Detroit evening times., 1945-09-07

inc over only areas Macarthur
deems necessary 10 maintain
communications and 10 guard
harhor areas being developed for
the occupation army.
with Japan ringed hy air
bases. the formidable threat
of air power in being able to
punish with atomic bomb or
high explosive Is sufficient to
deal with any Japanese area
manifesting discomfort or re-
belIlon.
He regards our bases AT Oki-
nawa, Two Jima. Saipan and
other islands, the equivalent OF
many thousands of foot soldiers,
and believes his planes are
capable of providing the dlsci-
plinary threat or force neces-
sary to carry out any policies
which the Jsps might choose TO
question.
TNHIS is not intended 10 sug-
i gest that the NipponeSe will
or are even expected 10 rebel.
for Macarthur. himself, has re-
peatedly emphasized IN both
public and private conversations
his satisfaction with the coop
GRAFTON he has received up to
this time,
BUt IL does serUs 10 point
M the foet that. WhIs the
general force may be re-.
Rorded ns small numerically
his striking poWer Wiii be Uir,
tuoHy unlimited.
And the Jops plainly 70.
nliIs this.
They had no better example
OF his disregard for the need Of
an imposing show Of brute force
when he took up residence IN
Yokohama with only a few
SQUADS of airborne infantry TO
protect not only an entire air.
drome, but all lines Of commu-
nication and his own head
quarters.
But he Is nOnetheleSS deter
mined to root out the mill
taristic element in Japan, re-
sponsible for the war and
largely the cause of Nippons
wArlike tradition.
To do this, however, MacAr-
thur plans 10 ask Japan 10 do
its own housekeeping under his
guidance.
CTTLL. IL is his avowed inten-
- tion 10 allow Japan as much
freedom as possible in which
10 wash its own dirty linen.
MacArthurs prediction that
the average Jap civilian Will
ioin in this campaign and insist
on getting rid Of all militaristic
and fanatical elements IN the
government has proven 100 per
cent correct, so far.
Civil delegations have pleaded
with MacArthurs staff members
ito assist" in Kidding them
selves of what they term their
own worst enemy.
MacArthur's policy toward
japanese war criminals and the
atrocities committed on kmeri-
can prisoners of war. especially
airmen captured all the way
from Japan 10 New Guinea, Is
divided into two categories.
Military tribunals will un-
doubtedly decide the fate Of
such men as 1t. Gen. Tomoyuk
Yamashita. who has surrendered
in northern Luzon, and of 1t
Gen. MaSaharu Homma, com
mander Of the Japanese garri'
son at Rabaul. as well as GER
tain other officers charged with
specific crimes.
Whether the men respon-
sibls for the attack on Pearl
Harbor and Clark Field in the
PhiIippinss. Dec. 7, 1e4I, WiH
Be also tried BY military
courts or whsther Macarthur
wM force the Japanese RoU-
srnusnt to try its oWn guilty
Leaders for starting the Wdv.
Is stW undecided.
WHATEVER course IL chosen
w however. his staff officers
say Macarthur is inSistent that
there shall he no delay in oh
tanning swift Justice for those
deemed responsible for conceiv-
ing and porpetrating war atroci'
ties.
Early indications strongly
suggest that Macarthur does
not intend 10 pour large
amounts OF American money or
effort into rebuilding japan, any
more than he plans 10 keep a
big garrison force on hand
His plan seems 10 he to au-
thorize only essential ConStruc-
ton. such as better roads be-
tween key points and improved
air strips for heavlcr-type
American planes, along with in
creased wharf facilities and
naval anchoraEes.
MACARTHUR has warned his
vi troops strong y against
determination. hut ordered that
they remain civil st all times
And he demanded that there be