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Show Misbehaving In Japan Every intelligent American should be concerned over the statement of Lt. Gen. Robert L. Eichelberger that "there are many indications of a deliberate, arrogant, bullying attitude on the part of some of our soldiers" in Japan. The General warns that misconduct mis-conduct must be stopped. He calls attention to increasing reports re-ports from all parts oi Japan of housebreaking, assaults on women, wom-en, drunkenness, theivery and malicious beatings of Japanese by individuals and groups. Linclesay Parrott, correspondent correspond-ent of The New York Times, says that the General's complaint officially of-ficially confirms what most correspondents cor-respondents have known for some time, that the new young draftee in Japan has "exhibited qualities of juvenile delinquency and vandalism never demonstrated demon-strated by the combat troops who fought in the Southwest Pacific war." He asserts that most of the crimes are committed by soldiers who "never heard a shot fired by the enemy." The good name of the United States, and its people, is involved in the misbehavior of American soldiers. While it was legitimate to kill the Japanese soldier, in the course of combat, the responsibility re-sponsibility of this country changed when the enemy surrendered. sur-rendered. The mistreatment of conquered people by our soldiers should not be tolerated by the commanding officers of the Army and their efforts to restore discipline, dis-cipline, through the vigorous punishment of guilty offenders, should have the support and the applause of every intelligent A-merican. |
