Show WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS macarthur lands to rule japan press demands for open airing 0 of disaster at pearl harbor released by western newspaper unton those of NOTE when opinions are expressed in these columns of ahelf this news are paper necessarily western newspaper unions news analytis ana lyts a nd not I 1 M z 41 in conference aboard missouri jap navy officers chart tokyo bay for admiral halseys Hal staff preparatory to american fleets beets triumphant entry as part of general macarthurs Mac Arthurs occupation force JAPAN macs shota cool as a cucumber gen douglas macarthur stepped from a transport plane at japans atsumi airdrome 20 miles southwest of tokyo smoking his large corncob pipe pip e stopping to look around he saw the field abuzz with activity as members of the alth air borne division landing from scores of aira aircraft raft busied themselves for the occupation evidently pleased japans new boss then made his way forward stopping to greet lieutenant general eichelberger chief of the U S ath army which had fought in the philippines hello bob were his first words upon his historic landing on enemy soil in landing to take over control of japan U S forces looked upon an extensive scene of devastation in tokyo and yokohama scorched by repeated B 29 and naval carrier raids unlike europe where splintered masonry cluttered everything charred hulks and ashes were all that remained from thousands of oriental frame buildings whole areas were burned out with only buildings encompassed by spacious walks lawns or clearings spared from the roaring flames which once swept block upon block despite the widespread damage japanese held their heads high in contrast to the germans who had humbled themselves in an effort to please their conquerors peer peering i ng from windows as GIs streamed by or walking the streets or setting up temporary shelters from salvaged tin the little brown people remained perfectly composed with typical oriental indifference promising to match macar thurs landing at atsumi airfield in sheer drama was the scheduled surrender ceremonies aboard the missouri in tokyo bay with lt lit gen jonathan wainwright hf rescued from a prison camp in manchuria present to witness the capitulation of the haughty imperial staff which dictated terms to him upon the tall fall of corregidor over three years ago LEND END LEASE asks write off in asking congress to write off the 42 billion dollar lend lease program constituting 15 per cent of the total U S war expense president harry S truman declared that adequate repayment not only had been made by recipients through their war efforts but also through their agreement to promote international trade through a lowering of tariff and other barriers further the chief executive said th that at if so huge L debt were to be added to the financial obligations already incurred by allied nations it would react disastrously upon our own trade decreasing production and employment at home whereas there once was talk that the U S would retake tanks trucks or machine tools lend leased top officials said little of such material will be retrieved since reclamation would only add to the mounting stockpiles stock piles of war surplus in this country of the 42 billion dollars of lend lease against which the U S obtained only 5 billion dollars in corre corresponding aid half was in military supplies and the remainder in civilian goods like food PEARL HARBOR rap report despite release by army and navy boards of inquiry of word reports covering the pearl harbor disaster of december 7 k 1941 congressional circles remained dissatisfied 0 over v e r findings demanding open trials of principals involved and access to information upon which the investigators investigator s gen marshall based their conclusions no sooner had the reports been made public adding the names of gen george C marshall adm harold C stark and former secretary of state cordell hull to those of maj gen walter C short and rear bear adm husband E kimmel for failure to take proper precautions than chairman may dem ky of the house military affairs committee declared he would not stand for any whitewash 11 the people are entitled to know the whole truth based on all the facts he said on the other side of congress senator taft rep ohio asserted the reports left a lot to be told and full evidence studied by the courts of inquiry should be revealed now that military security no longer is involved issuance of the report had other repercussions too president harry S truman and secretary of war henry stimson took strong exception to the censure of general marshall the two terming criticism of the army chief of staff entirely unjustified while praising his great skill energy and efficiency throughout the pearl harbor episode in naming general marshall the investigators charged he failed to keep general short hawaiian arm army y commander fully advised as to the growing tenseness of the japanese situation failed to send him additional instructions after the U S ultimatum to tokyo made war inevitable failed to furnish him on the evening of december 6 and morning of december 7 with critical intelligence indicating a rupture of relations with and failed to look into and determine the state of readiness in hawaii during the critical period then chief of naval operations but since retired admiral stark wa was s censured for delaying a warning of an impending attack on pearl harbor by sending it by cable rather than telephone the two hours difference in transmission would ha have ve enabled the navy to make prepa preparations ra for the assault in singling out hull the boards averred that he might mig ht have conducted negotiations with jap emissaries r 77 7 and kurusu si differently to gain x precious time for the army and navy A to gird for action to crown the navys navy is negligence pointed up by failure 7 to take proper prec precautions cautions even even after being apprized of a jap task forces cordell hull bull presence in near hawaiian waters subordinate officers did not report the he sinking of an enemy submarine in in outer pearl harbor the morning odthe of the fateful attack to the army WAR CRIMES list defendants I 1 inot not as blustery as he was when germany ruled the european roost marshal hermann go goeing ering topped the list of 24 nazis scheduled for trial as war criminals early in october named with goering was a galaxy of former nazi bigwigs accused of pre preparing parin 9 the nation financially and industrially for war scheming diplomatically for advantage regi the nation internally and leading the german armed legions into attack next to goering rudolph I less iless hillers Hit lers choice for his successor before he flew to scotland in a vain effort to receive allied support for an attack on russia heads up the list of defendants close behind are joachim von who as foreign minister directed nazi diplomacy martin bormann head of the peoples army franz von big shot in german politics and master of international intrigue adm karl doenitz who directed U boat warfare and field marshal wilhelm keitel chief of the wehr macht joint U S british russian and french plans to try the accused before an international military tribunal in the former nazi shrine shrin edof of however did no not t meet with the full approval of many distinguished members of the american bar association declaring that allied procedure was without historical precedent P P F gault constitutional and international law expert said the system of trial offered a dangerous pattern which might be followed in the future against the president of the U S down to ordinary citizens under procedure established trials may be held outside the presence of the accused no appeal is provided against judgment the tribunal may admit any evidence it wishes and also determine the relevancy of testimony |