American Reporters Display Bad Manners
Press Association)
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Ileceived TucmIuv, 7.5 p.in. 'PUKIO, Oct. 5. Allied eorrespondents' first press conferenee with the Ernperor and Empress "ended in eont'usion lodav when the Imperial interpreter be-ame losl in tlie shouting, jostling erowd of reporters and photographers — and about 200 otliers. Tlie Ernperor and Einpress were alniost tranipled underfoot even before thev reacheii the conferenee room. As tlie eorrespondents -oii verged on the Iniperiar pair, infuriated camerainen shouted: " Get out of the road" and "bring the Kniperor up liere. " In the bedlam of shouting and jostling people, tlie Kniperor and Einpress met and sliook liands with about six AJliecl eorrespondents some whereof had brought presents of magazines and papers. Unaided and perspiring freely under the lieat of blazing kleig lights anrl the press of the erowd, the Einpress fought her wav some feet behind the Ernperor to wliere the main battery oi eameranien was assembled. Here a burly official from General Ma"Arthur's headquarters, shouting "Get out of the road," bruslied the oameras aside, clearing a ehannel t^rough which Ihe Imperial couple escaped.
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Chronicle (Levin), 6 October 1948, Page 5
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