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tBE- MIRROR
House Votes Return to Standard Time
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New Byrnes Aide
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Meeting; of Foreign Ministers
(I_EFT)> The house interstate* commerce'committee has voted to da away with war time1 at the end1 of' ttie^ mlanth.- Representative Ly-le-H. Boren-of Okikhoma,
author of the measure, is shown checking his wnist watch with clock on his office wall. Standard time will start at 2 A.. M. Sunday, September 30___;. (€RN.DEJ_-)-
Donald S. Russell of Spartanburg, S. C, is shown at his desk in the State Department in Washington after being, named an Assistant Secretary of State. (RIGHT.)
U: Si Secretary of State (left*) shakes-hands-with Russia's Foreign-Minister Molotov as-they met at opening of conference of foreign- ministers of the United States,
Britain, Russia- China, and. Enance in London:. They will tackle problems of post-war would, of which there are many, not the least of which is the fear ofi a-flare-up-
in the Balkans.
ELIEVE IT
(From Page Two)
in our hands, this-is like a hot transaction in last year's snow. MacArthur too has told, the press and: radio
when and where to-get off. Oh yeah!
Breeding revolution through- tyranny, the Japs retort.
The problem before Japan is nDt
that of making war, but of remttkingt
her society fit for the family of nations, and in this field the power instruments of the emperor and his circle remain untouched. In fact, it
might be said- that we are one of
them. Whatever the emperor's useful-
|ness to us may once1 have been, it is
fading, and it is time- for a much
greater assumption of responsibility
by ourselves. Japan must be rendered
something closer to the statelessness
through which alone she can come
to reintegration. We must nut throw
away the purpose of ocouption just
So. make occupation, smoother; rem-
irtiering it efficiently meaningless.
Yes, it is quite a hubbub. See any
reason why Hirohito should be fondled any more- than' Hitler should be,
ware he alive, or than we should hay-S'
showered palms on' Mussolini? Is
kingship, or sun-godship, license to
go after even Asia, say nothing of
the crack taken at us a la Pearl' Harbor? I_s- Ptesidknt Truman's rewardL
ing of Ex-Senator Bennet "Chump''
Clark, retired by his own. party in bis
own state, for "America Firstism,"
by making him judge of the District
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of Columbia court of appeals, evid-
earc-acal- a. symptom ? N&more of that,
Mr. President. "Copperheadism'' like
that of "Chump" Clark, and Burton
"Kraut" Wheeler, is not at a premium in the United States — any
mo_s__ witfiin tihe Democratic party,
than in the-Republican party.
* * * *
Supreme Commander Mac-
Arthur says
his critics
don't under-
stand' but
somehow there
has-been'a> con-
si d e r a b 1 e
change in his attitude since the "yell"
went up. Maybe the American people don't understand thoroughly but
how much better is he? Sometimes
you can see things about as well from
long as from close range, dependent
upon whether you are far or- nearsighted — as the old-timers used to
calll -it. Perhaps General- MacArthur
has been pursuing the.-easiest, way so
far, all the way from Corregidor to
Australia, and back via Guadalcanal,
etc., and the Philippines, and lots of
lives- have been saved, but just now
than is "water over the damj" much'
so as though a- million instead of
lied Fronts
300;000' had been killed;—in both
the Pacific and Europe. Now, however, the fighting, is over, and we. are
looking to the peace and the recon-
str-uction of Japan, Geumany and flatly into, peaceful' somethings, shorn of
their war - aggressing propensities.
America; that is,, the people of America; are taking a "farsight" at the
situation now; contemplating no
more Pacific or European wars for
their children, grandchildren, or great
grandchildren to fight from that
quarter.
Moves of the last few days do
make things- look better over there.
Listing of 74 war criminals, and 33
of them dead, or in the hoosegow,
hospitals, or guarded at) home, looks-
as though negotiations may have
stopped. Ordfers1 to Premier' Prince
Haruhika- Higasit-K-uni^ to account for
all. A-llied- property, and property of
Allied peoples? siezed since Pearl Har*
bor, and-that he see to it that the Japanese radio;and press; close their traps,
nagging at the American, occupation,
savors more backbonish than earlier;,
dear Alfonso dear Gastonian. Radio:
and press-charges of rape: and murder
against the American army of occupation, stirring the Japanese to resentment and rage, while none such
has been going on, is typical of Nippon thanks for the tolerances that
MacArthur had: been indulging.
By Kenesaw Mountain Landis II
Cftf REGRET," President. Truman told
t congress, "that you have been
oompellfed. to cut- short your reeess;
ipjKDiod."
A lot of things happened, while con-:
jjresss was out on the1 playground! The?
atomic bomb, the su__re_ndeu of Japan}.
two million men suddenly unemployed.
"I know," said M_\ Truman; "that you
have- heem just as anxious- as any of us
to meet the problems which naturally
have been crowded down upon us with
the surrender of the Japanese."
But congress seemed more eager to
play politics. A proposal to investigate
Pearl- Harbor went whooping through*
;bo.th houses the very .first thing.
Much as Pearl. Harbor needs investi- -
gating, the enthusiasm of the Republi-
iGanswas-a remark-able'thing.
In their reckless desire to get Roosevelt, they insisted that the inquiry be
broadened to include the" whole scope
iof our.' unpreparedness—apparently forgetting- that they themselves had voted"
to end the draft on the eve of Pearl
Harbor.
Maybe they took Mr. Truman too seriously when he praised congress for having-"most energetically and; patriotically"
devoted" its> tamo, energies and capabilities to the immediate problems ofi war
and to the long-range problems of
pesce."
The president went very far indeed.
"L wish," he said;."to take-■______• appei*--
tunity an, behalf- of the nation to congratulate you on the great victory, which
has been won:—in which you played so
important; a part."'
He even suggested that the members
increase their own salaries, from $10,000
©st- Importance
to $2.0/000 a year, a proposal which met
with bipartisan approval".
But congress showed little enthusiasm
fair tha: rest ofTthe p_-e__k_ent's program.
The- suggestion that unemployment
benefits* should, be raised to $25-a week
was considered impractical, and 18 out
of 25 members of the ways and means
committee are-reported to be against it
"This is the kick-off, t____? begins, the
campaign of '46," said Representative
Hhlleck (Indiana), chairman of the Republican congressional" campaign committee:
Denouncing Mr, Ttuman's- mild proposal for some form of public slum
clearance as "socialized housing;" Mr.
Halleck said the Republicans would Win
on "the issue of old-fashioned conservatism." -^^
.What congress would do with the
atbmic bomb was not immediately- ascertained, but it was assumed that U
would try to keep; as secret as" possible
this mo__t radical development.
Senator Taft sought to eliminate one-
danger in the full employment hill by
modifying; the "right to work" provision, which he said was in the Soviet
constitution.
All this- is very well, but eongresp-
must talk fast ifi it want& u_? to^ t__i___r. it.
is socialistic to do anything, but cais __" its
own salaries.
The- argument has been made that a
certain amount af unemployment may
be good* foir ouir system. Congressmen
should be? careful1 thattwe doitft apply
that idea, to the present congress..
There is one form of public slum
clearance we*!! -ail be for if congreap-
doesn't get. busy,, and that will, be te
renovate the house and senate.
But America is still inquiring why
not Hirohito at] the head of the list
of. war criminals, instead of Tojo,
much as Hitler would be there, were
he believed alive, among the war
criminals of the Nazis? Maybe it can
be blamed somewhat upon Secretary
of State Byrnes who qualified the
Potsdam proclamation with the concession that the emperor would be required to obey orders of the Allied
high command-—much as to say his
services would be required. Very well,
general, make good use of that servicer not bad use; It is said that not an
American soldier has been killed, injured; or even insulted by the Japanese, since the occupation, but the
lying propaganda handed out by
the radio amd press, within their in-
terpretatiotr of guaranteed freedom,
could" only tend to promote Japanese
resentfulness — despite outward pretenses of amity.-
These information, agencies have
been keeping up a continuous torn
torn; no Japan wasn't licked,—the
surrender came through the magnanimity of the imperial sun-god. We
all want to give General MacArthur
the hest of it, but we don't want him
to give1 us the worst of it. Though'
we took, a very round-about reach
from Pearl Harbor and Manila, via
Australia back to Manila before Tokyo, saving maybe hundreds of thousands of. lives, we are now in
Tokyo,—and our job from here on
is disciplinarian with: the full knowledge to the Japanese that they are
licked and are being disciplined.
Youll-be seein' me
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