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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-12
ALLIES BEGIN STRONG ARM RULE OF japan
Roundup Of QuisIings,
War Criminals Ordered

Tokyo, Sept. FINS - The
strong arm" phase of Gen. Douglas
MacArthur's occupation plan for
Japan went into effect today in a
series OF moves designed TO strip
the Nipponese empire of all war.
making power and bring war Grim
inals to book.
The Supreme Commander order.
ed the japanese government to turn
over Haneda Airield TO occupation
forces this afternoon as United
States troops prepared to move in
land and set a chain OF bases for
purposes Of controlling demili-
tarized Japan.
The Haneda Airfeld which lies
midway between Tokyo and Yoke.
hama will be reconstructed and en-.
larged and, within 60 TO 80 days,
will become the chief Air Transport
Command terminal in the Jap capt
tai area.
MacArthur's counter-intelligence
officers, working in coordination
with occupation troops. were en-.
gagged fl the process of rounding
up 80 top-ranking Jap officials and
Quislings who will be brought to
trial as war criminals.
The order for the arrest OF the
80 persons charged with interna-
tional crimes came on the heels OF
the bungled suicide attempt OF
former Premier Gen. Hideki Toto
who plunged the Pacific into war
with the Pearl Harbor attack.
Tojo's near-successful effort in
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-12
Family Agency to
Have Staff Rules

Members OF the Board Of Direc-
tors Of the Family Agency met
Tuesday night to plan for the com.
ing year. The meeting was held at
the Board Of Commerce and was in
charge Of the president Of the
Board OF Directors, Carl Lindegren.
The staff employed by the agency
was invited to share the National
Retirement plan and rs per cent
OF the staff accepted.
The personnel practices commit
tee. under direction Of its chairman.
Mrs. A. F Milford. will begin soon
to set up. in written form. rules for
personnel practices for the staff.
according TO national standards, it
was decided.
Mrs. Esther Dustin. executive
secretary. announced that four
community organizations had spon.
sored and paid expenses for send
ing four boys, TO the University OF
Michigan Sunshine Camp. for four
weeks. The four organizations
were: The American Legion, the
Junior Board Of Commerce and
Auxiliary. the Thrift Shop, and the
Goodfellows. As soon as reports
from the camp are received these
organizations will get a full report
OF the benefits derived by the boys
from this experience.
The Family Agency IS serving 50
families IN Ypsilanti and 80 in the
Willow Run area.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-12
Curiosity Also Turns TO
Pearl Harbor and TO
Un American Actions

Washington. Sept. 12-AP-Con-
gress worked itself up into ques.
tioning mood today.
Its curiosity was terrific.
The Army and Navy were more
on the defensive than at any time
since D-Day and Guadalcanal.
Congress asked questions about
many things, some military. some
not. For example. the lawmakers
wanted TO know about: Army-Navy
discharges. Pearl Harbor, un-Amer.
lean activities, UNRRA.
The Senate Military Committee
summoned Army.Navy big shots to-
day to ask why men can't be re.
leased faster. Congress hoped the
folks back home would listen to the
answers-and stop writing all those
letters.
A congressional investigation Of
the Pearl Harbor attack was all
set Both the Senate and House
voted for II unanimously. That
means more quizzing for Army.
Navy big shots. Six Democrats and
four Republicans will do the quiz.
Zing.
Un-American activities snapped
back into the news when the House
committee to investigate them held
its first formal meeting under the
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-12
Churches Will
Survey

Members OF the Ypsilanti Minis
terial Association have completed
plans for a city-wide survey of the
homes OF the city looking forward
to an aggressive program covering
Sunday Schools and churches for
the coming winter. Under the di.
rection OF the members Of tbs AS
ISOLATION, more than Us laymen
will call at the homes to inquire
as to present church affiliation and
to ascertain the names Of those
people without any church rela-
tionship.
The survey will take place Sun
day at 2:30 starting with inytruc-
tons given them at the Method
list Church. Rev Frederick A.
Shippey OF the Division of Home
Missions and Church Extension OF
the Methodist Church. will give the
instructions. Mr.. Shippey is in To-
ledo conducting such a program in
that city. and will come TO Ypsilan-
Ii for this special effort Sunday.
The churches hope to enlist all
boys and girls in Sunday Schools
especially having in mind the Rally
Day of September 80. Adults will
be invited 10 attend church and to
take part in the activities OF what
ever particular group they may de.
sire.
Rev. Gordon Speer is president Of
the Ministerial Association and pre-
sided al a special meeting Tuesday.
Rev. II. G. Sipe. new minister of
Emmanuel Lutheran Church, was
present for the first time
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-12
Decision on
MEAT is Near

Washington, Sept. 12-AP-The
question OF how soon meat ration
ing will end moved nearer a show
down today.
As housewives began buying all
varieties Of cheese without stamps.
government food officials predicted
an early decision on whether mea;
can go off the ration list:
!. Before months end.
.. By October /. or
3. At some later date.
The possibilities were that wide
open as the matter became a first
order of business for Secretary Of
Agriculture Anderson.
Due back in the capital shortly
from a vacation at his home in AL
buquerque. n. NJ. Anderson will be
asked for something definite on
meat-quickly.
Among the most pressing re-
quests for speedy decision Is one
from OPA Administrators Chester
Bowles. Bowles' agency soon must
start printing October point value
charts II rationing is to be con-
tinued next month.
Bowles conferred yesterday with
acting Secretary of Agriculture J..
b. Hutson, telling him that a quick
decision would be a good thing.
II the decision is to terminate
meat rationing by October l or
sooner, there probably will be no
announcement before the eve OF
the effective date. OPA says an
nouncements well in advance make
it difficult to enforce rationing
regulations in the meantime.
On the other hand. a decision to
terminate the program at an un-
specified later date proably would
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-12
Aims
Hot Attack
at Masonry

Madrid. Sept. 12-AP-Generalis-
smo Francisco Franco unleashed a
violent attack against Masonry to.
day in an unscheduled speech.
Franco blamed what he called a
Masonic superstate' for attacks
abroad against the Spanish govern
ment. He spoke before a hastily
summoned meeting Of robed priests
and monks who are accredited as
the religious advisors OF the femin.
inc section OF the falange.
Frances government in March
1871, carried on a widespread cam
paign against Masonry in which
1900 Spaniards we're arrested
About 1000 Of those who we're ar
rested were sentenced to terms
ranging up to 80 years in prison,
but OF the latter. only several hun
bred now are believed still in jail.
Frances speech was viewed In
some quarters as a scarcely yelled
attack on Diego Martinez Barrios.
head OF the Spanish Grand Orient.
and now in exile. Martinez. a :or-
mer premier Of Spain, has been
chosen as president OF the exiled
Spanish Republican government in
Mexico.
Franco denounced the Masons Of
the world, who, he said. have taken
over "a great part Of the radios and
the universal press, organs OF opin-
ion
But | think the battle is adyan.
tageous for us he said. "for they
go against God and We are His sol
diers
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-12

an attempt to cheat America OF its
right TO try him, prompted auth
critics to exercise greater care
in the arrest OF other accused war
criminals.
The Jap Domei Agency reported
that Jorge B. Vargas, former puppet
Philippine ambassador to Japan,
was one Of the first OF the ill.star-
red 80 to be placed under military
arrest at Allied Headquarters in
Tokyo's Imperial Hotel.
With japanese general headQuar-
ters wiped out of existence tomor-
row and Allied forces swarming
into new areas Of the homeland,
MacArthurs hand was strong in
comparison to the relatively light
treatment given the Nipponese in
the formative phases Of the occupa-
ton.
The Supreme Commander order
ed his forces to seize Japan's naval
bases on the Inland Sea, includ-
ing the number one base Of Kure.
and to move into bomb-shattered
Osaka, once Nippon's second larg-
est city.
Additional Allied troops were
moving into the Tokyo area while
advance parties prepared the way
for mass landings on Kyushu and
Hokkaido. The relatively unim-
portant and smallest home island OF
Shikoku was expected to be last
on the occupation list.
Macarthur moved to smooth over
the disturbed Korean situation by
directing 1t. Gen. John r. Hodge.
oath Army Corps commanper. to re-
place Japanese officials with Kor.
cans as rapidly as conditions allow.
Hodge retained Jap officials. despite
organized protests from Koreans. as
an expedient to maintain the civil
structure OF the Asiatic Peninsula.
The Supreme Commander pledg-
ed protection OF the rights OF Kor-
cans and assured the troubled civil
population that American troops
had occupied the southern portion
OF their country solely TO enforce
the surrender instrument signed by
the Japanese.
Japanese forces in Southeast
Asia were surrendered today to Ad.
miral Lord Louis Mountbatten, Al.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-12
Kaiser-Frazer
Announcement
Expected Soon

An important announcement con-
corning the auto making plans of
Henry ]. Kaiser. and Joseph w.
Frazer, is expected soon. The
West Coast shipbuilder has been
in Detroit since Monday but for
the first time in his career he is
avoiding publicity.
Kaiser was accompanied by r
staff OF 10 experts-financial. legal.
and production. They visited the
Willow Run Bomber plant sought
by Frazer and Kaiser for msnufac-
turing OF their proposed new line OF
cars.
Meanwhile Ford spokesman re-
fused to deny or confirm reports
that the company is removing its
machines and equipment from the
$780, 00,000 bomber plant. The
spokesman said that an import
ant announcement may be forth
coming later today.
The sudden change in Mr.. Kais-
er's custom OF freely meeting news
paper men indicated, It was be-
lieved. that he was nearing the end
of negotiations. There was sim
liar inference in the location here
Of technicians who are studying
adapts bility of the plant, belief
being that men would not be sent
here to secure homes IL there were
not reasonable certainty Of large
scale industrial activity.
Delay IS possible even after H.
nal decision has been reached.
Henry Ford having been granted
time 10 work out plans to meet his
needs. Little significance was at
tached TO activity reported at the
plant. Machines are being moved.
but that work has been under way
since soon after VI day and will
continue till all machinery not i'm
mediately needed for use in the
plant has been stored or otherwise
disposed OF.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-12
Congress Quizzes Army Navy

new chairman, Rep. John S. Wood
of Georgia.
This used to be the "Dies com
mittee". Wood said he expects
the group to have more work than
ever before. (But he said he's
going to be mighty careful whom
he labels "un-American.D
Herbert II. Lehman. boss of
UNRRA-the United Nations Re.
lief and Rehabilitation Administra-
ton came before the Senate For.
eign Relations Committee for stiff
questioning.
Meantime Republican from
Pennsylvania. Rep. James Fulton,
just back from Europe. took a
poke at UNRRA He said its activ-
tiles are a Laughing stock in
Europe.
SO much for quizzing. There also
was debating:
The House considered a bill to
end war time" and turn Americas
clocks back an hour on September
so. There wasn't much argument
about this The bill is expected TO
sail breezily through the House,
Senate. and White House.
The Senate continued its debate
on the airport bill The measure
would put up federal money to go
dutch-treat with states In a huge
program Of airport building. The
House has a different version
hasn't debated II yet.
Aud there was tax news:
Those tax cuts that corporations
and individuals are expecting Jan
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-12
Advocates of
British Loan
Face Trouble

Washington. Sept. l2-AP-Ad.
ministration plans to give Britain
a multi-billion postwar loan are In
for double trouble.
l. Some Republican members Of
Congress already are voicing sharp
criticism OF the project even before
it takes definite shape. They con.
tend that American dollars would
be used to underwrite the labor
governments Specialization" OF Bri-
tain.
2. British negotiators are coof
TO the idea OF a loan. The present
word is that they want an outright
grant.
Negotiations are underway be.
tween an American delegation
headed by Assistant Secretary OF
State William Clayton and Britain's
veteran ambassador here. Lord
Halifax.
The opening session OF a confer
ence that will go on probably until
mid-October was held yesterday at
the State Department. Ii involves
considerably more than loans.
The British agreed to talk about
cartles, Empire trade restrictions
and London's control over Empire
dollars. This latter prevents In.
dia. for instance, from buying free
ly in American markets. Clayton
and his associates want Britain to
agree to remove or modify these
restrictions as its part OF the bar
gain for financial help.
None OF the cards went on the ia
Bile at yesterdays conference. so
far as could be learned. II was de-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-12
Senate Asks
Explanation

Washington, Sept. Pap Con-
gress asked the War and Navy De
partment today to lift the load Of
rehabilitation criticism of its
shoulders.
The Senate Military Committee
called Secretary of War Stimson
and some OF his aides to explain
publicly why men aren't doffing
Army uniforms faster II sent the
same kind OF invitation to Secre-
tary of the Navy Forrestal and
Fleet Admiral Ernest ]. King.
But there was evident disap-
pointment that General of the
Army George c. Marshal couldn't
be on hand. The chief OF staff was
out of town. He will be called when
ne returns.
Some committee members made
no secret OF the fact they think
Marshal is the only man who can
take them of an exceedingly hot
spot. The spot gets hotter daily
as their mail piles up with pleas for
service releases.
Senator Quincy CR-S.D) put Il
into words. He said:
General Marshall Is the only
man the country will listen to on
this matter. We want him to tell
the people just what is being done
to demobiize the Army and what
the plans are for maintaining SUI
fcient occupation forces I'm Europe
and Asia.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-12
Workers at
Ford Windsor
Plant Strike

Detroit, Sept. 12-AP-Approxi-
mately 10000 production workers
Of the Ford Motor Co., Ltd, in
nearby Windsor, Ont, began a
strike today after government ef-
forts to adjust wage contract dis
pute had failed.
The strike was voted last week
and was given approval by the
International Executive Board OF
the United Automobile Workers
(CIO). Included in the workers
demands we're questions of veter-
ans seniority, union dues check
off. wage increases. vacation and
lay-off pay adjustments and a gu
aranteed annual wage.
The management has made no
statement.
A last minute Cancellation attempt
by the government failed when
stewards Of local 200, UAW-CIO,
termed the Cancellation offers ito.
tally unsatisfactory" and voted last
night TO proceed with the strike.
Workers in several other Wind
sor area plants voted last week to
call strikes in sympathy with the
Ford Company employees. Just
when they might be called out was
not disclosed
Meanwhile. in Detroit nearly 26,-
500 were idle in a series OF work
stoppages, the most serious of
which was the 21-day old strike Of
$500 employees of Kelsey Hayes
Wheel Company.
The Kelsey-Hayes dispute. cen
tering about company refusal to re-
hire three minor union officers,
cut off the flow of some parts to
the Ford Company. making more
than $500 workers idle.
These included 1000 on the trac.
tor production line at the Highland
Park plant and 100 in the pressed
steel department of the Ford Rouge
plant.
Approximately 5000 employees OF
the Murray Corporation we're out on
strike. The union claims the walk
out is due to disagreement over
peacetime wages.
Production at the Hudson Motor
Company plant was halted as $500
workers remained idle. The men
were out in support of a strike OF
500 foremen. who struck in protest
against demotion of one Of their
number.
Approximately 1000 others were
idle in a series of smaller work
stoppages. -
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-12
.Biddle Has
Position

Washington, Sept. t2-AP-Pres-
ident Truman announced the ap-
pointment Of Francis Biddle. form.
er L. S. Attorney General, as
American member Of the Allied
Military Tribunal to try Axis war
criminals. Judge John J. Parker
Of North Carolina was named as
alternate.
At news conference in which
he cleared his desk OF long series
of appointments. the President dis
closed the resignation Of Elmer
Davis as director Of the office OF
War Information and the assign
ment OF Neil Dalton Of Louisville
to succeed him for the purpose OF
liquidating that agency.
The President announced the
appointment Of former Senator Ben.
nett Champ Clark NJ Missouri TO
be an associate justice of the L. S.
Court of Appeals for the District
Of Columbia, succeeding Thurman
Arnold
He appointed +. Barrett Pretty.
man Of Washington and Wilbur x.
Miller of Greensboro, Ky. TO the
two other vacancies on the appel
ate court in Washington.
The President said he had not
yet decided on a successor to JUS
tice owen J. Roberts. who retired
from the Supreme Court.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-12

was planned and expressed regret
that it had occurred.
Japan hoped for an alliance of
Italy Germany, conquered France,
Japan and Russia. Japan perhaps
thought that by negotiations she
could settle border incidents with
Russia"
Wenneker was very critical of
the Japanese war setup. He said
the greatest mistake was for the
army and navy to work absolute
ly separately. The army had its
own transports and the navy did
not protect them.
ut was impossible to learn their
losses Wenneker continued. II
would ask how many submarines
we're active or under way and
never got a clear answer. Their
losses wer' terrible. Eleven Ger,
man ships which were stranded
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-12
Japs Told Sneak Attack STUPID

Japanese asked me what | thought
of the strike and told them 1t was
great mistake. Perhaps they
crippled the American fleet, but /
would either have invaded Hawaii
or done nothing. He never intend.
ed TO invade"
Wenneker said he instantly real
lied that the manner of the attack
gave the United States a terrific
propaganda.
While Germany was an ally OF
Japan, We had the most difficult
time getting cooperation" Wen.
neker said. They were suspicious
Of all white people and it took a
long time to get their confidence.
Even then | always felt they were
keeping something from me. 1t
was most difficult to learn their sec.
ret intentions.
Wenneker, who came TO Japan
five years ago, said that Germany
had been anxious to get Japan into
the war principally because Ger.
many OF course lacked sea power
and to be assisted by a first class
sea power seemed wonderful"
The admiral insisted he never
got instructions to pull Japan into
the war. but perhaps Ambassador
Stahmer did" He said he was
quite sure, however. that Japan
entered the war OF her own will.
81 frequently talked with the
japanese about the possibility OF
them entering the war. They said
IF we get the Dutch East Indies.
we cannot protect the lanes from
Tokyo Also, efficiency of our in
dustry is low.
About the middle OF November
N94D however. ! noticed | saw
japanese officers faces glowing. |
thought they had some secret, but
! didn't know what. Two days he
fore Pearl Harbor. an officer made
an unguarded remark. 1t may be
soon, some great event"
Wenneker said that when Ger.
many attacked Russia June %,
1871. Japan had no idea such step
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-12
Twelve Lost
in Sea Crash

Manila, Sept. ZAP Twelve
newly liberated prisoners OF war
were missing today when a B-24
bomber carrying them from Okina-
wa TO Manila crashed into thesea
near Formosa, airforce authorities
announced.
Five crewmen and eight other
prisoners on the bomber, we're res
cued by a naval vessel.
All had parachuted into the sea.
The plane was one OF a group
on a mass flight from Okinawa to
Manila. Authorities said the cause
Of the crash and the nationality of
the prisoners would not be knwon
until the rescue ship reaches port.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-12

uary / became even more likely
in fact pretty certain-when the
House committee on ways and
means voted unanimously to get
going soon on a quick tax bill.
There will he a tussle over the
amount and method OF the cuts.
But IL the tussle doesn't last too
long. some sort of cuts can be ex-
pected.
As for the situation on unemploy
ment:
The Truman-supported plan for
bigger benefits to the unemployed
was given a surgical operation by
the Senate Finance Committee.
Here's what was removed: feder-
al cash TO increase weekly pay
ments made by state governments.
Here's what stayed in the bill:
federal cash to string out those pay
ments to &c weeks: also travel pay
for jobless workers stranded away
from home: also unemployment
benefits for federal employees and
maritime workers.
That isn't final. Congress will
debate the measure and maybe shut
fle il around again.
Hitting some more high spots
today:
Senator Baily (D-NC) said he
soon will introduce bill for a fed.
eral helping hand in industrializ-
See CONGRESS-Page ;
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Iobless Aid
SFaky

Washington, Sept. PAP A
iobless aid bridge on the road to
peacetlme jobs took shape in the
Senate today-but its critics term
ed 1t shaky.
For one thing, the Administration
lost out on a request that the
government guarantee unemploy.
ment compensation up to as much
as $25 a week everywhere.
The Senate Finance Committee
arranged to meet again tomorrow
to consider the bill from which It
knocked this proposal late yester.
day.
Senator Kilgore DIV. Va, tell
ing reporters he planned fight on
the Senate floor for the S25 feature,
said OF his chances:
81 don't know, but | am going to
try"
The revised bill does make man
datOry a top OF 26 weeks unem.
ployment pay in all states. Some
have a far shorter period OF pay.
ment At its own expense, the gov
eminent would round out the full
time, at state rates.
In another committee room, first