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Friday. March 17. 1950 Tl SIX MEDFOBD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Z o a ft ti tl c t Communism In Japan. Believed To Be Hitting Downward Path By Earnest Hoberecht United Press Correspondent Tokyo, Mar. 17 (U.PJ Com munist strength seems to be on the wane in Japan, Many persons believe that So viet demands lor trial or tm- peror Hirohito as a war criminal meant that the Russians are "writing of!" Japan as a lost cause. The demands certainly cost both Russia and the communist party in Japan much of the progress they had made with Japanese masses. Headed Downhill Communist-led strikes and several cases of violence attrib uted to communists have still fur ther alienated the orderly-minded Japanese. Qualified observers, including many top officials in Gen. Doug las MacArthurs ncaaquariers, believe the Japanese Communist nartv is headed downhill alter attracting some popular support following Japan s surrender. The party was outlawed and went underground in the 1920s. The government made a deter mined effort to stamp it out al together March 15, 1928, when it rounded up and imprisoned more than 1,000 communists. The an niversary of that date was an occasion for party commemora tion. Communiits Liberated With the end of the war, Mac Arthur liberated the imprisoned communists along with all other political prisoners. The communist party now has the same rights as any other po litical party in Japan. It will be permitted to continue its legal existence so long as its members obey the laws of the land. Premier Shigeru Yoshida on several occasions had indicated a desire to outlaw the commun ist party. But he has made no formal demand for it ana tne diet (parliament) has taken no action. The party .claims a member ship of about 90,000 in Japan. Well-informed observers believe the true figure is nearer 180,000. Communists hold 35 of the 488 seats in the national house of representatives. In the last election, commun ist candidates polled about 2,980,000 votes. About half were believed cast by communist par ty members or sympathizers. The rest were believed to have been "protest votes" against the gov ernment parties. The party is headed by Kyu Ichi Tokuda, who was imprisoned in the 1928 round-up and spent 18 years behind bars. Sanzo Nozaka, the No. 2 com munist in Japan, escaped to China at the time of the 1928 affair. He returned to Japan a hero after the war ended. The cominform recently criti cized him for his "go easy" tac tics in Japan. He bowed to criti cism, but said his behavior had been influenced by "circum stances," obviously the Amer ican occupation. Nozaka addressed a meeting recently marking the 22nd an niversary of the 1928 round-up. More than 2,500 packed the hall to hear him deliver a speech typ ical of the communist line in Japanese these days. He accused the United States of plotting World War III and warned Japan against permitting America to colonize the country or keep military bases here after the peace treaty is signed. United Slates Not Named Nozaka was careful never to name the United States as "the aggressor who threatened Japan's future and world peace. but he told his listeners, "You know who I mean." They obvi ously did, for he painted a glowing picture of Russia as Japan's best friend. Wo police bothered Nozaka as he spoke. As a matter of fact, only a handful of police was present. MacArthur believes the great masses of Japanese are unmoved by communist propaganda and fully comprehend the threat of the movement. He thinks the Japanese people like democracy and will stand as an effective bulwark to the advance of com munism. Operating somewhat more qui etly than in the past, Japanese communists are concentrating now on what they call an en lightenment campaign." It in eludes numerous rallies, lec tures and night school courses, in which the Russian language Is among the major subjects. Jobless Assisted The communists are trying to capitalize on the active assistance they give the unemployed in Japan. They help the jobless to get either relief or government aid. The Red leaders are said to know their long-range outlook in Japan is not too optimistic. But they are believed to feel that they probably are better off un der the occupation than they will be when American troops are withdrawn. They are said to fear they will face strong police action after the occupation is over, just as they did March 15, 1928 United Air Lines Shows 1949 Profit Seattle, Mar. 17 (U.PJ In creased efficiency in all phases of its operations and record traf fic enabled United Air lines to show a 1949 net profit of $2, 249,405, according to the com pany's annual report issued to day by President W. A. Patter son. 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