The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-23
Observations
MuSSolini May
Not be Treated
Like Hitler
BY Charles p. stewart
BY Charles p. stewart
By Charles r Stewart

Washington II the United Ma
lions are correctly spoken for ny
their diplomatic journalistic rep
reseuraiiyes. they generally fore
zee one advantage Benito Mlsso
lini viii have over Adolf Hitler. a.
tn Wa $ end.
The theory Is thai Adolf Will
have 70 he personally eNtermina'
cd
Renito viii lose his Job but pre-.
sumahIy he viii be permitted 10 20
ON living. perhaps locked up some.
where or in exile, but he is regard
ed as crazy rather Than "a a Grim
iuaI Ike Der Fuehrer
When The last war ended Bonnie
was a respectable and, apparently,
quite an able Milan neWspaper.
man lie took a prominent part
IN ualys economic rehabilitation
and made a good enough JOB al h.
To- ersNitate. into his Dure ship.
whi,h he ran very creditaOly dur
Ing it, earlier stages He was
dictator. but comparatively a civ
ilized specimen Of one II ne had
stayed that WAY and then gone
hack 10 his editorial desk the
world now might have continued
TO think cry We'll OF HIM
wouldn't say Nussolini is
exactly an object ~ sympathy. bur
a. least he Is assessed is formerly
q good citizen. who Went bughou~c
from association with Adolf. he
was susceptible and contracted a
case OF the rotalitariau coutaeiou.
a he might have caught an attack
OF smallpox
The Italians didn't realize that
he d got il and doubtless he infect
ed a few Of them Nobody greatly
blames the rauk-andfle OF them
They Will have 20 surrender I'M
conditonally hut uuquesuouably
they'll get some endurable coudi-
tionably they'll get some eudurabIe
conditions BenirO. upon due post
war reflection Il likely to he ac-
corded a certain amount OF per
sonal mercy unless his own couu-
trymen dispose OF him TOO speedily
for others 10 accord il 10 him
Japan has No outstanding ind
yidusl 10 be- arraigned for its war
esponslbiHty
From my own experience. as
news CORES pondent in Nippon.
rate the Japs as. by a huge ma or-
ity, an exceedingly kindly people
] would group the bulk OF them
with their close relatives. the chi
nese as bit primitive for the
current era but as inherently adapt
able TO IT, with some few allow
snCes
The trouble with Japan is that
It hasn't. in any true sense. a re
sponsible government.
II has nominal one. hut the
real one is its military class tits
Samursi, or war lords. These
boys are not official They are
not numerous but they are com
pact They tell officialdom what's
what II they do not get II. they
pull Off the necessary official as.
sassinations. II Is their type of
an electoral system. II is effective
also, but it is not popularity repre-
SO. when We nave that Italian
outfit 10 deal with, We are dealing.
essentially. with friends, plus
leader who has gone cuckoo. We
are not fighting the Italian com
mon man.
When We are fighting Japan. We
are not fighting the laps We are
fighting the Samursi The war
being ended. we are friends again
with the Italians. minus Duce Mus
sohni We do not have 10 kill him
Off Let us merely let the I'al.
fans. themselves. suppress him.
Japan is meaner situation.
The Samurai are a whole class in
society.
But Germany? That has a mil
itsry class. too
Italy has none to speak OF
Jspans group Is limited Still.
II runs into big figures For all
that It has no outstanding leader.
TO he eliminated when the war is
over.
Germany has, though. in Fuehrer
Hitler.
He is a definite. sinister person
ality.
The Germans. TOO. have a mill.
tary class which the laps have
but the Italians haven't. noticesblv
The German Junkers are more
dangerous than the Japanese.
In postwar days then?
There will not be much TO pin
on the Miksdo or Benlto. Bui
there will be plenty 10 pin onto
Adolf He started the whole thing
As a personality he is in the SOUP.