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Show I'o Lend Japan $30,000,000 It will surprise some people to hear that the United States is arranging ar-ranging to lend Japan about $30,-000,000 $30,-000,000 for the purchase of transportation, trans-portation, road-building and communication equipment. The loan was arranged upon the request of General MacAr- thur for the purpose of preventing prevent-ing disease and unrest in attaining attain-ing the objectives of All'ed occupation. oc-cupation. There is nothing wrong with such a loan which, according to officials, involves equipment which would be loaned to the i Japanese to help them clean up debris and restore communica- ' tions. Obviously, this is neces- 'sary if the Japanese are 'o take care of their country. Occupation costs are now paid by the United States and represent, in themselves,' them-selves,' something of a loan to ! the defeated enemy nation. ! If the cleaning up of destroyed j areas and the restoration of es- 1 I sential transportation facilities will assist in the rehabilitat' jn of Japanese economy, it will probably save this nation some money in connection with occupation oc-cupation expenses. Moreover, as Japan's economy improves, there j will be a lessening demand for assistance. i |