The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-09-24
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war Dictator Hideki TOTO, mem
bers Of his cabinet, and others
high in the councils of the nation.
2. Officers who permitted
brutalities-Lt. Masaharu Homma,
held responsible for the Bataan
Death March, and others.
3. Japanese soldiers or civilians
who committed atrocities.
It was learned that military
tribunals instead Of regular
American court martial would be
used because the former provides
for greater power and more lati-
tude than the rigid rules Of the
court martial.
The president of Military
Tribunal can lay down its own
rules of evidence and instruct
on the degree Of crime.
A court martial is fixed by ur
alterable rules in a military man.
ual. It prescribes rules of evi.
dence and frowns on circumstan.
tial evidence except where It is
so strong it cannot be disrea,"
ed.
Members of the tribunals prob.
ably will be appointed by Mac.
Arthur and will include repre-.
sentatives of the United Nations.
Since crimes are charged
against the Japanese all over the
Pacific, more than one tribunal
will be set UP. Where possible,
they will sit in the areas where
crimes were committed.
Just when TOTO, who once rank
ed with Hitler and Mussolini as
symbol of Axis depredations.
will be brought to trial was un
certain.
He is recovering rapidly from
a bungled attempt at suicide and
is able to sit up briefly. He
probably will be transferred in
two or three weeks to the Arml
General Hospital here to await
arrangements for his trial.
The Japanese people were pictur-
ed as unconcerned over the pros
pect of the execution or imprisort
ment Of their former leaders, md
as holding TOTO in contempt for
failing to commit suicide.
The Japanese government has
cooperated closely with American
counterintelligence authorities in
rounding up wanted men. The
Americans so far have had to az.
rest only a few.
1t appeared that the government
was equally ready to cooperate
with Macarthur order for a Il.
nancial accounting of the Empire,
including the immense fortune of
Emperor Hirol1ito.
The Nippon Times said the Com
merce Ministry would back its
orders for mining and manufacture
ing reports with fines and three
year prison sentences for failure
to comply.
Macarthur requested informa-
ton will provide the Americans
with a complete picture of Japan's
major industries because all the
big munitions makers and bankers
are affected.
The Times said reports were
ordered from all concerns con-
Quoting a 1914 business exceeding
1,000,oO0 yen ($25o, 900 at the pre-
war exchange rate), including
those supervised by the War, Navy
and other ministries.
The Commerce Ministry's ordi
nance, the Times added, would re.
quire full Information on branches
and subsidiaries Of the major con-
Germs abroad as well as at home
The Bank of Japan published its
first statement since the occupa.
ton, announcing its note issue to-
tailed AZ billion yen CSC, 500, 900, 900
pre-war) or seven times its total in
1899.
The newspaper Asahi, promptly
editorializing that this was a SHARP
indication OF rising initiation, called
on the government to maintain
stringent control to check the tend
ency.
Macarthur issued two orders af-
fecting the Philippines.
He called on the japanese. at
the request Of the Philippine gov.
eminent, for complete report on |
Japanese military personnel in the
Archipelago and civilians removed
from the islands.
He released Gregorio and Edit
ardo Vargas, sons Of the imprison-
ed Jorge Vargas, Ambassador to
japan for the pupret Philippine
government. They accompanied
their father to prison recently but