The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-13

Into custody by the American at Naha within . day or two. The Filipinos include Jose P, Laurel, who headed the Japanese puppet goV- ernment ct Manila.
 The only two Japanese 50 far In custody were Tojo and Admiral Shigetaro shimada, Navy minister Nt the time of Pearl Harbor, shi- mada was under guard in room at Yokohamas new Grand hotel, which also serves aS MacArthurS headquarters.
 The body of Field Marshal Gen, Sugiyama who committed suicide ct his headquarters yesterday, was removed to the Hatagaya Kasoba flu. neral station and will be cremated. Burial services will be held tomor. row.
 Domei dispatches sought to prove that Ogata, the busted information minister, had no connection with the Black Dragon society and Speeulated that his name might be removed from the list of war crirn- inals.
 Old Leader Dead
 Domei quoted Chiaka Saka, superintendent general Of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Board, as say. ing that he believed Ogata never had belonged to the secret society,
 Saka said Rychei Uchida, another of the leaders of the society, died of old age in August 1888. while Seigo Nakana, leading Fascist poli- tical theorist, committed suicide Tn October le43,
 From on American Military hos- pital at Yokohama came word that the -year-old Tojo slept well and comfortably Wednesday. His tem- perature had dropped to 90 degrees. He had 0 breakfast of oatmeal and coffee, but declined jelly and april cots
 Tojo told United Press Correspon- dent Earnest Hoberecht through an interpreter that he was very pleased ct the treatment he was receiving from the Americans.
 "They are fulfilling every require- ment of international law" Tojo said.
 Tojo said he felt much better, but still suffered some pain in his chest, which he pierced with c re. Volver bullet in his suicide attempt. He said he had contemplated Haras Kiri c long time and knew the time had come when the Americans ar~ rived ct his home to arrest him.
 Tt was impossible for me to com. init HarasKiri in the traditional manner because that requires an assistant who stands behind with 0 beheading sword to deliver the mercy stroke after the knife slash, he said.
 wan. T used ts t.1, f ] pistol because I didn't
 No Comment
 He refused to comment on his forthcoming trial aS Q war crin1- inal and said he had no message for the Japanese people. He waa propped up in bod during the inter- view.
 It. Col, James Perry, the doctor attending Tojo, said the former premier was making excellent progress.
 A Tokyo radio broadcast quoted Count HirohaSh!, former private secretary to Tojo, aS saying that the general once had said that only he-Tojo-and no one else was to blame for the Pacific war.
 Kuroda, former Japanese corr- nander in the Philippines, told an- other United Press correspondent, Frank Tremaine, that Japan lost the war because Of dissenSion be- tween the army and navy, an over estimate of its own industrial strength and failu. to hold the Marianas and the Philippines.
 Kuroda received Tremaine at his honle in the outskistS Of Tokyo. He said he had Just IearneG that he was on the list of wanted war crim. lnalS and did not know why.
 T have no sense Of responsibility" Es said "l acted or orders from Imperial headduarters."
 Ele said he knew Of no lnciaentS duiiflg his command Of the Philip pines that could Iesd 70 his indict- meat
 Whils hs had hsaEa Of war pFis-