The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-25

A visit soon with Gen. UOu8Aa~ MacArthur, supreme Allied coEn- mandsr in Japan.
 By HUGH BAILLIE
 President of the United Press World Copyright, 1945, by United
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 Tokyo, Sept. 25.-(UP)-Japan is now on an entirely new footing and will prove itself equal to member~ ship in the family of natiun9, Emperor Hirohito told the United Press in an interview today.
 The emperor said that Q demo- cratic Japanese form of governs ment which will evolve in time may not necessarily follow the exact pattern of democracy in the Unit1G States and Britain, but 1t is hlB desire and intention that his people be made to appreciate the valno of democratic government.
 Hirohito said that Japan wAe in urgent need of food. He is such exercised about the prospects, for winter when millions of Japaneee will be without clothing, shelter and fuel.
 ObIlque Interview
 According to court procedure, my questions were submitted in write ing several days before the alzdl- ence and as l left the imperial household departmental building the questions and written ansWqrr were handed to me.
 However my conversation the emperor lasted 25 minutes dsIz ing which tea was served. During this conversation the emperor 1ai0 that he expected to have visit with General Douglas MacArthuE very soon.
 Tn written answers regarding tlAe democratic future of Japan the en@ peror said that he believes that an immediate revolutionary change oS the form of government of JapAo is neither possible nor desirable.
 The emperor said that he would like to ask people of the United Nations to observe the future trezlo of Japan closely now that the nA@ ton has started on what he Ge~ scribed as 0 new road of pence tIi fllrtherance of which he said no would employ every means at hig disposal to reach the desired goal.
 The audience started promptly at { p. m. and ended ct 4:26 D. xa. Exactly at { o'clock the double doorg of his chamber opened and Hiso@ hito entered. He was attired in frock coat striped trousers, stiH batwing collar with curved rather than pointed edges and c fcur-lfl- hand tie.
 Hirohito impressed me as being rather taller than I had expeeted. He wore Bteel-rimmed glasses and his hair was not as closely cropped as I had anticipated.
 Scholarly Air
 He had Q rather scholarly air reminiscent of Q traditional college professor.
 During the 2S-minute audience, silence fell once or twice as it would between any two men. He broke Q once by asking me about my hobs bies-if any-and second time by inquiring what fronts had visited during the war.
 During each of these brief integs vals of silence between us. no ono else present said 6 word.
 The emperor was accompanied Ny the minister of imperial hcusehuldes s. Ishiwata; the grand chambers lain of the irnperal household, Adv miral II. Fujita. and the grands master of ceremonies. Baron M, Takei.
 The emperor and myself sat Ylsa- wis in large high-backed arm ChaifD with Q small tea table ct the eIboW of each. The other three sat neafs by, each with a tea table. They abstained from joining the cpuvets satlon which tcck piece piece s:sss.-=.s4 s:ss.= =+@ between the emperor and myself with Katsuzo Okymura, of tho 4uE~ eign ofiice, as the interpreter.
 The audience was coilducted z1 the imperial household building l1 e room furnished in European sEyi1 with French furniture, Japa1lat4 vases and screens. There was q b1s Iiness-like automatic clock over 1a8 door through which the einpeke4 entered.
 The former audience chanabzk which was furnished in JapaneNe style, was destroyed by bcEabinHs
 Resides In Cottage
 Prior to the audience, I waa lis# formed that the emperor now K1. sides in Q cottage within the pAlaH4 grounds since his imperial pAieaN was rendered uninhabltable by zII raids. It Is estimated that builaIrEE within the extensive palace sfo4ze are 50 per cent destroyed.
 I entered the grounds by the E41S Icalled Hakashlta Mon, accoznn by foreign ofilce ofliclai, T. uEa This gate now is used as taae 0la cipai entrance to tho pslA grounds since destruotlon ~ 1 the walls around the former t| 
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