The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-16

the Filipinos, Chinese and Koreans
is the feeling that their areas will
not receive satisfactory assessment
IN dopiomacy 30 long as Mr. Grew
mas close TO him some OF the
Jiu Japan hands.
rams are Oelng blueprinted at
he L nlversiV or Cnlcago, Univers-
lty OF Virginia and Yale, where
ul,il affairs training school instruc-
tors arr teaching majors and col.
uueIs TO Ne Iutdre governors or
japanese provinces, mayors and
CnieIs OF ponce. | understand the
occupying force anticipate an un-
ueIg Uuud ana nelprul groups in
Japan 10 assist in administrator.
Mr. Grew, in a Navy Day state
ment referred to the more intelli-
gent elements in that misguided
country when he warned OF
group OF "shrewd, level-headed
coldly calculating Japanese who
might attempt formation OF a gov
eminent and the Offering OF
compromise peace.
As self-appointed chairman OF
one man committee OF the loyal
opposition | question the existence
of intelligent elements" in Japan.
am convinced there will be no
liberal or moderate leaders avail.
able for diplomatic contact. | am
positive no underground exists.
| have analysed dozens OF Japa-
nese and find not one to be trust.
ed Ia diplomatic negotiations.
am sure that Filipinos aud Chi
nese concur in this conclusion. The
japanese we know professed friend.
ship and an eag-rness to maintain
peaceful diplomatic and commercial
relations with the United States.
they explained the aggression of
their militarists as an act of IRE.
sponsible elements which they,
the moderates, would control, il
We, the Americans, would not an
tagenize them. Actually, the alleg-
ed liberals were not opposed to
total political, economic, diploma
tic and military hegemony. At
times opinion varied but only as to
the method or date the aggression
would take effect Always the
more intelligent" Japs were justi-
flying military moves in the name
of self-defense, which became a
premise subscribed to by the high
est japanese authorities.
The Japanese intelligentsia did
not halt the distortion of Mr.
Crews speeches or those of the
Secretary OF State, Henry L. Slim
son in 1882 when the anti-American
campaign began-a never ending
cycle OF gossip, hatred and under.
current antagonism, traced direct
ly to the foreign office, the en-
peror's advisors and to the Japa-
nese ambassador in Washington.
For the record submit a partial
list OF the more intelligent Japa-
nese. Filipinos, Chinese and Kore.
ans would emphasize, il their voice
could be heard, that these Japs are
treacherous. and deceitful. They
would beam a peace offer-a fake
unconditional surrender not bind
ing on the army or navy.
Count Yasuya Uchida. perennial
diplomatic trouble-naker. on e
time president OF the South Man
churia Railway and associate OF the
notorious war minister Gen. Sadao
Araki, Uchida stirred Japanese
newspapers to sensational attacks
on the United States. He shouted
grave consequences" at the Lord
Lytton commission from the Lea
que of Nations on its Manchurian
inspection tour.
Koki Hirota, foreign minister.
prime minister, presiding officer
at the Black Dragon Society meet
ing in Aug. 1871 when Gen. Hideki
TOTO advised that Japan would at
tack the United States. A copy