Evening star., 1951-08-23
Macarthur Proposes
Security Forces for
Protection Of Japan
(Contipued From First Page.)

The United States was only one
|of the nations he represented"
Gen. Whitney added:
when the President ignored
Gen. Macarthur in naming the
United States delegates to the
treaty conference, he precluded
every appropriate manner by
which the general could appear
before the conferL Ice"
The text of the correspondence
between Gen. Macarthur and the
japanese prime minister follows.
From Mr.. Yoshida to Gen. Mac
Arthur, July 13:
"The text of the japanese
peace treaty was made public to-
day. / have also been informed
that September 4th has been set
as the date for the signing of ii
at San Francisco.
"On this joyful day I desire to
express the profound gratitude of
myself and my government to you
who have long been a vigorous
proponent of an early peace for
Japan. 1t is gratifying that your
efforts and exhortations have
borne fruit. A fair and magnani-
nous treaty has been written en-
bodying the principles as laid
down first by you. I only regret
/ cannot see and thank you in
person"
: Reply From Macarthur.
From Gen. Macarthur to Mr..
Yoshida. August 20:
II am delighted to have before
me your thoughtful and generous
note of July 18th.
II rejoice with you and the
Japanese people that a fair and
just treaty is projected for early
conSumation: 1t is indeed a
source of immense personal salts
faction that the spiritual and
moral values which throughout
have guided the formulation of
occupation policy will find per-
manent reflection in the instru-
ment designed formally to restore
the peace. Thereby, Japan will
reaSSume position of dignity
and equality within the family of
nations and take a firm and in
vincible stand with the free world
to repel those evil forces of inter-
national Communist tyranny
which seek covertly or by force
of arms to destroy freedom.
Upon the political, economic
and social base established so
largely under your distinguished
leadership, Japan's history lies be-
fore It. Continue faithful ad-
herence to the following sound
political policies and principles of
good government and healthy ma
tional progress will be assured.
Public morality is the touch
stone Of the peoples faith in the
integrity Of the governmental
process.
"Rstraint and frugality in the
use of the public purse produces
economic stability, encourages in
dividual thrift and minimizes the
burden of taxation.
Avoidance of the excessive CEN
tralization of the political power
safeguards against the danger of
totalitarian rule with the sup.
preston of personal liberty, ad-
vances the concept of local au-
tonomy and develops an acute
consciousness in the individual
citizen of his political RESPONSE
bility. Undue paternalism in gov
ernment tends to sap the creative
potential and impair initiative and
energy in those who thereby come
to regard governmental subsidy
as an inalienable right.
Calls for Free Enterprise.
"The preservation, inviolate, of
the economic system based upon
free, private, competitive enter
prise alone maximizes the initia-
tive, the energy and in the end
the productive capacity of the
people.
THE vigorous and faithful i'm
fermentation of the existing land
laws providing land ownership for
agricultural workers and Of the
labor laws providing industrial
workers a voice in the conditions
of their employment is mandatory
If these all-important segments
of japanese society are to enjoy
their rightful dignity and opportu-
nifty, and social unrest based upon
grievance is to be avoided.
"The bill of rights ordained by
the constitution must be vigilantly
preserved If the government would
be assured the peoples full sup
port. Public criticism should be
rather than suppressed
as providing a powerful check
against the evils Of maladminis-
tration Of the political power.
Freedom of speech as an in
alienable right should never be
challenged unless it directly vio-
lates the laws governing libel and
SANDER.
Individual Rights.
"The courts must function as
the champion of human justice
and the police power be exercised
with primary regard to individual
rights
Without sacrifice of the prin-
ciples of justice the devious ad-
vances of international commu-
nism must be firmly repelled as
a threat to internal peace and
the national security. To such
end, so long as existing interna-I
tional tensions exist in Asia, ade-
quate security forces should be
maintained to safeguard Japan's
internal peace against any threat