Evening star., 1946-01-07
Manila
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demonstrated outside the Office of
Gen. Styer.
Mr.. Baumgardner said Filipino
night supervisor was on duty early
today when a man wearing an
American Army officers uniform en-
tered the Office, demanded to see
the files, and read them.
The manager declared that who
ever the man was. he had no author
ity to examine the files, violated the
civil and criminal codes, and he had
called the matter to the attention
of Gen. Styer.
You can be certain that the ex-
animation of the cable Office files
was without the knowledge or ap-
proval of Gen. Styer," said 1t. Col
A. R. Hurd, public relations officer
mo statement can be made until
an investigation is completed tc
determine whether any investigator
of this command is guilty."
Earlier the committee of five per-
sonally placed the mems complaint
in the hands of Gen. Styer after a
parade of about 5000 soldiers to
headquarters during the morning.
CT committeeman also sought to
voice their complaints to Secretary
of War Patterson on his expected
arrival here-but learned he has
decided to bypass Manila on his
current world tour
International Change Cited.
Gen. Styer told the committeeman
that the changing internationa
situation forbade sending all elig-
ible men home Immediately.
Military police said all the DEM
onstrations had been orderly, ano
even good-natured, but Gen. Styel
asked that the mass meeting helo
tonight be called off. The commit
teemen said it was too late to do so
The general refused an invitation
to address the meeting, but sent his
statement instead
mo matter how good your inten-
tions," Gen. Styer told the commit.
tee, II am afraid some hotheads will
cause trouble and somebody will gel
hurt"
The general also said the mas.
meeting would have bad influence
on the residents of the Philippines
Members of the GI COMMITTEES
besides Schiffrin are TIA Sheldor
Newberger of Chicago, T/5 Herber
Levine, jr., of New York City; Stat
Sergt. William Kennedy of Newport
N. H., and Staff Sergt. Ira Gollobil
of New York City.
War Department Blamed.
I'VE don't blame the Army force
of the Western Pacific, we blam
the War Department" said Sergt
Kennedy.
The War Department on Januar,
announced a showdown of the de
mobilization program and delay il
the rate of returning troops home
because of difficulties in getting re
placements for overseas service.
The GI demonstrators, by wore
and by mimeographed pamphlet
which suddenly appeared along tn
routes of march, said there had beef
much 'snafu' and contradiction
over redeployment, and bitterl,
criticized the War Department ant
Army brass hats"
The soldier speakers, counselin
the men against excesses, said the
hoped to put their case before Con
gresslonal investigation committee
scheduled to visit Manila.
Gen. Styer told the committee
men he would arrange a meeting
if the men desired it, with Senat
subcommittee due in about a wee
to investigate military surpluses an
postwar bases in the Pacific.
Urges Aid of Families.
One of the pamphlets, typical {
) several that appeared, called on tn
, soldiers to write to their familie
telling them about the situatio
out here and urging them to writ
their Congressman, requesting thel
to put pressure on the War Depart
ment to release u.s.
According to a War Departmer
spokesman, the pamphlet cor
Uinued, Rehabilitation is proceed
ing at alarming rapidity.
, Alarming from whose point {
view? Alarming to generals an
, colonies who want to go on playin
war and who do not want to 60 bac
to being captains and majors
Alarming to businessmen WI
stand to make money having the
l investment rebuilt at Army e.
pense? Alarming to the State d.
parmtent which wants an army
back its imperialism in the F,
East?" -.
One outfit announced it was CO
lecting money from it's members
buy advertising in newspapers