Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current, December 07, 1945, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextGsn; Yamashita Sentenced To Hang For Condoning Japanese Atrocities By DEAN SCHEDLER MANILA, Dec. 7 W) A five- general u. S. military commis ion on this Pearl Harbor anni versary decreed death by hang' Ing for Lt, Oen. Tomoyukl Yam' ssnua. Later still protesting that "my conscience is clear" the conqueror of Singapore and for mer Japanese commander in the Philippines was returned to new Bllibld prison. There he win wait review of the court s find' lngs. . There was no indication when the sentence might be carried out. Yamashita has an appeal on jurisdictional grounds pena ins! with the U. S. supreme court He also can appeal the military commission's decision to Lt. Gen. W. D. Styer, commander of army forces in the Western Pacific; to General MacArthur, allied com mander in the Pacific, and to the u. b. supreme court. Stony-faced , The beribboned general lis tened stony-faced as the court held him responsible for permit ting a series or atrocities ana high crimes by Japanese armed forces" under his command in the Philippines. Those brutalists "were n o sporadic incidents, but were often methodically supervised Dy Japanese otticers ana non commissioned officers," Mai. Gen. Russell B. Reynolds, presi dent of the commission, stated as he read the verdict. Yamashita thus became the first ton war criminal of the Pa cific to be convicted and sen tenced. Before hearing the verdict. tne stocxy defendant stood, vis ibly nervous, while an interpret er read this statement to the court: Swears Innocence "I wish to stand here today with a clear conscience and swear to God I am innocent of these charges. I wish to take this opportunity to express grati tude to the United States offi- eers for the defense, brilliant and upright officers. I want to thank the commission for a fair trial." As the interpreter spoke. Yamashita nervously removed his wristwatch, wound it fum- blmgly. , v When the commission was ready to pronounce sentence, the three-star general was led be fore the bench with his chief counsel, Col. Harry E. Clarke, Reynolds intoned: "This commission finds that a series of atrocities and high crimes were committed by Jap anese armed forces under your command against nationals of the United States and its allies and dependencies; that they Were not sporadic incidents, but were often methodically super vised by Japanese officers and suu-vommissionea onicers. Found Guilty "During the period in ques tion you failed to provide effec tive control of your troops as required by the circumstances. Accordingly, on a secret ballot, two-thirds or more of this com mission concurring, this commis sion finds you guilty as charged and sentences you to death by Hanging." Yamashita's shoulders sagged mm )io hannl V, a huiImuu Wut ka straightened quickly and made a curt bow to the commission. He quickly was led by military ponce irom tne courtroom back to his cell in old Bilibid m-ison. The entire court procedure re quired less than IS minutes. In Tokyo a few hours before the verdict was read, the gener- su s wire saia sne naa declined suggestions from friends to ap peal to Mrs. Douglas MacArthur ittVoacAijS When Christmas Eve rolls around, will you sudden ly realize the awful faot that yon haven't gotten a present for your nearest and dearest? Don'tsti please don'-fr it let this happen to you I Come in NOW to our Catalog Dept. and look through our beautiful Christmas Book and our big general oatalog; Tou'rs sure to find the Right Thing among the thousands of gift sug gestions in then; Take the two catalogs homej if you wish to study them more thoroughly! You'll see, thenj why we're oalled.ss MONTGOMERY WARD Sentenced Lt. Gen. Tomoyuki Yama shita. sentenced to hang for atrocities committed in Philip pines by Japanese "forces under his command. Land Hunt For Plane Halted SITKA, Alaska, Dec. 7 (VP) Land search was abandoned yes terday for a navy privateer plane missing with 25 aboard. Five to six feet of snow in the Baranof island hills caused searching parties to give up. Leaders said they would wait un til aerial search turns up evi dence which can be investigated. Smoke was reported seen over the island wilderness on No vember 30, after the plane left Kodiak bound for Seattle. The aerial search has been carried on throughout the 1000 miles between Seattle and Ko diak and ships at sea have been on the lookout. . Col. Irving Heads Procurement Service PORTLAND. Dec. 7 UP) The Oreeon district, military person nel orocurement service, now is headed by Lt. Col. Robert L. Irv ing, former recruiting director at Eueene. Irving, who nas a rancn near Roseburg, was an infantry bat talion commander in the 41st di vision overseas. He is a 1925 Oregon State college graduate. for "help and justice for my husband. . "The method of justice on the American side is admirably fair, she was quoted by the newspaper' Mainichi. I am pleased with it. I thought my husband should be put on trial naturally because he took com mand for a lone time in the front." Defense counsel has Indicated it will take full advantage of every possibility because the Yamashita case is precedent-set- tine in international laws, yam ashita was the first war leader ever to be tried for war crimes. ...mode with CINCH CORN BREAD MIX. Each package contain! All necessary ingredi ents. Just add water, mix and bake. Fr variety, to package contents add cup of chop ped cooked fruit and chop? ped nuts. Try Cfnch Waffles ana? Cfnch Hot Cakes, Tool- 5j Legion Slates Vets Program Veterans and their families are advised that Thursday, De cember 13, the American Le gion rehabilitation commission will hold an afternoon and eve n i n g program of interest to them. There are 6000 veterans of World War 2 in Klnimfth coun ty and about 1000 veterans of World War 1, Patrick W. Kllby, veterans' contact officer stated. The program will commence at 1:30 p. 111. at the Legion hall. Compensation and pension, non service pension and review boards will be discussed by June W. Valiant, national field secretary for the American Le gion. At 3 p. m., Robert C. Dillard, department service officer, will explain the peacetime pension and burial procedure for vet erans, as well as the death pen sion and insurance, Valiant will talk again at 4:15 on out-patient treatment and hospitalization. Veterans are urged to ask any questions concerning their problems during the afternoon session. A banquet will be held at the Willard hotel at 6:45 p. m fol lowed by the general meeting in the high school auditorium. Well-known speakers engaged for the evening include Hugh Rosspn, department director of veterans affairs . for Oregon; Robert P. ' Shields, regional manager of the veterans ad ministration office, Portland; E. E. Tate, loan guarantee officer; Scott B. Harrington, chief of the rehabilitation and educa tion division. Valiant will also speak again in the evening. Everyone is welcome to at tend these meetings, civilians as well as veterans. Those wish ing to attend the banquet are requested to make reservations through Kilby by calling 7188 or 5869 before December 11. Skeleton Of Missing Man Discovered COOS BAY, Dec. 7 (IP) The Curry county coroner today identified a skeleton found at the base of Wild Horse mountain, near Agness, as that of Maurice Fritzie, 90. The aged man had been miss ing, since spring, 1944. Marshall Fry, out hunting cougar, found the skeleton only a mile from Fritzie's shack. PTA Notes Mills A Christmas musical program will be presented at the Mills PTA meeting December 12, at 2 Bm. under direction of Mrs. unt, music instructor. 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