St. Paul recorder., 1954-03-12

James Mcheners new tsayonara Random House
s 5o called by the book jacket
quite difficult u s. Army brass made it for
wanted to Npponee girls while they
in Japan
The book claims that despite restrictions
of Army Marines married Jap
girls
cheners story end makes concession
to the buncombe East West West Never
kills off couple
separates other couple Of whom is an Air Forces COM
actress.
Even ending Micheners observations
while country which now wants
ally picture which will plague us in
efforts to win Asiaics to side in the world struggle
Mcheners tale also reveals how frightened Army
Congressman constituent who
happens Apparently the old days enlisted
did not dare write his Congressman Now rules evidently allow
officers not giving him fair deal
appeal his district When soldier gets
a Congressman his side the brass begin to tremble
Mcheners novel a often echoed
namely Japanese make
much better wives than American women
In the story Kelly Major Lloyd
being stupid for wanting to yellow girl says
That's right I'm stupid enough to be love- 1t happens that love
this girl And have to give American citizenship to marry
her that's OK with me-"
defending sweetheart Katsum You
with back the States
bought the with Japanese wives tell
thing they They're in love It's
that simple"
theme the
Later Major against
boys marrying yellow girls suddenly becomes enamoued of Jap
hated Americans This love the main
captain PHILOSOPHERS they
talk about the nerraeial marriages Said he I'm trying to
hundreds and along to-
gether Some of the work in Turkey work China In
America we've constructed our own ways What I'm saying that
of them all prefer the Japanese He laughed and didn't
entirely understand he banged his beer down and shouted IAN
right question: Can imagine Eileen he majors Amer
fiancee) scrubbing your back?"
wrong Japan
Japanese them
fine"
"sayonara" recommended which
already knowtha neither
military received from those in higher authority when they tried to
marry women of their choice who happened to be nonhte
We are indebted to Charles Horn for the opportunity to read
Return to Goh South African Negro
the book described his his native land after
in England where
The book published Faber and Faber Limited
shing
ant Jessie Shepard about $3.50 American
thought interesting
shy written We had the entirely opposite view possibly
Abahams of the graphic troubled
South Africa and its people that have
Always depend
Patton the British papers
longs the cooed population which
half and which until recent years looked down with contempt
the
cause of the non-whe of black and Indian South Africa
the spares cooured
the English and Boer Europeans in his appraisal of terrible
tragedy which is South Africa.
Students OF the struggle the world between
white views the peoples and their vested interests and the
which is taking place
Abrahams throughout
whites South
Communist orbit because the
Malans Afrkane any hope
whites
Abrahams thesis
aspirations complete
y npervious
exploitation
any part of the Black Continent.
We particularly liked the restrained
which Abrahams attacked his
Many profit approach prob
lem of and with objectvty
uation neither all black
betray with
port Of the faults of anti Negro white
writers usually understandably
message quite they report
the fairness should
porter the contemporary
Adxertisers Here ore Cnmmunitu Friends