Evening star., 1952-02-29
Protecting Japan


Although numerous Tokyo critics have Al.
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slHhed by Tile Ublted saths. ana 6hbafl iiiefty
btts forth the administrative ARRANGEMENTS Ii
BIZ fbllBwed IN eatryltB Out the special seeurity
pact that Was worked 6ut last fall between our
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peaee treaty beeeHes effective ana pHts on end
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thFaHgh the BAltea ARtlana aF ether lnteFnR-
tahal channels
FagetheF with the peace treaty, this BapR-
nese American accord has already been Fatlhea
by the Parliament In FNkya, and AHr own Sen
ate-Hn the strength nf The FaFelgn Relations
pammlttee's unanimous recommendation en-
pepted 10 complete tho FatihpRtl9n process In
the near future What this means Ia that japan
soan will he restored to full sovereignty and ND
nf its status a. an occupied enemy land, How
ever, since 1t Ia In Q dlsaFmed state at present,
1t win he incapable OF effective self-defense for
q long time to come, and that Is why 1t has
entered upon the special security pact with vs.,
plus the new administrative agreement,
The agFeement-which does not have to be
ratified either here or In Tokyo-covers financial,
legal, operational and other matters bearing
upon the conditions that are to govern our forces
over there during the post-occupation period.
The most important provisions include the fol-
lowing: Q) Japan Is to furnish the necessary
facilities for those forces ~ 1t will grant q
wide area Of tax exemption to our military per-
sonnel and TO civilian "components," like Red
Cross workers and Army employees; and 90 the
United States within the framework OF Japanese
law, will retain Jurisdiction over any Of these
Americans who may commit crimes.
II Is this last point In particular that has
been subjected to considerable attack In Tokyo
as a grant Of extraterrtorial rights. But such
criticism, as explained by an American spokes.
man, Is altogether unjustihed because the ira
dtional meaning OF extraterritoriality Is that
you bring your own law with you" whereas
under the administrative agreement our authori-
ties will enforce Japanese law, even though the
arrests themselves are to be made only by our
military police. Further, the agreement provides
that the United States, Just as soon as Senate
approval Is forthcoming, will substitute the GRIM
inal procedure adopted by the North Atlantic
Treaty OrganZation-a substitution that would
give Jurisdiction to Japan In crimes committed
by any OF our personnel while OF duty or be-
yond the bounds Of our installations.
In other words, the extraterritorial issue
which Japanese Communists can be counted
upon to exploit TO the full--does not have any
real substance. The administrative agreement
Is designed solely and simply TO set up the
machinery needed for the smooth and efflcient
functioning Of the security pact which In turn Is
needed to safeguard Japafi--and In larger sense
to safeguard the position Of the free world In
Asla--against the menace Of internal and en-.
terhsi Red attack.
T'he Japanese people, a6uteiy aware Of
events In nearby Korea and OF thelf present eoa-
pafative defehseiessfiess fully realize that this
menace IA not imaginary Faf from being inlsed
by propaganda about eKtFatefFit0Flaiity, the
vast majority OF them weieene the pact aid the
lRiplementlng agreement % 0 feAftenihe guAFu
antee that they viii not fall easy prey 70 the
seVlet conspiracy a. they strive new 70 eet back
on their feet O. On eauai In the family 0l free
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