Evening star., 1946-04-05
Macarthur
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Among other business, Russia S pro-
posal to internationalize the Council
secretariat will be discussed at that
time
The Soviet delegates suggestions
that second election be considered
and that Council members be given
advance knowledge of Allied and
imperial DEGREES will be brought to
Gen. McArthurs attention, Maj
Gen. William F. Marquat, Gen. Mac
Arthur's deputy on the Council,
informed Gen. Derevyanko.
Urges Check on Deputies.
Through an interpreter, Gen.
Derevyanko asserted that "the gen.
eral situation in Japan, and increas-
ing activity of reactionary forces
during the election campaign =
gave foundation to presume that
reactionary parties may have
an overwhelming majority and oc-
cupy decisive positions in the new
Diet.
TT would be desirable that the
supreme command " issue within
a few days special public warning
that coming elections would be con-
sidered as a kind of control of the
capability of Japan to create a
responsible and democratic govern
ment and that the supreme
command reserve the right to check
up deputies elected to the Diet, and
in case the majority prove un-
suitable, new elections take place
later"
The conference room across from
Emperor Hirohito's palace glared
with photographers foodlights as
Gen. Macarthur, speaking distinctly
above the whirring movie cameras.
made his plea for peace.
Fears U. N. Failure.
The United Nations must surely
fail, he said, unless nations renounce
their sovereign right to wage war;
and the U. N. international police
force will be "at best but tenn
porary expedient." The alternative:
A totally destructive war"
Outlining Allied occupation poll
cies, Gen Macarthur reported that
"the purposes of the occupation are
now well advanced" He termed
criticism of occupation policies "ill-
conceived" and added that the
critics include some who, opposed
to the guiding principles adopted at
Potsdam and who, unwilling now
to join in full unity of purpose, seek
to foment dissatisfaction in others,
to the end that such principles be
reshaped to their will"
Touching on the new japanese
constitutions remuneration of war,
Gen. Macarthur said:
Such remuneration, while in some
respects a logical sequence to the
destruction of Japan's war-making
potential, goes yet further in its sur
render of the sovereign right of re-
sort to arms in the international
sphere. Japan thereby proclaims
her faith in a society of nations gov
erned by just, tolerant and effective
rules of universal, social and political
morality and intrusts its national
integrity thereto. The cynic may
view such action as demonstrating
but childlike faith in visionary
ideal, but the realiSt will see in 1t
far deeper significance.
Man Gave Up Rights to Society.
He will understand that in the
evolution of society it became neces-
sary for man to surrender certain
rights heretofore inherent in him
self in order that states might be
created vested with sovereign power
over the individuals who collectively
formed them-that foremost Of
these inherent rights thus surren-
dered to the body polite was mans
right to resort to force in the set
tlement of disputes with his neigh
Dor.
The proposal of the Japanese
governments government ovel
people who now have reason to know
the complete failure of war as ar
instrument of national policy-ir
effect but recognizes one further
step in the evolution of mankind
under which nations would develop
for mutual protection against her
yet higher law of international, so.
cial and political morality. Whether
the world is yet ready for so forward
step in the relations between ma.
tions, or whether another and to,
tally destructive war-a war involv.
ing almost mass extermination-
must first be waged, is the grea