The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-11-19
Nixon Calls Japan Disarming
"A Mistake Made By The US.
Dramatic Review
OF Policy Il
Pleasing To Japs
~ Russell sRInGs

~ Ng9Selk eNtNes
TOKYO R-US. Vice President
Richard Nixon, IN q bold BID Cor
. rearmed Japan. sad today the
United States made . mistake IN
1895" when 4 ordered destruetion
Of the remnants Of japanese mill
tary might.
Nixon's dramatic review 81
American policy first startled. then
obviously pleased some 100 top
japanese leaders. There was
quick praise from japanese Who
long have insisted demiliiariaaiion
vas q costly mistake.
We misjudged he intentions of
Soviet leaders" 81 the end Of
World War II. Nlxon told the In.
fluential Japan-Ameriea Society.
Red Threat Melted
Since then. be sad. the threat
from the Communist nati0nx-Nith
the threat eentered In Moscow"
has prevented the free world from
living IN peace.
n Is because we want peace
and believe In PEACE" Nixon
added. that &c (the United
Statesl have rearmed since lsss
and we believe that Japan and
other nations srould share the
same responsibility.
We felt disarmament Was prop
er in let6 We locked ahead.
hopinE against ng2e that Il would
Be possible % attain . peaceful
world siaes thst tine. ne Con.
munisi threat has gained In power
wars have begun.
N we SAINT peace. we must be
militarIly sirongeF than the Com.
munlst nations"
SER Lias lnassvssssd
Informed quarters said Nixon's
speech apparently tnauguraied q
nsw sofi line u persuasion IN deal.
ina With Japan.
The japanese strongly resented
statsments By Sea. william w.
knodlahd 1R-CaliD. q. s. senate
majority leader. and US Secre-
tary Of State Dulles which they IN
terpreted 10 mean Japan must re-.
arm 10 obtain future aid.
Both knowlsnd and Dulles urged
Japan 10 furnish more a is de.
tense forces and 10 lean less heavi.
ID CO the United States
Nrxon spoke from notes. n wss
the strongest speech Of has eood.
wm tour through the Orient
Pleased japanese said Il was the
firsi top-level admission that any
thing was wrong with TIE Us. oe.
eupatlon Of Japan.
Nixon stressed
Japan Is . key h4sti0n for the
defense II Asa.
N Japan fails. al q Asa fals
keulss. 4 Asa falls. Japan
falls too.
The vice prekIdsni and bis party
leave Friday Coo two-hour
glimpse q the milsi.blglion dollar
American defense establishment
o. 0kinawa On the way 10 Manila
Nixon wound ap ms Japan visit
~ eonftrFing agaia With Prime
Minister Shiguru Yoshida and OR.
e. japanese leaders. then attend.
IS . special Performance ~
Ihe traditi0nal japanese kabuki
drama
oshsr Pesass
Nlx0n made these osher points
In us luncheon speech:
!. The United states wants IA.
pan and Korea 10 settle al en-
plosive diplomatic impasss over
hshsins nights AL ether postwar
quesii0ns
z Ihe administrator intends %
try expanding Jspsnsss trade, par.
tirulariy % southeast Asa.
J. We waa surprised thai there
= - very little anti -AmeTieanism"
IL Japan
q ne United states intends 10
remain stronE. despite military
oadgei cuts. ard al be ready
b neEoiiats utfh to Commaaists
shen -we have deeds and not msi
sords as 10 chat TIER iniensions
are
Tie wee presidsni apparpnfly
iook . ealeuiaied r.sk n sdmlfunR
a. American mistake On rearma.
merit.
Tie purpose obsioakly was %
tConnnaed On Pare Twol
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