REFORMS IN JAPAN
TENNO SYSTEM ABOLISHED. (Rec. 9.30 a.m.) TOKIO, Dec. 27. “The 'last evil roots of the Tenno system (the Imeperial system) have been eliminated and abuses which led Japan into the War may be expected to pass out of existence,” said General MacArtliur.
Outlining steps taken since the occupation, he claimed that the mass of Japanese people favour his occupation measures and want to get along in the new life.
He added: “To have tossed all the required changes, which were so revolutionary, into the lap of the Government simultaneously would have caused such utter confusion and chaos that the benefits never could have been achieved. It was during this formulative period that outsiders thought the peace was being made too soft for the Japanese.”
Headquarters officers insisted that the reference to the Tenno system did not mean that General MacArtliur was reflecting on Emperor Hiroliito but only on the system. Correspondents say the reference may even be read as a hint that the Allies would not be too perturbed if Hiroliito vanished altogether.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MS19451229.2.60
Bibliographic details
Manawatu Standard, Volume LXVI, Issue 26, 29 December 1945, Page 5
Word Count
176REFORMS IN JAPAN Manawatu Standard, Volume LXVI, Issue 26, 29 December 1945, Page 5
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Manawatu Standard. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in