THE STATE RELIGION
TOOL FOR MILITARISTS (Rec. 9 p.m.) TOKIO, Oct. 1. The American occupation army intends to explore thoroughly the Japanese State religion. Shintoism, to ensure that it is never again used to whip people into a patriotic frenzy to die in battle. Colonel C. R. Dyke, chief of General MacArthur’s civil information and education section, said: “We are not trying to interfere with anyone’s religion, but we are going to be certain that it will not be used as a tool for militarists. The Government poured out money into Shinto during the war. It looks as though Shinto was used tor morale building and as a channel for militarism.”
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 25963, 2 October 1945, Page 5
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