The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-11

TOKYO Ar L. $ Secretary
OF War Patterson said today, in
answer to Japanese newspaper
mans questions. that he did not
believe Emperor Hirohitos war
responsibility was such as TO re.
quire his abdicati6n. THAT is a
problem for the Japanese people. ."
Patterson said. adding that the en-
tire question OF the emperor sys-
tenn was covered in the Potsdam
declaration
GRAND RAPIDS -AP-The Rev.
Frank f. Siple. IS, was in Jail today
awaiting circuit court arraignment
after waving examination yester-
day before Justice Willard Mcln-
tyre on a charge OF assault with the
intent TO kill. Rev. Siple, pastor
Of the Southlawn Church OF God,
is accused of striking Lyle Doan.
an elder in the church, with an
iron pipe as the two rode together
in Doan's car New Years Eve.
LONDON --AP- Unable to OBJ
tain ship passage without a long
delay Capt. Godfrey Wikner has
purchased a fourmotored Halifax
bomber from the air ministry 10
take his wife and two children to
Australia.
VIENNA -AP - rehabilitation
protests have led Gen. Mark W.
Clark, commander OF United States
forces in Austria, to appoint a com
mittee TO institute a study OF per
sonnet records in an effort to find
an answer to the problem.
WElRTON, W. vans Larry
Laffe'ty, president OF the Neir,on
Independent Steelworkers Union,
said today that 10000 employees OF
the Weirton Steel Company will
not 20 on strike Sunday midnight
regardless OF action by the Go
United SteelwOrkers.
TOkNO-TNS- Secretary OF war
Robert Patterson indicated today
that Russian and Chinese troops
would not participate in the oCcupa-
tion OF Japan. Patterson declared
rs far as he knows Russia has no
desire to furnish occupation
forces And that he know no
plan involving Chlna's participa-
zion"
WASHINGTON - Up - Gen.
Dwight d. Eisenhower may be cali
ed before all members OF Congress
next week TO explain the Army's
side Of the rehabilitation muddle,
1t was learned today.
PASADENA, Calif.-UP-A very
severe earthquake recorded at
5:54 p. IN. yesterday originated
about $500 miles i~or Pasadena,
possibly in the vicinity of the Fiji
Islands, California Institute OF
Technology seismologists said to-
day.
LONDON-INS-Dr. d. 2. Manu-.
Risky. Ukrainian peoples commits
sar for foreign affairs today was
unanimously elected chairman OF
the political security committee OF
the United Nations Organization.
NOKOHAMA-INS-H Heinrich G.
Stahmer, German ambassador to
Japan. was taken to Sugamo Pri-
son today at the request OF the
Allied Intelligence Corps. Stahm-
or has been living in Yokohama no
tells under [. s. Army guard since
the japanese surrender.
WASHINGTON ms - A fight
for markets between aluminium and
steel was in the cards today as the
new competitive aluminium indus
try sought expanded outlets for its
product. The Aluminium Company
OF America, charged by the gov
eminent with being monopoly,
has opened the door TO competition
by granting the Reconstruction Fin
snce Corporation free use Of all its
patents Tor extracting alumina from
bauXite.
DETROIT-lN S-The United An
tomoble Workers, ClO. renewed
discussions OF their demands for 80
per cent wage increases with the
Ford Motor Company today.
WASHINGTON-AP- President
Truman has chosen Reat Admiral
Earl W. Mills to succeed Vice Ad-
miral Emory S. Land as chairman
OF the L. 5. Maritime Commission
WASHINGTON go AP - The
House Committee on Un-AmeriCan
activities has called General l.. h.
Smith. national director OF the Am.
erica First party. for testimony on
January 80. Ernest Adamson, com
mittee counsel, told newsmen to-
day that Smita would be examined
TO the same extent as representa-
ives OF the JOINT Anu-f asClsl kelu-
gee Committee and the Committee
for Soviet American Friendship
Officials OF the latter two groups
have been asked 10 testify before
the committee Jan. %.
LONDON -AP- Nine CT dele
gates obtained from Mrs. Eleanor
Roosevelt today a promise to carry
to the United States their demand
for quick rehabilitation. The sol
diers met Mrs. Roosevelt at her
room in the Claridge Hotel.
U. S. WEATHER FORECAST
Lower Michigan Cloudy with
light rain tonight: Saturday snow
nurries and colder.
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