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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1948.

Bridge House War Crimes Trial Opens Red Troops

Prosecutor Describes Beatings & Tortures

KEMPEITAI GENERAL AND SERGEANT IN

COURT THIS MORNING

General Kinoshita Eiichi and Sergeant Yoshida Bunzo of the former Imperial Japanese Army attached to the Shanghai Kempeitai, were arraigned before a War Crimes Court at Lyemun this morning on charges of inhuman treatment of prisoners of war. Kinoshita faces three charges and Yoshida: one.

The Prosecuting Officer. Major Peter Clugue, in his opening address, de- scribed how one man, William Hutton, was tortured, beaten, bound with ropes for five days, until he went mad, cut his own flesh and eventually died in hos- pital a few hours after his admission.

(President),

The Court comprises Lt-Col L. A. Massic, Royal Scottish Fusiliers Maj. B. M. Craig. Buffs, and Capt H. M. McLeod-Martin, Middlesex (Members),

The Prosecutor is Maj. Peter Clague, RA (Deputy Assistant Director of Army Legal Services, GHQ. FARELF. The accused are defended by Mr Kakehi Masao (Japanese lawyer), with Capt W. R. L. Herries, Royal Sussex Regt., as Advisory Officer to the Defence.

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THE CHARGES

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Shanghal was in violation of

the

members of the Imperial Japanese

in violation of the laws and usages jan Myrburfih Routi a section of the'i ber. 1044.· His-dublés::Include : ment of civilian residents of Western Branch of the Shanghai

Kempeitni, causing them all physical suffering.

the

this

the

On Move

Berlin, Oct. 20-The Ameri- can official

· German-language newspaper, Dio Neus Zellung. declared today that large forces of Soviet troops, armoured cars and heavy artillery were mov. Ing up to the sonal frontler.

The newspaper quoted what 11 described as a United States Army announcement, based on observations by bilola engared on the Berlin air-lift.

I mid: "Some 150 anti- aircraft: quos have been placed along the Allied corridors and trails of armoured cars and lorries have been seen, which end suddenly in foreste and felds.

"TE

is assumed that the Soulla are going to repair underground installations of the former German Wehrmacht.

"The armaments being moved

In are estimated to number 400 heavy tanks and several batteries of long-range fans."Reuter,

N. Atlantic Defence Pact

Agreement Reached In Principle

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Tanks And Artillery In Action Against French Coalfields Strikers

Paris, Oct. 26. Troops and police were reported tonight to have hurled tanks and artillery against striking miners' barricades at the Rochebelle coal pit, outside Ales, Southern France, in a battle of guns and grenades in which one worker was killed. According to the Ministry of the Interior, several persons on both sides were wounded while 400 people, including many foreigners, had been arrested.

Dockers at Marseilles, 80 miles to the south--the second greatest city of France-came out immediately they heard of the clash and assembled in a nearby open space, where they stopped' trolley bus services.

Tramway and bus drivers also struck and metal workers downed tools in factories near the port, though the city was said to be calm.

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The Ministry of the Interior Bald | Department said tonight that tonight that the troops had cleared strikers had been arrested. [aft four pits' and the power station M. Henri Queuille, the French.

at Rochebelle.

Premier, today received M. Leon The newspaper, Le Monde, sald Jeuhaux, leader of the non-Commu- a tank firing a 25-millimetre

Union Kunnist Force Ouvriers Trade forced a brench in a barricade Federation and later saw a delega raised by the strikers

then tion of

of the French Employers' plunged through under a shower or Federation led by M. Pierre

Ricard. bricks and Iron bolts Aung by the

No information was officially avail miners.

nble about these talks, but well in-

D spokesman two soldiers were seriously injured, formed political observers thought was one by bullets and one by a small it possible that M. Queuille

drawing up a plan for a three- the cornered agreement between Government, the trade unions and the employers for a national "set- tlement on wages and prices.

mine.

Ministry

Bald

The correspondent of Le Monde said the overwhelming superiority of the troops forced the strikers to abandon

He their strongholds. described the troops formations as consisting of "tanks, soppers, artil- lery, infantry, Republican guards and Mobile Guards.

**** sources."

on the

STRIKE BALLOT ----·

M. Christian Pineau, Minister of Public Works and Transportation, today described the conditions in

FATAL

LEAP FROM

WINDOW

Piccadilly Circus Drama

London, Oct. 26.-A man, said to be Will E. Rose of Cleveland, Ohio, today fell or

jumped from a building into the midst of hundreds of late afternoon shoppers in crowded

Identification of the

The accused Lieutenant-General laws and usages of war concerned Army at the relevant period.

In March 1041 the accused Kinoshita Ellchi

Sergeant in the ill-treatment of civilian re- and

Lieutenant-General Kinoshita Eiichi Yoshida Bunzo both of the

and in parti- Imsidents of Shanghal

was appointed Ofeer in charge of The Reverend perial Japanese Army attached

W. II. Hud- to cular

Affairs at Gendermerie Henry the Shanghal Kempeital are charged speth,

Forsythe Pringle: General Edwin Arthur Thompson:

in Peking. Kenneth Headquarters

On or with committing a war crime

in wi

Renbout August 6th 1942. General

Robert that they at Shanghai between William Johnstone; James

Slade

Kinoshita was posted to Shanghal. Bungey about the 1st July 1943 and 31st Canning: William August 1943 the accused

reused Kinoshita maro

which he alleged that the French Arthur Vincent Roovey Dean; C, D with the rank of Major-General, and

of

NEWS BLACKOUT Elichi then Major General Com-Komareff; Patrick Samuel Gibbons: he was posted as Chief

Paris, Oct. 20.-The Five

lway workers would be asked to Alexander Haine manding the Shanghai

Shanghai Haindrava; Morris

Kempeitai. In

The French press agency Joseph

said launch a strike. the District Kem

General Western Union nations today that four strikers and four police relieved peltul, and

Boris S. appointment he

The Communist led General Con- Yoshida Soulevitch: Evans

Noral, Kinoshita held this position as announced, complete agree or troops were wounded. The local federation of Labour is conducting Piccadilly Circus, Bunzo then Corporal

Topas detained in the Frank; and Boris

a strike ballot. Drawing a paralial Foreign Section of the Special in the cells of the Headquarters of Chief of the Shanghai empeital, ment" on principle in signing authorities at Ales have imposed a

news blackout, preventing complete with the situation in the strike- Although Scotland Yard has not. Brunch at the leadquarters of the the Shanghai Kempeitai at The Which was a branch of the Japanese North Atlantic defence pact deuils being gathered in Paris. Western Branch of the Shanghai

Bridge House and of Erie Davics; J. forces comprising elements of the with Canada and the United

bound coalfields, M. Pineau sald in completed out when a radio specch: A, Cook;

The shooting broke

"After having victim, it was said to be Will Rose B. Kempeital on Jersfield Road, were,

P. Young detained in Tulgence Services of the Imperial the cells of the Union Jack Club Japanese Army, until 20th of Noven States and on the "next steps to French troops, clearing strikers Involved you in a strike, the French of Cleveland.

the be taken."

pm to from --the Rochebelle pit in the section of the Cominform would The body landed on the pavement of war, concerned in

in the -

southern, French Department of without doubt, ask you to commit Overall supervision of the Training,

A communique signed by

Gard: sought to "force a number of sabotage. As In the mines, your outside the Plecadilly offees of Cable the

and Wireless. An office employee Shanghai and in particular of John

discipline, and control of Kempeitai personnel in Shanghai as well

us Foreign Ministers of Britain, France / bartiendes which had been put up would not have the right to ensure said the victim was "badly, bashed Martin Watson, William Hutton and

control of places of detention. Belgium,

by the strikers

national safety measures and you would bear, Luxembourg.ind the Inns Rechlin, causing them phy-

PROSECUTION CASE

Kinoshita held this appointment, Netherlands, giving the resulta of highway, the French.

agency the responsibility for serious acci-up and "roughly" dressed. sical suffering and resulting in the death of the sald William Hutton. Addressing

He added that the man narrowly the Court,

and with it the responsibilities of the two days of secret Western reported here today quoting "official dents to innocent travellers." Major

The Executive. Committes of the Two other charges

Uniort, talks, said the Foreign. the appointment, throughout are made Clague sald:

The strikers, it was alleged, threw Central French Deckers Trade Union missed a woman on the crowded Ministers reached "complete agree-grenades at the occupying troops Organisation tonight strongly against

Kinoshita. They General

Mr President and Members of this whole of the relevant perlod.

thoroughfare, re- are that, at Shanghal in or about Honourable Military Court. The

Under Kinoshita's command came ment on the principle of a defence and exploded several mines near the commended all member unions 10 "She was very calm about it," he the month of November 1942. he accused persons, who you see be- various units and sub-units of the pact for the North Atlantica pact pit. One regular Army officer was follow the example of the dockers said. "She immediately. look off her was, in violation of the laws and fore you, are charged in connection Kempeital, including a Kempeltal that has been under study

wounded in the shooting and in northern French ports who refused mackintosh to cover the body and usages of war, concerned the with events which occurred in the unit at 94 Jessfleld Road Shanghal, a

several workers were hit. One of to handle incoming coal cargoes in walked into our office to phone the U-treatment of a Chinese male, town of Shanghai between the 6th Headquarters Unit at Bridge House,

Officials said the Western Union

them was in a serious condition, the sympathy with striking miners.. Vong, a civilian resident of Shang- of August 1942 and the 29th of where he had his own office, and a

conversations on the treaty were hai which -treatment resulted in November 14, when they were both unit at the Union

preliminary but they declined members of the Imperial Japanese Myrburgh Road. the death of Vang aforesaid.

-------Army;

elaborate on what steps would follow And at Shanghai · between the In order that this Court shall have SURPRISE INSPECTIONS.

or when. American military aid 9th August 1942 ond the

29tli

back-

will be involved too. a clear appreciation of the November 1944 Rahend of the ground to "the incidents set out in

Chlef As the

of the Shanghai Shanghai Kempeltal and as such the charges which are laid against Kempeitai he was responsible

It was known, however, that the for

DOCKERS STOP WORK responsible for the cquirol of these two Japanese accused persons, the activities of the Units and per- United States is not planning to act,

In a on such a North Kempel personnel and the manage. I will describe the positions held by sonnel under his command.

Atlantic treaty Marseilles dockers stopped work at them in their official capacities as word that he made Inspections of would call for the of places of detention

has until after the Presidential elections. immediately they learned the news. ment

The pact as now being discussed through the afternoon papers of the stated

this

United States clash between the troops and Units regularly: he gave

and Canada to hold urgent con- strikere trolley bus services. lectures to his subordinatez rc- ferences of the Officers Commanding in case any of the ve powers is gularly, and attended regular consultations with the Western the various branches, and sub- that he sections. Kinoshitu stated also made surprise Inspections of all visited Inter- branches, cells, and

detained for rogations of questioning.

EDITORIAL

A Compromise Rejected.

com-

CONCILIATION and

promise have

failed again and the Russian veto at the

resolution Security Council

on the Berlin crials gives lo The world a sickening blow confidence In the amity ΟΙ nations. The Kremlin must take the responsibility and blame for the failure of the United Nations

Lions

to bring оп the Berlin issue; so-called

neutral

the

about

nations have been affronted by the refusal of Mr Vyshinsky

10

accept their resolution (sub- stantially modified from which

the Western Powers intended

before to 50

the sno Council), and the seillement ement

Security possibilities of

of the Berlin problem

How

bc recognised

exceedingly slim. The

1.8

murt

being

Sovicis

have displayed Dome typically skilful diplomatic manoeuvring, but alas, is

Is too often the Intention has been case, negative. Invariably the Russian toptica tactics

keep manage to world on tenterhooks, only emerge finally as studied de- oepilon. The Kremlin, Vyshinsky, kan вреп

the to

through

a lot of time Aleting with Dr Juan Bramuglia's compromise resolu- tion, but in the last resort could advance no nearer to Its ac- ceptance than by weakly gesting that the Berlin blockade be lifted "step by

nor Vyablaky entertain the

step."

Neither Stalln could seriously idea that

"compromise" of that miure would deceive the "Neutral"

Western ..or the Pewnie, and when appreciated. Russia's. next Iorical alep had to be employment of tha veto la the Security Council, Despite this eatculated. refusal of a solution that is wholly fair to both sides, the United States

is reported to have left the door

for further OPEN

negotiationS, this time outside of UN, but while the gesture is recognised as being statesmanlike and fully in keeping with the eminently correct approach which the Western Power

have con-

sistently maintained on the Berlin dispute, the onlookers are being forced to the Coll- clusion that, Russia his intention

blockade

bf

and

10 removing the helping to restore the status quo, either by direct negotiations or through third party mediation. And

the

what take

iz J

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Western Powers "violator of peace" Indletment against Russia to the

Assembly

In

the

of the limited to Jen

light of the

ol

the

pre.

disregard

Security Council's compromise the sembly would almost certainly adopt the resolution, but Kumably the Rustans would contmuc to

pat, kno Bland

katowing full

of force. well that, short little could be done to persuade them from their Intransigence. In the long run the world may be forced

whether to consider the Berita dispute is sufficiently important an Issue to apply millary sanctions, for the exist- ing situation cannot continue Indefinitely. Nor can the doar of conciliation and compromle confionelle bo left open by ont alde only to be slammed by the other. The Berlin dispute has already passed through. number of crises, but it would seem that the real showdown still lies ahead. And if Russia insists upon creating a position wherg diplomacy and statesmanthip are rendered impotent, It will be responsible to the world for an -appalling? disaster. Russia, and Iussia alone, can make this Avoidable.

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agency added.

A spokesman of the Ministry of the Interior confirmed the French news agency's report and added that many strikers carrying Arms had

been arrested after the clash.

Marseilles dockers stopped work this afternoon after the refusal to handle Imported coal by dockers in the Calais, Boulogne and La Rochelle yesterday.

The National Dockers Union urged dockers all over France to do likewise-Reubar.

Lab MP Resigns

Lords

police."

FROM FOURTH FLOOR

It was reported that the man jumped from the fourth floor of the Piccadilly Hotel, but hotel officials refused to supply any information.

It was the second spectacular death plunge in Britain within 24 hours.

An eye-witness said he thought the victim was a workman because the body was so roughly clothed. London, Oct. 20.-Mr Ivor Thomas, He noted, however, that the 'man Labour Member of Parliament for wore bedroom slippers.". The French news agency reported Keighley, Yorkshire, has resigned |

He said the police arrived within one death and four wounded among from the Labour Party because heave minutes and took the body away. the stribers at Ales and four injured | disagrees with the Government plans among the troops and pollee. The to nationalise steel and reform the Ministry of the Interior would House of neither confirm nor deny the report

Mr Thornes was formerly, Under- that a demonstrator had died.

Yesterday a 20-year-old English Secretary of State for Civil Aviation reported that

while in the present Government and until typist jumped off the 271-foot tower coalfield battle raged, workers in October last year Parliamentary of Lincoln Cathedral after balanc- Ales tried to seize the gendarmes Under-Secretary for the Colonies. ing there precariously for an hour barracks, the post office and the

In a letter to the Prime Minister, while police and church officials subprefecture.

Mr Clement Attlee, Mr Thomas tried to stop her. Today's papers All factories and shops were shut. wrote: "For a long time I have been headlined the story and printed a. quarters of the Western Branch of said, agreed that the North Atlantic The Ministry of the interior sald uneasy over a wide range of the picture of the girl Baryl Constanco the Shanghal Kempeital on Jess-pact can be concluded and probably order was restored there by noon Government's domestic policy." Collingham-standing on the tower.

Foreign Ministers and field Road. He was later prometed will be. The

added that many arrested Reuter. also 1. decided to set-up a Five strikers carried arms.

EUROPEAN FEDERATION

The United States would not make a flat commitment to go to war If the Western Union 12 attacked, Only the Congress can declare

It was persons

The Accused Yoshida Bunzo was war.

a Corporal in the Foreign Section

of the Special Branch of the Head-

to Sergeant.

1942

of civilian

The Foreign Ministers, officials

Power Council.

steps

toward

plan_possible

д

an

The Ministry stated that the Ales In October

the Shanghal first

European Kempeital began to make systema- Federation; 2. rejected the French demonstrators were quickly dispersed

immediate reserve.

by troops which had been kept in for tie arrests

residents, proposal selecting many of them among preparatory conference to plan

This atternoon, security members of the British community, European Assembly; 3.

of a the majority of whom held, before approved the creation

economic

formally

guards a five-and gendarmes were patrolling the Gard Valley mining region--the

of

day-old

I the war, official or business positions power milliary command under the present storm-centre of the 23-

of

Lord Viscount chairmanship of Importance.

country-wide coal strike, Montgomery; 4. decided to create

The Ministry of the Interior *No delinite charges were preferred a committee of experts

"to study

spokesman also said that the return ngainst them, with a very few ex-financial

and

questions movement was gaining strength in and

the ceptions,

by their interrogation raised

Aganisation the Lorraine coatfeld. Elsewhere, revealed that the chief reason for defence of Western Europe," ; their arrest was that their duties fully exchanged views on various the situation was unchanged.

of their International_*_problems” Including SAFETY MEN OPERATE discharged In the course

Safety men began work today in official or business capacity, had In Germany, Palestine and Italian

colonies..

the pits in the Dounl-Valenciennes volved opposition, in some form or

coalfield of Northern France, which another, to Japanese activities be

The whole programme is aimed at was the 8th of December,

1941, placing the Ave

cleared of striking workers Western Union yesterday by large which was

numbers of formulated by the nations together militarily and eco-

troops and poller. Japanese

"espionage". The nomically so the United States and

The situation remained unchanged Prosecution will prove that in muny Canada could sign a North Atlantic cases the Kempeital possessed no defence pact confident that it would in the Blanzy Basin and at

-Moniconu: Les Mines in the Upper material evidence on which to send stick. suspects to the Japanese Judicial The French proposal for im- Loire region, whore five pits out of Department for trial,, and that the mediate steps toward a European 15 were retaken by the Government. Kempel

For the past 48 hours, troops and principally officials wer

Fedemtion was killed by Mr Ernest concerned in obtaining "confessions."

Bevin, who favoured "go slow strikers have not atified their post- approach to this problem-United tions. Press, FIRST CHARGE

fore

ая

the

The French press agency reported that at a pll near Valenciennes, 12! members of a, sirikia pickat were foreigners whose identity papers wern, not in', order and they were

Tho Paris

corres-

The first Charge lies against both these accused. It states that be-

15 Sailors Drowned tween about the 1st of July 1943 and the 31st of August 1943 these

arrested intransigeant Copenhagen, Oct. two men were concerned In the ill-

20.---Fifteen ireatment of civilian residents of seamen were drowned when the pondent reported that journalists Shanghal and in particular of John 302-ton Danishi, vessel, Carl. was covering the Ales incidents were Martin Watson, William Hulton, and wrecked last night off the Finnich kept some distance away from the Hans Rechlin, cousing, them physical const. An earlier announcement had | fighting but were able to see the suffering and resulting in the death given the number of missing, men tanks crashing through the barrier. of the maid William Hutton.**.* at 36. Only one man was saved,The Secretary-General of the

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