The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-14
BY LOUIS F. KEEMLE United Press Staff Correspondent

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 Debate over AllIee treatment of conquered Japan foilS down to the pay.otf question, Is Japan being given c "soft" peace, and if 80, whyr
 The contrast with the treatment of Germany and even Italy has not escaped notice. Germany especially k being ruled with an iron hand, and no auibbling The Nazi organ- iEation and everything connected with 1t Is being rooted out. Ger many has no prospect of recognize cd central government In the pre- dictable future.
 The correspondingly Nazi or to- tailtarian government of Japan, on the other hand, has been permitted to remain from top to bottom. To Do sure, 1t Is subject to Allied or- ders through Gen. Douglas MacAr- thur, but It's structure Is intact. In Japanese eyes, ct least, the orders are accepted by grace and courtesy of the Emperor. There Is not much tangible force back of them so far Different Circumstances
 It can be reasonably argued that the circumstances are different Germany was physically oYerrul from end to end by Allied armed forces. Tn Japanese territory, only the Russians were able to pour troops Into Manchurla, northern Korea and sakhalIn and Visibily take over.
 The United States has not been able to do the same elsewhere Tn Japan for obvious geographical req. sons, The surrender came too une%" pectedly for c complete shift from invasion plans to occupation. AS more occupation troops are landed and the millions of Japanese still under arms are demobilized, Gen. MacArthur may be expected to be-. come increasingly tougher, It iS a question for the time being of expe' diency and ability to enforce orders physically if there should be resist ance.
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 These are problems, however which the capable MacArthur is competent to solve. Of graver inl- port is the future status Of Japan, political and economic. No clear statement has come from any Allied source on either subject. Only geo. graphically has Japan'S position been exactly defined-eonfinement to the four main islands. For the remainder, there Is no definition beyond the geneTalities of the Pots. dam terms.
 Little has been said that JapaneSe separations, and nothing specific about Japanese industry. commerce or her postwar position in the econ. omy of the Far East.
 The question arises Of whether Japan Is to be allowed to resume her preswar dominance Of trade and industry. Assurances have been given that her war-making capacity will Do destroyed, but the matter of heavy industry has been left vague
 There Is something not entirely satisfying in the views expressed by Gen. MacArthur in his conference at Yokohama with three representa- t!veS of the Allied Press. The Su- preme commander was not quoted l uHSCtlyI pub bWO POlIlgS HE WuNs were paraphrased as follows:
 1. MacArthur expressed belief that Japan would be permitted to retain sufficient heavy industry to rebuild the nation, but under controls de- signed to rub out war industry com- pletely.
 2. He asserted Japan's confne- nent to her four home islands will prevent her reconstruction as a lead- ing world power, but indicated that her rise to trade leadership in the Orient could not be prevented, even if desired.
 Furthermore, the Japanese nlin- iSter of commerce was quoted as say- ing in e press interview that re- construction of the iron and ship building industries should be start- ed as soon as possible, and that he had been informed the Allied atti- tude toward both industries was generous"
 These quotations give rise to won- der about what becomes of the idea of making China, new member of the big give, the dominant indus trial power in the Orient, in place of