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Amid the ruins of his palace, the same. over Japan they slal "Democrats and Communists, bizirau carp-filled most, Hiro- tugan tearing down air "God only the Communists take this: hito, Emperor of Japan, celebrated aboives." Even the shrines in platform. The others on April 20 his 45th birthday, the factories, where during the mitted to continue and support He is, in fact, no longer an en- war they had been compulsory; the Emperor as the symbol of the

State, peror, for in the past your his em- began to disappear. piro has collapsed about him.

To the Japanssofthe fact that "the Great Marshal"

had dis- extablished Shintoism meant that there was something wrong with it. With one paychological punchi Gen. MacArthur had knocked out the main prop beneath Hirphito.

He never was ruler of his own country; he was merely a name, a myth, a man who had been bull: up like his father before him as something sacred, something vital to the lives of the Japanese, to be juggled with by men like Koney? and Tojo. To his people he was the Son of Heaven, the living symbol of their destiny, which was one day to bring the aight corners of the world

under ons Japan the roof"-with

pater familias at the head.

Revived As State Cult To understand how military propagandists achieved this it necessary to know something of Shintolam: Germany went to war with Nazism as its creed Japan had Shintolam, a nationalistic trine created out of the supposed divine origin of the Emperor and the Japanese people. Based mythology and the hocus pocus surrounding the Imperial line of descent, it became, in modern times the apparatus of Japan's race theory..

Hitler Analogies

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Vast Assets Frozen

Yet Hirohito, watching events through the eyes of the Palace «lique, must be a very worried man. His court would have you to believe that, he is a democrat, that he lives à. Christian life, that he is very much attached to his *.to, and children. Ha son, how- yor, Prince Alkinito, lives in his own palace and has to request an audience where he wants to see his father,

It was only one of the many that had boon removed. Earlier the Freedom of Thought and Speech directivo had given the Japanese people for the first time in history, the opportunity of dis cussing Hirohito and his future. Prior to that, the Japanese wore Gen. MacArthur,

who not allowdd even to speak among | described Hirohita to a corres- themselves absut him, or ta_cail:pondent as "the sort of a fallow

their Emperor by the name "Hiro- hitoor to raise their heads to ok at him when he passed. No body was allowed to build a higher than the Emperor's Palace, for it Wals against the law to

hours

"gaze down on the Sun God."

Bit by bit the chipping has gone on. Four days before the elec tion on April 10 the Imperial Household Ministry lasued an order abolishing compulsory obels ance, before portraits of the Em

peror.

Spotlight Of Publicity In laying the groundwork for the democratisation of Japan, Supreme Headquarters have been gradually stripping the Imperial trappings. institution of all its The full pitiless glare of the spotlight of publicity has been turned on Hirohito, and though it would be untrue to say that he has lost control over the Jana- nese, it would not be an exaggers

on to state that his control is one not succeed in demo-

do

Today at political rallies in Tokyo attended by thousands of people you hear shouts of "Down By CORNELIUS RYAN, Recently Dally Telegraph Special Correspondent in Japan

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recently

you'd meet at your golf club, has 11oated the Emperor exactly as ho did the Zaibatsu, the powerful monoyed families.

Excent for the routine, operate ing expenditures of the Royal

household hb, has frozen the vast assets of the Emperor and the Imperial institution, and they are now subject to the 100 per cent. war profits tax and capital levy of up to 70 per cent. The great

Imperial patates come under the agrarian reform law, which means 'that 'they will be broken up and

sold to the farmers at controlled prices.

"The Court Not Immune

Gen. MacArthur has made nɔ move to name Hirohito as a war criminal, and this is one of the Eraperor's greatest worries. He has seen his friends taken into custody one after the other. Tho arm of justice has stretched into court circles. Field-Marshal Prince Nashimoto, the Emperor's cousin, man who nominated. Tolo as Pre- Marquis Kido, his adviser and the

the outbreak of war, and finally hito's Frivy Council, were arrest- Baron Hiranumu, head of Hip- ed.

Headquarters have never denied that if they found evidence of Hirohito's quilt he would not be Immune from prosecution, but it he wore arrested something elas would have to be put in his place, and that would have to be Mili tary Government. Though Hiro- hito's power is on the wane, bis hold over the parese people is

to worth. according

Supreme Headquarters, "at least another 200,000

The determination of a plan for eventual self-government in Hung Kong is now exercising the at teation of the authorities and community leaders. Because of this, the following extracts from an article by Joan Thompson on the citizens' part in the govern ment of England may be found stimulating Democracy means that the ordinary "man" and wo man have a responsible part in the process of government. In Britain, the citizen, performs three important functions in the Gov, ernment; he chooses his repre- sentatives in parliament; he helps articulate the broad lines of policy Pure Shinto, dating from tho the government carries out; he beginning of Japanese history, was religious without having any can insist that the laws which clear-cut theology, dogms or philo concern himi are administered ophy. Overshadowed by Budd- correctly. The right to vote does hism, which came fri from Korea necessarily show that the in A.D. 600, and by Confucianism, it was not until 1871, in the so- citizen takes part in the govern- called restoration period under the ment. It is in fact possible that Emperor Mefll, that it was an Instrument uf the right to vote can be combined 'revived as with dictatorship. What guaran-nationalism.

It was used to instil devotion to tees are here in Britain that the the Emperor and to the State by right to vote is exercised demo-cultivating intense patriotism and cratically? First the ballot. is unquestioning obedience to autocratising the Emperor" den. Maemier less than two months before really secret and there is no pas rity. It nindo the test of good Arthur said to me a few weeks sible means of telling how the incriftenship a loyalty which sub- ago, the Japanese people will

ordinated tho individual and destroy him themselves." dividual elector used his or her magnified the State. In the words vote. Most important, the elec- of Gon, Kenneth Dyke, Chief of tors show their appreciation of the Information and Education democracy by not voting for can- Section of Supreme Headquarters it was "one of the greatest public didates who show any propensity relations and promotion Jobs in towards a dictatorial system. history." Nearly all successful candidates

Shinto was undoubtedly the very working parliamentary insitutions

foundation of the Emporial institu- with the Emperor." The Japa- in the democratic way, intention in Japan. The Government nese people gradually becoming are outvated in parliament, controlled its priesthood, forced alive to their new freedoms, are majority. They attempt to getly, as the Germans had to sub- powers in their hands which they anybody is to make this Hirohito's their ideas put into practice by scribe to Hitler's Winter. Helier never had before. They are talk last birthday on the throne. It reason of argument and public and devoted to its large, share ing about this little man who is must be the Japanese people of tax revenue, and made their Emperor, and that in itself themselves; or, to put the same support, and not by force, Nei- strait jucket which the Japanese means that there may be two point in another way, if he is tu ther does the elector take his masses had to wear.

opinions in Japan about him and stay on the throne, Hitler's hysterical torchlight his throne.

cause the Japanese people want opinions ready made from the

parades, the processions to the Most of the axitation against him there. Whether they do so press, for at the last general clet shrines of Natidom at Nuremberi Hirohito is coming from the Com- or not depends, as Gun. Thorpe tions, most newspapers did not and Munich, had their analogy in munists, who, with certain other chief of Gen. MacArthur's Couf- favour the party which now the cult of Shintoism at the enor- released political prisoners, are tor-Intelligence, has said, upon forms the government. So it is mous gaudy shrines of Ise (dedi- pledged to overthrow the mon- whether he and his Government the way in which a citizen uses cated to the Sun God epirit of ties, Progressivos, Liberals, So- alleviate their plight"

Goddess) and archy. Of the four major par-: "get busy and", do something to Yasukuni (where the vote rather than the right to Japan's military heroes and her vote itself which ensures that the ordinary

ary war veterans were vene- citizen shat really have a part rated were but two of the 110,- in choosing the government of the country. This shows that demo 000 shrines the Japanese people were forced and taxed to keep un cracy is not just a set of institu no matter what their religious tions, but is a habit of mind and faith might be.

London, May 16. Board to the British zone in As a wonderful potpourri" of Britain. is to send to west Germany during the month a way of living. Vating is by no meats the end of the citizens ancestor worship, nature worship ern Germany 70,000 tons of totalled 20,000 tons against the and Mitchcraft, Shintoism was barley and at least 20,000 tons estimated minimum require- part in government. In fact, if given the Imperial cachot through of potatoes to avert a complete menta of 70,000 tons. citizens took no further interest, a series of public festivals in

Unless the situation is res- democracy would be a sham. A which the Emperor, members of breakdown of the economic sys- citizen also helps to formulate the Royal family, and the Palace tem there, which would be felt tored, it was stated, one of the all over Europe, it was learned first consequences would be the citi carry out government policy. Fammed for the throate of here tonight, stalment of 20,000 tube basis on which many

Guard participated...

cessation of coal from Freedom of expression is one of Japan's school children, who rist the ball mark's of the democracies. only had to bow to military pic tons of barley and the potatoes European countries, especially Policy-making is done principally tures of the Emperor in their will be sent immediately and France are largely dependent. but not exclusively through politic-rooms, but during the year the remaining barley and pos- There might also be a political were taken on pilgrimages to the aibly some potatoes will be sent upheaval accompanied by a. re- cal parties. Every citizen can shrine.thore to make their at weekly intervalska na vivai. of Nazism in the ac- belong to a party which repre boinance.

Se deAuthoritative British circles companying chada, non At the shrines priests seats his political views on policy

stated that the move was... neces- The barley to be sant re charms and amulets to the and submit resolutions to be disful. Once a year Japanese func sary because German stocks of presents half of Britain's saving cussed at party conferences. Iftinnarios visited every household bread grain will be exhausted by the recent cute in allocations the majority at an annual con- throughout the land and old to by the end of this month. It to brewers. It was hoped in ference adopts a resolution it be the people "divine flax wrapped was estimated hat supplies of London that the stocks would be eatest part of party policy. In a twist of paper. This divina cereals from the Combined Food

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