TWELVE MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Tuesday, May 3. 1955
Okinawans Agree With Friends: They Never Had It So Good
two dispatches on Okiuawa.)
By EARNEST HOBERECHT
United Press Correscondent
Nana, Okinawa (U.R) As
the American GI says, "the Oki
nawans never had it so good."
The Okinawans thoroughly
agree with their friends, the
American troops, now stationed
here at Uncle Sam's mighty Pa
cific military bases.
There are approximately 800,
000 residents of the Ryukyu Is
lands which came under Amer
ican rule as a result of World
War II and the Japanese peace ;
treaty. Of the total, most live
on Okinawa. Since the popula
tion of Okinawa is about 675,
000, the term "Okinawans" gen
erally is applied to all including
those living on the smaller, less
populated islands.
American control her is in
the form of a trusteeship, but
American officials have made it
clear that the United States has
no intention of ever returning
the islands to Japan.
Historically, Okinawa was an
independent Kingdom. It's lib-!
eration by the American forces
in 1945 ended 70 years of Jap
anese rule which Japan had es
tablished in the empire-building
days oi me late lata century, i
Several influential Okinawans
told this correspondent that the
Americans have done more in 10
years to raise their standard of
living than the Japanese did dur
ing their entire tenure.
Two Years of Progress
Most of the progress in assist
ing the Okinawans has been
made in the past two years un
der the direction of America's
island commander, Maj. Gen. A. j
D. Ogden. He recently was
transfered back to Washington
after completing his tour of duty
here. His successor, Maj. Gen
James E. Moore, has pledged to
continue the work of helping
the Okinawans
riere are some of the things
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ing been done for them by the;
United States:
1. The people have more to
eat than ever before.
2. The people have better
clothing.
3. Housing is improving and
Deing modernized. And even
though most buildings were de
stroyed during the battle for
Okinawa, housing conditions to
day are vastly better than be
fore. Modern buildings are tak
ing the place of native huts
which formerly were
ard."
4. The people have their own
elected officials.
5. Education facilities are bet
ter. 6. Public utilities already built
or now being built will put Oki
nawa "years ahead" of its pre
war position.
7. Health and sanitary condi
tions have been improved.
stand-!. Helping the people was a big .Okinawa to build its military de
I job. Most everything on the is-1 fenses. All this spending helps
land was destroyed in the fight- the Okinawans, too. Not only
ing. The economy had to be re-! does it bring money to the island
built from the very bottom,
To help the Okinawans, the
American taxpayers have pour
ed in more than $20,000,000 for
relief and rehabilitation.
This big sum is in addition to
the S500.000.000 to 5600,000,000
the United State is spending in
but it provides direct employ
ment for 12 per cent of the total
population.
American military and civil
ian personnel stationed on Oki
nawa spend millions of addition
al dollars with the local people
and in the local stores.
The big economic boom on
Okinawa is helping the Amer
icans accomplish one of their
purposes. It is helping to insure
the Okinawans are on their side.
"Cooperation here has been
wonderful," a high-r a n k i n g
American official said. "We have
our troubles and differences, but
probably fewer problems than
we would have with any other
i civilian population Including
our fellow Americans at home."
Bingham, Ma. U.R) Mrs.
Idella Fogg was stopped twice
by one state trooper and once
by a second within three hours
on charges of driving without a
license. Trial Justice Maurice
Alkins fined her $5 and costs the
first time, suspended a similar
sentence the second time and
filed the third charge.
Doctor Draff Law
Extension Approved
Washington (U.R) The House
Armed Services Committee
voted 27 to 5 today to approve
a two-year extension of the doc
tor draft law until July 1, 1957.
The bill also provides for fed
eral scholarships for a limited
number of medical and dental
students.
The scholarship plan, a new
provision, would pay the medi
cal or dental school costs of
about 300 physicians and 126
dentists who would agree to go
on active duty for five years
after graduation.
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