The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-11
BY LOUISE r. KEEMLE United Press Staff COrrespOnder

The Allied program for running Japan has been re-stated : (and thereby considerably clarifed) by Gen. Douglas MacArthur.
 Some confusion has been caused in this country by bombastic state- ments of high-placed Japanese, many of which seemed to contain double meanings or yelled threats. The question was asked in the United States: who Is going to be really in charge, the occupation authorities or the same clique of Japanese who ruled the country when 1t declared war on civilization.
 Official Declaration
 The official statement from Mac Arthurs headquarters stressed again the Allied note of Secretary of State James P. Byrnes accepting the Japanese surrender offer The note said that from the moment of surrender, the authority Of the Emperor and of the Japanese goV- ernlnent shall be subject to the supreme commander for the Allied powers"
 Instead of piedging continuance of the present form of government, or even of the emperor system, the note said the ultimate kind of goy- ernment will be decided "by the freely established will of the jap- anese people,
 The new 'MacArthur declaration implied that continuance of the present system shall Do conditioned on good behavior. Under the Vels vet glove was the threat of mill. tary force If orders are not obeyed.
 The threat applies more to the men ct the top than the Japanese masses. American correspondents seem generally agreed that the peo- pie are willing to obey orders, especially those having imperial sanction.
 EmperOr's Powers
 The powers of the Emperor under the Japanese constitution have actually little limitation. if strictly used under MacArthur's orders. The Allies therefore are in e posi- ton to assure smooth functioning Of the national and local govern ments by applying their pressure at the very top. They are also capable of forcing Q house cleaning of the nilitarists, jingoistS and monied interests from the govern. mental structure. Only thus, If the Japanese people are capable Of democracy, will they have Q chance to express themselves.
 It Is fairly obvious that the gov- ernment of Prince Nruhiko Higashi- Kuni and the unrepresentative lower house of the present diet will have to go. The Japanese proposal for general election at the start of next year certainly will not pro- vide means for a real expression Of the popular will because of the short time to prepare for 1t, although the Allies may permit the election If they think 1t will do even little good, but no harm.
 Meanwhile, Gen. Higashi-Kuni's past record makes it's evident that any government he heads must be gotten rid of with the least pos sible delay. Some evidence just pre- sented by Wickham Steed, distin- guished former editor of the Lon don Times, shows convincingly why the Prince cannot be trusted.
 TreacherOus Leaders
 Steed recalls that during the First World War, when Japan was an ally of Great Britain, the Jap anese general staff, of which Hig- ashi-Kuni was a leading member, concocted an elaborate plot for revolt against the British in India. The British had documents includ- ing instruction which had been sent secretly in Chinese code by the Jap anese general staff to its agents in India.
 Steed disclosed hitherto unreveal- ed facts about Higashi-Kuni's part