Detroit evening times., 1945-09-03

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evacuation OF Allied TepatrlateS
and complete investigation OF
atrocities laid 10 inquisitorial Jap
guards
Shocking disclosures OF the
atrociou> conditions I'm prison
camps and filthy prison hospitals
continued TO fill Allied leaders
with disgust and anger.
Gen. Eichelberger and his staff
were busy amid preparations pre-
ccdinC the entry OF thousands of
ms Eighth Army troops on Japan S
soil AZ Yokohama and Tateyama
naval base and air station, which
marines OF the ( a m c d Fourth
Regiment already occupy.
Already deployed throughout
some 200 square miles of the stra-
teglc occupation area were 10000
marine and army airborne troops
who established primary control
OF naval bases, communications
facilities and airfields in the bat
tered heart Of the Jap empire.
There was almost a festive air
at MacArthur'S headquarters as
preparations for the surrender
were completed.
EMOTIONAL REUNION
Gen. Macarthur, after his pmo-
tional reunion with 1t. Gen. Jona-
than Wainwright. gave a dinner
in honor Of the liberated hero OF
C1rregidor in a private room at
Yokohama's New Grand Hotel.
1t. Gen. Sir Archibald Percival.
British commander of Singapore
when it fell 10 the Japs in 1912,
was present TO receive the con-
CALCULATIONS OF other Allied Off
GERS on his liberation.
Wainwright. looking gaunt hut
repeatedly expressed his
thanks TO Macarthur for the in
vitation to witness the surrender
ceremony.
On his arrival at Yokohama,
Wainwright was obviously excited
in anticipation of the surrender.
81 couldn't be happier" he
said.
Members of the army airforceS
in the Pacific conferred for two
hours at Yokohama, discussing the
part aerial bombing played in the
defeat OF both Germany and
Japan.
Led by Gems. Kenney and
Spaatz. the veteran airmen were
to inspect the results of heavy
bombardments of Tokyo's indus
trial area.
TIGHTEN CONTROL
As occupation forces strength
ened their control of the Tokyo
Bay area, there were no reports
of any untoward incidents and
Japsns sue denly peace-loving
leaders evidently had the people
and potentially rebellious military
cliques under control.
Premier HigaShi-kuni laid the
groundwork for democratic, nom
military Japan with a statement
strongly criticizing Japans war
time administrations.
dispatches from Yokohama
indicated today that Japan was
going To swing towards demOc-
racy, though still diluted with
emperor worship.
premier Hagashi-Juni has
announced publicly that Japan
will have full freedom of speech.
Next week he IL expected to 60
before the Diet and tell for the
first time the reasons why Japan
lost the war. That Ia unprece-
dented. not only because Japan
has never been defeated, but
also because Japan's leaders
never before felt called upon to
explain anything, anyway
POLICY OUTLINED
Official Japan's future policy
was also outlined by T. Kase,
Newly-appolnted spokesman for
the Jap foreign office and infor-
department, who told ms
Correspondent Clark Lee:
Japan is ready to pay the
full price OF defeat. We sin
cerely want to be friends with
you, and we hope you'll be fair
10 us"
kaSe was somewhat evasive
when asked concerning the Japa-
neSe attitude toward high war
criminals such as Gen Hidekl
Tojo, premier when Japan started
the Pacific war.
The Japanese official did admit,
that war criminals could
be convicted Of violating interna-
tional agreements.
Some liberated American war
prisoners were already in Manila
after giving complete reports OF
the brutality of Jap guards ana
the inhuman conditions in camps