The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-22
REVENGE ON LAPS
 UNCLE SAM'C AIM
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country Intends Co eGnce steFner and more just retributlon, by prose- cutting tha war within the lnterna- tional gtandardB the United Nations are fighting Co preserve, and then bringing Co account those Japanese actually responsible. When that day comes, their fate undoubtedly will be execution.
 War Information Director Elmer Davis told Q press conference that he dld not think Emperor Hlrohito would ho among those held re- sponslhle because "the emperor hasn't anything more to say about Japan than you or T."
 Disclosure of the execution of an unglisclosed number of the flyers. who fell into Japanese hands after last Aprll's raid on Tokyo. prompted renewed demands in Congress that the day of victory be hastened by sending more planes and men to the Pacific. Whether this will have any effect on United Natlons' strat- egy and distribution of material re- mains to be seen.
 0Ub t&hG ANtAty AAE G0ACSo okO BV~ ing to start getting their revenge with what they have got in the Pa cific now. Their chief, Gen. Henry H. Arnold, sent this message to every air force unit at home and abroad:
 "Remember those comrades when you get Zero In your sights--have their sacrifice before you when you line up your bomhStght on Q Japa- Ilese base."
 The bitterness of American mill. tary personnel was unlimited. Typl- cal of the feeling around both the the War and Navy Departments was Che remark that they'll pay for that"
 A Navy man recalled that Admiral William r. Halsey, now naval com- mander in the South Pacific and then commander of the task force which carried Maj. Gen. James II. Doolittle and his raiders to within 800 miles of Japan. promised that if there was anything left of Tokyo when our men arrived there wed burn that, too."
 Well" the Navy ofIicer added, q agree with him. It's Q damned good idea"
 Sens. Joseph 0. oMahoney, D., Wyo., Ed c. Johnson, D., Colo, and Harlan BuShfield, R., N. D., were among the legislators who thought an increase in shipment of men and supplies to the Pacific should rec suit. Typical was O'Mahoney's coln- ment that the executions constitute tan unanswerable argument for iTn- mediately sending more planes to Gen. Douglas MacArthur."
 President Roosevelt, In his state. Inent yesterday disclosing the exe- cutions. said Japan had been told that this government will hold per- sonally and ofilclally responsible for these diabolical crimes all of those officers of the Japanese government who have participated therein and will in due course bring those offi- cers to justice"
 MT. Roosevelt, whose statement was issued here through the White House. described the executions as Q recourse by our eneM..S to fright fulneSS harbarouS.
 ''The effort of the Japanese war lords thus to intlmidate us will ut- terly fail" he promised. "lt will make the American people more de- termined than ever to blot out the shameless militarism of Japan"
 Neither in his statement nor in the State Departments note to Japan protesting the outrage was there any indication of resort to re- prisals. The note categorically branded as false the charge that American aviators intentionally have attacked non-combatants any. where"
 That was the Japanese explana- ton for the executions. Tokyo radio hroadcasts and a government note to this country, dated Feb. i7. charg- ed that the Doolittle flyers who were captured admitted having in. tentionally bombed military ir- stallations and civilians.
 Of these purported confessions. the State Departments note to Japan said:
 q. .. There are numerous known instances in which Japanese ofii- cial agencies have employed brutal and hestial methods ia extorting al- legged confessions from persons In their power It is customary for these agencies to use statements obtained under torture, or alleged statements, in proceedings against the victims"
 The note and MT. Roosevelt's statement revealed that the govern
 nent does not know how many of the flyers were executed. The War Department, in releasing details of the Tokyo raid Tuesday night, said five men were known to have been captured by the Japanese; three were believed to have been captured, and nothing was known of the fate of two others. Mfr. Roosevelt's state. ment said two crews were captured; that would have been 10 men.
 MT. Roosevelt said the death sen. tence had been ordered after trial. for all Of the captured flyers but was commuted as to some" of them. The note to Japan said the sentence was understood to have been commuted flor the larger number of them."
 Congressional demands for rec prlsals against Japahese prisoners were few. Among those who de- manded them immediately were Reps. Hamilton Fish, R., N. F., and Bertrand ". 0earhart, R., Calf. Others cite the incident as reason for ending alleged pampertng of Japanese in this country.
 There were good reasons against reprisals. Officials said such course could lead only to Q purp0seless ser- les of brutal offenses against help. les prisoners by both sides, and cited these other factors:
 1. The United States Is fighting to maintain international law and respect for civilization.
 2. Such measures could only be expected to bring further retaliation