’s spending au
thority by nearly seventeen mil
lion and also recommended to
Congress to consider a “complete
review of existing legislation au
thorizing the construction of naval
vessels.” The reductions are pro
posed to apply to appropriations
and spending authorizations of the
present fiscal year which began
July first. Some of the appropria
tions which would carry over into
the next fiscal years under exist
ing legislation.
Strong Hurricane
Headed For
Florida Coast
MIAMI, Sept. 14—(/P)—A hur
ricane of near record velocity
whipped winds. It is estimated to
be one hundred thirty-five miles
per hour five hundred seventy
miles houtheast of Miami.
As the storm approached all
Army Transport Command planes
sped away from Miami airfields
to safer zones in Alabama and
Tennessee. Navy planes already
have left. At the present rate of
movement, averaging seventeen
miles per hour, the storm is ex
pected to strike the Florida coast
about one p.m. (Nome time) Sat
urday.
| Sen. Barkley Head
Of Pearl Harbor
Investigation
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14—(&)—
j Senator, majority leader, Barkley
i headed the group of five Senators
named in the joint Congressional
committee to investigate Pearl
Harbor. Presumably he will be
designated chairman.
; The committee also includes
five House members. In addition
| to Barkley, presiding officer Mc
; Kellar were named, Geo. Lucas,
Brewster Ferguson and Speaker
‘ Rayburn were appointed. The fol
lowing House members: Reps.
Cooper, Tennessee Democrat,
Clark, North Carolina Democrat:
Murphy, Pennsylvania Democrat;
Keefe, Wisconsin Republican;
Gearhart, California Republican.
They are all lawyers. McKellar
by-passed the Senate Military and
Naval Affairs committee chair
men in his selection of the Pearl
Harbor group.
C.A.A. RADIO OPERATOR AND
WIFE ARRIVE IN NOME
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Peterson, and
two children arrived from An
chorage with veteran pilot Jack
Jefford of the C.A.A. Mr. Peter
son will assume the position of
chief radio operator for the C.A.A.
here. This position was vacated
by Mr. G. A. Pringle, who has
been transferred to Illiamna,
Alaska. The Pringles will leave
in a few days via Alaska Airlines,
for their new station.
NewsprinlConlrols
To Be Removed
December .‘>1
—
NEW YORK, Sept. 14 — (&) —
Abolition of all controls over the
1 domestic consumption of news
1 print December 31, is recommend
ed by the American Newspaper
Publishers and is tentatively ac
. cepted, it was learned reliably. 1
At a meeting in Washington
Tuesday WPB also accepted on,
the same basis the recommenda
tion of the Newspaper Publishers
advistory committee to boost
newsprint usage for the period be
ginning October first.
—
Japan Must Climb
The Long Hard
Way Back
NEW YORK. Sept. 14— UP)—
Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwright
said the Japanese would remain a
world menace unless forced to
give up the illusion that the ces
sation of hostilities was “merely a
brake and not a stop to their am
bitions. Japan must be made to
realize that every step of her long
road back to acceptance among
civilized nations that her govern
ment cannot indulge in the ex
cesses she has loosed on the world
these past fourteen years and then
call it quits when her leaders have
had enough,” Gen. Wainwright
said.
Gen. MacArthur
Suspends Jap
Domei Agency
TOKYO, Sept. 14—(/P)—Gen.
MacArthur ordered the suspension
of the Jap Domei News Agency.
The suspension came without ap
parent warning and without ex
planation. Domei served approxi
mately sixty-five papers in Japan.
Domei formally ended opera
tions at 3.29 p.m. when American
officers delivered at its headquar
ters the order "no further news
may be disseminated in this build
ing," and established guards at
all exits.
Domei has always been recog
nized as at least a semi-official
agency. Its president held what
was tantamount to a cabinet rank.
He asked what Jap papers would
do for news and Brig. Gen. Diller,
General MacArthur’s public rela
tions officer replied there were
American news services available.
Russian Air Route
A?oi Authorized
*
I>\ l nited States
•
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14—OP)—
The statement by Iz.vestia that a
Soviet operated airline had been
opened to United States via Alas
ka and Yakutsk puzzled officials.
Although official comment in
dicated the opening move by Rus
sians would be welcome to the
Civil Aeronautics Board it said
Russia had not applied for official
air rights. The United States State
Department said there had been
no negotiations as normally would
precede such an application.
Jap Papers Must
Priul Summary
()f Jap Atrocities
YOKOHAMA, Sept. 14—UP) —
General MacArthur directed that
the stark facts of Jap atrocities
committed all the way from the
Philippines to New Guinea and
back again must be told in full to
the Jap people. Representatives of
Jap papers agreed to the sugges
tion of the Supreme Commander
to publish a summary of the atroc
ity reports as the start of a pro
gram o educate the Jap people in
the acts of their military.”
Beheadings of American fliers,
the death march from Bataan,
cannibalism in New Guinea, mis
treatment of prisoners of war—all
will be included as evidence to be
presented to the Jap people.
Jap civilians approached UP)
correspondents yesterday inquir
ing about reports of Jap cruelty.
They said they were alarmed be
cause in the Jap-Russian war the
Jap treatment of prisoners was
good. They are now much dis
turbed by the stories.