The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-23


emerged today as the strongest sin
; gle party in France but with slight.
ly more than a fourth of the seats
in the new constituent assembly.
which the voters on Sunday over
whelmingly changed with drafting
new constitution,
FRANKFURT, Germany-AP -
Death sentences imposed on two
women by U. s. military tribunal
for melting and joining with a Ger
man mob in beating to death SIX
young American airmen in 1914
have been committed to 80 years
Imprisonment 1T was announced to-
day.
TOKYO-AP-Approval OF the
suppression otJapanese militarism
was expressed in 2S OF 100 letters
from japanese civilians to General
Macarthur. the occupation COM
mander's headquarters announced
today. The letters. the first trans
lated OF several hundred received.
gave 100 per cent approval to Amer
lean occupation. policy. and. head
? quarters said, led Macarthur to be-
lieve that the japanese still did not
feel free to state fully to him their
true beliefs.
WASHINGTON-AP-The White
House met with silence today an
assertion by Rep. Hoffman (R-
Mich) that lobbyist" spent $751;.
600 on a party President Truman
attended on September 22. He sug-
gested the people would like to
know whether Mr.. Truman "is
swar. OF the activities and the
character OF the gentleman who
financed the party at JEFFERSON
Island"
TOKYO-AP-The rocking emp
= error system, which has ruled the
Japanese people for centuries, be-
came Japan's number one political
issue today as the once powerful
family industrial monopolies crum-
bled under New Deal". The lat.
est move in the fast shifting Japa-
nese political scene came today
:, when committee OF 1873 diet mem
bers, seeking to reform old line
party elements, called for 'abso-
lutte and unqualified defense Of
tenno" (the emperor system).
HANKOW-- APP Peanut-oil
lamps light Hankow by night. and
its hungry, chilled residents, al
ready burning their last scraps Of
wood soon may be breaking down
doors for fuel. This once-flDrish-
ing island port city is plagued with
a complete lack OF coal. shortage
of housing. initiation and disease.
LONDON-AP-- The executive
committee OF the United Nations
Organization announced today II
would send to the preparatory COM
mission report recommending full
freedom OF access for the worlds
press as a general rule for the or
garnzation. including the power
welding Security Council.
MANlLA-1NS - Gen. Douglas
y Macarthur favors execution OF Jap
anese war criminals on the gallows
rather than, by firing squad This
was disclosed exclusively today to
International News Service by a
friend OF the Supreme Commander
who declined use OF his name.
Shooting. Macarthur told his
friend, is soldiers death. The
I, rope 10 reserved for murderers, rap
\ lists and war criminals.
CHfCAGO-INS-A discharged
soldier, who rose from an Sls-a.
week clerk to a S10,000-a.year sales
man, prepared court battle today
TO regain his former high-paying
job. He is Jack Kasrel. SO, OF
4 Chicago, who filed a suit in U. S.
District Court TO be reinstated in
his old position with Van Cleev
Bros manufacturers of rubber pro-
ducts. who allegedly refused to re-
hire him. Believed TO be the first
of its kind in Chicago the suit was
filed under the Selective Service
B Act.
NEW YORK-INS-- Dispatches
from Batavia quoted Dutch sources
as saying that nine Netherlands
civilians held as hostages along
with 1900 Allied Nations were
killed and IL Dutch officers lynch
ed by Indonesian nationalist. A
number Of Allied nationals held IN
"a jail at Buitenzorg. according TO
Dutch reports. were terribly mis-
treated" by the Indonesians.