Evening star., 1946-06-17
By fhe Associoted Press

chased the Japanese Empire
into a conflict which declared
war on civilization and they
should take responsibility for
destroying civilization"
| Striking back at the internat tional
war crimes prosecutors castigation
of himself and q other defendants,
| the Japanese wartime Premier gave
the Associated Press, through De-
fense Attorney Ichiro Kiyose, this
exclusive statement.
In the statement, entitled ''im-
pressions received from a statement
of the prosecutor" TOTO contended
the prosecution could not prove its
charges that the defendants con-
Spired to dominate the world.
In his first detailed summation OF
his ideas of the causes of the Pa
cific war, TOTO listed:
Il. The pressure of the Anglo
American coalition against the en-
pire after the first great European
war.
p The suppression Of the Gap
anese) empires trade development
by the objection of a certain big
power against the East Asiatic i'm
migration. adoption of high tariff
policy and formation of an eco
nomic bloc. obviously reference
to the United States)
"3. Racial discrimination.
"a. Economic blockading of the
empire Immediately before the war
of Great East Asia through the
joint (Anglo- -American might and
military and economic threat.
IS. Adoption of policy to cause
China to continue resistance and to
cause Japan and China to fight each
other.
IS. Presentation of impossible
proposals to the empire at the last
stage of Japanese American nego-
tiations tprobably just before the
Pearl Harbor attack in 194l.")
Origin of Pacific War.
TOTO in his recapitulation placed
the origin of the Pacific war many
years before the date set by the
prosecution, which in general begins
its case with the preludes to the
Manchurian incident in 1881.
Tojo's mention of racial discrimi-
nation and immigration quotas re-
fers to the bitter controversy over
the immigration Act of 1924.
Asserting that these causes forced
| Japan into a war of self-defense ito
guarantee its own existence" Tojo
declared that this idea should not
be cast away as the cries of a de-
feated nation"
TOTO also asserted that it "is not
clear how it was possible for the
numerous defendants, whose ages
are vastly apart, to carry out joint
conspiracy" as the prosecution
charges.
| Meanwhile, a United States Ma
rine officer testified as the frs
prosecution witness at the trial Of
TOTO and 27 others that Japan.
war plotterS used the schools tt
instill in Nopponese youth the idea
their nation had divine mission
to rule Eastern Asia.
1t. Col. Donald r. Nugent, CHIEF
of Supreme Headquarters Civil In
formation and Education Section
who taught in Japan before the
war, said japanese students We're
told that their Nation eventually
would dominate the world under
one roof"
TOTO leaned forward on his ell
bows, stared at the witness, ano
seemed to show an interest for the
first time since he went on tria
before the international Tribunal
/ Machinegun Instruction.
Col Nugent testified that Japa-
nese pupils were put through fiele
maneuvers, street fighting prob
lens, bayonet drills and machine.
gun instruction.
Such teachings" he said. sin.
culcated in them both International.
ism and militarism. 1t taught then
fanatical devotion to country ane
blind obedience to authority
I DR.. S. Nazumi of the defense stat
> sought to show by cross-ex tior
that Col. Nugent had arrived al
his opinion by talking to only 8
few japanese students.
when the response" Col. Nugen
replied, "is 100 per cent the sam,
opinion, it is apparent the opinion
is a good one"
At the outset, Valentine c. Ham
mack of San Francisco, assistan
prosecutor, charged that beginning
with 1928 the men on trial begal
: to prepare Japan for war.
Accused Hirohito's Adviser.
He accused Marquis Koichi Kidc
former confidential adviser to EN-
peror Hirohito, with completely re
organizing" Japan's educational sys
tenn in 1887 in preparation for hos
tilities.
; Mr.. Hammack declared that prop
: aganda was used to lash the Japa
nese people into frenzy against tn
United States and Great Britain
He said the argument was tina
their aid was the reason why Chin,
, was able to resist Japan.
Chief Justice Sir William Web
announced earlier the court woui'
consider the complaint of defens
attorneys that unsolyed problem
. were hampering their task of pre-
pairing their cases.
: Floyd j. Mattice, Indianapolis
Ind, member of the defense staff
told the court there was insufficien
personnel for the defense, and tina
difficulties in general were 'increas
ing and multiplying
designations Not Explained.
The resigned chief of defens,