La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, August 21, 1945, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextTHE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, OREGON Tuesday, August 21,' 1940 m- Page Four i . JOKOHITO'S ROLE I .. .......J?.. , I kLJI if JMPEROR HIROHITO of Japan Is In theory the absolute owner and ruler of Ills country and his people. He is God, and as such the highest being In the Jap anese universe, . to whom every thing belongs. He Is an Emperor who, by virtue at te notional faith, the national tradition, and the national constitution, com bines in himself all the rights of national sovereignty, to the com plete exclusion of the Japanese people who have been granted civil rights but possess no sover eign rights not even In theory. He is, finally, the High Priest of the nation, and as sue) Its spirit ual head. Whatever decisions he makes, or whatever decisions re ceive the Imperial sanction, are therefore acts of God, acts of an autocrat, and prophesies of a High Priest which engage all the religious and political energies of the nation, and to challenge which would be both blasphemy and po litical suicide. . Holding such a unique position, the Japanese Emperor can be a great force for good, and an equally great force for evil. The record of Hirohito's reign, which Ironically enough is called by the name of "Radiant Peace," is one of unmitigated evil, culminating In the Pacific war, and Indirectly In the whole world war. Hirohito's Record It Is true that Hirohito's sins are primarily those at omission rather than commission. It is fur ther true that HIrohlto person' ally is supposed to be a western ized liberal who loves peace, and In particular opposed both the al liance with , Germany and war against tne united states. It Is quite likely that he acted at least as a brake on the developments that led to Pearl Harbor. But Hirohlto has been a Will ng puppet. He has been so partly jecause of a weakness of char acter that runs through the whole dynasty which has produced few strong men. This weakness, which has permitted unscrupulous mili ; tary upstarts to use the author . ity of the throne as a cover for their own ambitions, makes the Japanese throne an everlasting ; menace for tho future. For who , ever can control Japan's God has also tho whole nation at his com ' mand. It is also possible that, . like so many so-called Japanese . liberals, he has been really in agreement with the general alms of Japanese expansion, though . shrinking from its inevitable con sequences. The indications arc that tho latter is the case. ,' Nobody knows whether he be . llevcs in his own divinity, but ho has never raised his vplce to op- Our Boarding House With Major Hoople Out Our Way J.R. Williams 50 BrVmTCB QLMT VlOMDERlMG WrWTHE SCENERY ALL LOOKED AUKe SINCE SUNRISE - : RB STOCK OfO Symbol of "Radiant Peace" 1938 Hirohito's reign, which ironically enouoh Is called by PHe name'Of "Radiant Peace," -culminated Indirectly, in. world, war.! pose or condemn that Interpre tation of tiio Hakko Ichiu prin ciple which proclaims him Em peror of the World. On tho con trary, he has constantly supported it by issuing Imperial Rescripts based on it. He has never opposed or con demned the Japanese aggression that began in Manchuria in 1931 and led to the Pacific War. On the contrary, he issued Imperial Re scripts supporting it aa well as Japan's secession from the League of Nutions, thus giving them his divine, imperial, and priestly blessings. . people for a "Haly War" for the destruction of the United States and the British Empire, and he has specifically acknowledged the Japanese "warriors", as his own representatives. Never Opposed Atrocities Ho has never opposed or con demned the shocking atrocities which are an integral port of Jap. anese warfare and which were first exemplified in the rape of Nanking. Nor can ho plead that he had no knowledge of them. It was his younger brother, Prince Asoko, who was in command at Nanking, and it is inconceivable under Japanese traditions that the younger brother did not describe in detail to his elder brother just wnat Happened at Nunking. Ho presided over that fateful Imperial Conference on July 2, itm, wiiicn agreed on the con quest of East Asia even at the risk of war with the United States and the British Empire a deci sion that already envisaged Pearl Harbor. Ho Issued the Imperial Rescript declaring war against the United Stntes and the British Empire to carry lorwnrd the tusk be queathed by Our Forefathers" which calls for extending his rule until it embraces the world. He has finally, within the limits of his ofllce, done everything pos sible to mobilize the Japanese THIS is the record: . "TTnhnnnltv thara avl, V twecn Our Empire and the League of Nations a wide divergence of view in this regard (conquest df Manchuria), and It has developed upon Us to cause Our government to take, upon mature deliberation, the necessary steps for the with drawal of Our Empire from the League." Imperial Rescript on Japan's withdrawal from the League of Nations, March 27, 1933. "Eager for the realization of their inordinate ambition to dom inate the Orient, both America and Britain, giving support to the Chungking regime, have aggra vated the disturbance In East Asia. Moreover, these two powers, In ducing other countries to follow suit, increased military prepara tions on all sides of Our Empire to challenge us. Thev have ob structed by every means Our peaceful commerce, and finally resorted to direct fceverance of economic relations, menacing gravely the exist- -.ce of Our Em pire. The situation being such as it is, Our Empire for its existence and self-defense has no other re course but to appeal to arms and to crush every obstacle in its path." Imperial Rescript declar ing war against the United States and Britain, Dec. 8, 1941. "I express ioy to see our goal realized step by step." Hirohlto to Hitler on the anniversary of Pearl Harbor, Dec. 8, 1943. (NEXT: The Plan of World Conquest) THAT INSPIRES APTSR THIS , TRIP LET'S ALL GOTO NI&UT, SCHOOL AMD STUDY FOE. JOBS SITTING OrO i VENTRILOQUISTS , rJOWl T ONDER- STANO m GLOW ING SUCCESS A ' QTEERSVA AN - TRAVELING IMO . PLACe LIKE A MECBY-60-SOUND CWDOCTOR, 2- vWIS s novo WASHltf&TOrtDlDttfT CROSS TU.& -DELAWARE CflWt tM BY Ml ITHVICt. WC. T. M. Mfc V . WT. Off. fSgf MO! p him -jn I Y -. WE'LL HAVE TO V- - . TV' SsSfI GIVE HIM THE ' X STAND GUARD ...., : IS El MONEY.' I DON'T Wfl TILL HE'S IN THE ZZ,s If-1 WANT HIM SHOWING CHAIK--VOU -WgJ, . . ' Wjn UP AGAIN WITH ONE -Jfwk WATCH IN FRONT (ZS&f? . S1 OF THOSE HORSE- VlH AND I'LL RUN Vtr-.' vyZ CLIPPER HAIRCUTS 1 i AEOUNP TO THE iWMiW)0) ' ? jvV A BARN BARBERJp ACK PCOgy i2Mr M D) . ' ' '''' T,a.i - M t. tiitcut fr. off. 8-22 !T.c?.vvlU.!ftrt& BORN THIRTY YEARS TOO SOON . Or. tOYHfMHYKJ.Wa.- Boots and Her Buddies By Edgar Martin WHY, I VOO TO 1 1 OWfXY HOW Fall Decorating! By MRS. ANNE CABOT Planning to "do" over ynur own bedroom or the guest room this autumn? A smartly tailored bedspread in rayon silk, in chintz or cretonne or in one of the unit ed pastel cottons will work won ders in helping create a new room! Making ynur own saves a nice piece of money and Is easy to cut, sew and finish. To obtain complete instruc tions for making Tailored lied Covers for both single and dou ble beds (pattern No. 5752) yard ages given, how lo measure, scam finishes, flounce and' pleating il lustrations given, send 15 cents in coin, plus 1 cent postage, your name, address and the pattern number to Anne Cabot, I,u Grande Evening Observer, 70f Mission St., San Francisco, Calif. Official Records Water Turned Ofi, Aug. 20: Joe S. Moore, WJ8 Division street; Hallie S. Cross. 21102 lliich street; Mrs. A. L. Talker, i')2 Maple street. Water Turned On: Merle V. Eller, 1 120 7. iivi inip; H. H. Srhroth, 212 Depot street; Hallie S. Crnsts, lull X avenue; Ralph Cross, 2KI2 Birch street. 'Tree Grows In Brooklyn' Opens Wednesday Here With the release of the eagerly awaited 20th Century-Fox film version of Hetty Smith's "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn," the best selling hook in years, will judg ing by unprecedented Hollywood preview acclaim become the best-loved picture of a lifetime, which opens Wednesday al the Liberty tlualer Tile rolo of "Katie" is played by Doroll'.y Mclluire; James Dunn is seen ns "Johnny No lan"; Joan Hlondell is "Aunt Sis sy"; IVggy Ann Garner is "Kran cie"; Ted Donaldson is "Nccley," and I.loycl Nolan is "Officer Mc Shane." Dorothy McGuire's portrayal of "Katie" is one of (lie greatest achievements in all of Holly wood history. Queen Mary, Three Other Transports Arrive With Troops NKW YOliK, Aug- -'I (UP) The Queen Mary and three other liansports, carrying I(i,li5:i troops, dock li.'re today. Many members of the Moth di vision arrive aboard the Queen Mary which carried 14,00!) sol diers who will gi. tn camp Kil mer. N. J., for prueessing. 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