BULLYING TACTICS NOT TO BE COUNTENANCED

Chronicle (Levin), 15 July 1946, Page 5

BULLYING TACTICS NOT TO BE COUNTENANCED

1- 4 R|eei v e^' ^ todiiyP t- t .■ ? % ' " ^ TOKfO, Jnly 1B. ; The Eighth Army Uommander, Lieu'-' tenant-G'eneral Eichelbefger, has published an order declaring he would not tolerate the drunkert bullying of Japanese civiliaus by American soldiers. He said isolated but very serious crimes were o'ecurring. It was not the occupation poliev to demonstrate superiority by injtiring small undemourished JapanCse. The Assoeiated Press eorrespondent cominertts that tlie order highlights a subject which has been a niajor disturbance to occupation ofiicials. It is stressed that the eonduct of the majority of per.sonuel lias been irreproaehable butan objectionable minority had assaulted women, beaten Japanese men, stolen, operated a black inarket, and by deliberate bullying, have made Japanese suspicious of democracy. The Eighth Army, Provost Alafshal, Colonel G. A'. Caldwell, admitted "carelessness" by American troops. The eorrespondent says thi's carelessness consists of ovel'tlirning Japanese automobiles, prof'ane blasts at Japanese who fail to scurry quicltly out of the Way of vehieles,' and the shouldering of smaJl Japanese from pavemehts. 'Ihe black marketing of American rations, clothing and other supplies is conimoh. Troops have sent to the ITnited .States 35,000,000 dollars more tlmn has be'en paid soldiers ih wages.