The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-01-03
Divided Control
Over the japanese
Is RegrettobIe
By Charles d. Rowe

By Charles d. Rowe
Hindsight is always so much
wiser than foresight Yes, it is so
much easier to be wise in consider
ling how a difficult problem ought
to have been handled after the
event than to be able to generate
equal wisdom before the task has
! been tackled Yet the handling of
the German problem by the four
great powers is a cogent example
giving one the opportunity to voice
that provoking old saw, Il told you
so"
The establishing of wise and
stable government over the German
people and the reconstruction of
/ the industrial and educational fac
tors Of the nation provided pro
/ blem of unquestioned difficulty To
split that up between four nations,
with each employing its own diver
gent methods and ideas was prOba-
baly one of the best plans that could
| have been devised to create confu-
sion. And that is just what hap
pened in the reconstruction Of
/ Germany After all, perhaps that
| is the best arrangement that could
have been put into effect at the
close of fighting because of the
conditions faced by the victorious
allies. But it was not an efficient
set-up and results are proving the
truth of that statement.
Despite the poor results accom-
plished in Germany through four
handed and divided control it now
looks as though a similar though
somewhat modified plan is going to
be tried with Japan Macarthur,
as supreme commander and sole
administrator over the japanese,
has been doing a wonderful job.
Every unprejudiced person admits
that. A else program of rebuilding
the japanese government and
bringing more liberties to the down
trodden Japanese people has been
devised and put into effect with
most pleasing degree of efficiency
and success Now, however, that
method of One-man control, is to be
Russians and Chinese are to JOIN
with the United States in forming an
advisory commission to confer with
and advise Macarthur While Mac
Arthur is still to have final and de-
gliding decision on most problems
vet this arrangement poses another
four-power interference with an
administration that has been NOV
ing along most smoothly and most
effectively. It is to be regretted
hat our state department has not
only consented to the new arrange
ment but had, in fact, sought it. 1t
is to be regretted regularly regula
now comes out that Macarthur was
opposed to it but says he will of
course do everything possible to
make the new method workable.
While thinking of the excellent
work done by General Macarthur,
we should like to emphasize state
ment made by him in victory
broadcast given to the world on
September l. Said General Mac
Arthur. >.
MILITARY dllldAlANi DeAAoAAN~I
power, League of Nations-all IN
turn failed -. We have had our
last chance. If we do not now de-
wise some greater and more equita-
BILE system Armageddon will be at
our door. The problem basically IS
theological and involves a spiritual
recrudescence and improvement OF
human character that will synchro-
nize with our almost matchless ad-
vance in science, art, literature and
all material and cultural develop
ments of the past two thousand
years. It must be Of the spirit II
we are to save the flesh.
That's a wise thought to carry
with US into the new year. And 1t
would be good medicine for many
of the ills that are besetting us right
here in America. 1T must be OF
the spirit if we are to save the
flesh
An explosion and resulting fire in
coal mine at Pineville, KY, have
taken the lives of a number of men.
And of course tragedy and heart
ache always follow.
Press reports state that the mine