UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1950
PAGE FOUR
Japan Afraid Of US Bases
Tokyo—(U.P.)—Japan wants the United States to build its military bases elsewhere than on the Japanese islands, the weekly magazine Oriental Economist suggests.
The magazine admitted, however, that Japan would find it difficult to maintain her neutrality in the event of another world conflict. It said that in such a case, "there is no course but to resort to military assistance pacts involving the furnishing of strategic bases and other problems."
The periodical did not name the United States but the editorial was carried after a series of newspaper reports had been published indicating that the United States plans to retain its air bases in Japan and develop its naval base at Yokosuka.
Advoiding discussion of Japan's military value, the Oriental Economist said Japan's political and economic value was considerable. It pointed to news reports that the American version of Japanese neutrality is that Japan remain outside the Soviet sphere of influence and the Russian version is that American influence be excluded from Japan.
"In all honesty, nothing could be more desirable to us than avoidance of a third world war," the Oriental Economist said. "If unfortunately such a major conflict should again rise, we should like to remain absolutely neutral."
Japan wants to stay out of a third world war, the economic weekly said. If neutrality would not assure Japan of her security, only then would the Japanese want pacts involving the establishment of bases in Japan by a foreign power.
"Therefore, if foreign military bases must be built, let them be on Okinawa or on the Bonin Islands."
The only other alternative that the magazine could see for Japan was rearmament. But "not only does it appear unlikely that the allied powers will permit Japan to rearm, but the possession of military forces would be a violation of the new Japanese constitution."
"We are well cognizant of the difficulties entailed in any attempt to preserve neutrality in a world situation like that. . ." The magazine commented.
Japan renounced armaments and war in the hope that it would facilitate her joining the United Nations and on the assumption that in the event of aggression by a foreign power, the United Nations would guarantee territorial security, the magazine said.
"But instead, Japan has been left literally and utterly defenseless in a critical world situation among nations possessing without exception some measure of military strength," it concluded.
Macy To Interview Graduates Mar. 21
A representative from the Kansas City Macy store will be here Tuesday, March 21, to interview June graduates, the business Placement Bureau announced today.
Mrs. Rachel Hays, assistant personnel manager, will interview business, home economics, and advertising majors who are interested in working for Macy's. She is particularly interested in women students who will graduate in June.
Traverse City, Mich.-(U.P.)—A seven-pound duck fell at the foot of Charles Gee as he entered the post office. Gee stepped over the duck, went into the building and bought a duck hunting license. Then he picked up the bird and went home.
Interested persons are asked to sign an interview schedule at the Business school office, 214 Strong hall.
Even Luck Must Be Legal
At the Panama Canal the Pacific ocean is east of the Atlantic.
Government Does Not Want To Police Private Flyers
Washington—(U.P.)—The government does not want to set up a special police force to make private pilots fly right but some of the amateurs may be pushing their luck.
Not so long ago, for example, Edward Elden Lobdell of South Fargo, N.D., went sightseeing over Kansas City, Mo., for what the official record calls a "carelessly extended period of time." His gas ran low and the record shows:
"He attempted to land in Ruppert stadium while the floodlights were on after the completion of a night baseball game but he was forced to change his plans when a ball park attendant turned out the lights. The pilot then attempted to land in a nearby public school athletic field and crashed against a wire fence."
Mr. Lobdell's license was revoked or six months.
There was a student pilot, Donald A. Clevenger, of Sedro Woolley, Wash., who took aboard a passenger and flew "within the atomic energy commission prohibited area at Hanford without permission." His student license was revoked.
Those are just random samples. In a recent period of about a month, 27 licenses were suspended and 45 revoked by the civil aeronautics board for a wide variety of reasons. Low flying and acrobatics in the wrong places rated high. Another is flying while under the influence of liquor.
So far, the civil aeronauties administration, which enforces safety regulations, has sought to encourage state drone law violations. Administrator
D. W. Rentzel said the government does not want and cannot afford a special police force for the job.
An incomplete list, Mr. Rentzel said, shows that some states have been cracking the whip. In a recent period he found that 30 states levied $36,000 in fines and imposed 33 jail sentences in 349 violation cases.
A black mark goes on the offenders' records with the CAA, which issues them with the Bay Area and Californiam particularly have dealt strongly with violations.
There are now about 500,000 pilot licenses outstanding, so the list of offenders may not appear unduly large.
Some other figures are available. Kendall K. Hoyt, editor of "Letter to Airmen," recently assembled fatality statistics in the field of private flying.
He discovered more than 5,000 non-airline pilots have died in accidents since the war. He estimated that is one death for each 20 planes. He observed that while airline crashes take fewer than 100 lives a year, non-airline accidents take 100 a month.
Private flying, he said, accounts for one-third of the flying and two-thirds of the fatal accidents. Hoyt finds training, commercial flying for hire, and operation of corporation aircraft the "one bright spot," "about average," and "relatively safe," respectively.
Wildlife Week Date Is Set
Topcka—(U.P.) Wildlife Restoration week in Kansas has been set for March 19-25 by Gov. Frank Carlson. He urged all Kansans to co-operate in achieving the goal of preserving wild life and thus "retaining the charm and beauty that is so much a part of our heritage."
Jailer Passes The Buck
Knoxville, Tenn. — (U.P.) — B. L.
Newman, city jailer, had no ready answer when a woman demanded to know, "What woman was my husband with Saturday night when he was arrested?" Newman advised her to ask her husband.
Veterans Administration supply depots during December 1949, handled 8,290 tons of supplies for hospitals, homes and offices.
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Town Meetings To Be Held Friday
Open daily 9-12, 1-4 Phone KU 412 Admission $2.00 (incl. tax)
Two town meetings on problems of the younger generation will be held here Friday under sponsorship of the University of Kansas, the Lawrence board of education, and seven civic and professional groups.
Mrs. Paul Whitney, a youth worker who can also speak as a parent and grandparent, will lecture at the University in the afternoon and at Liberty Memorial High school at 8 p.m. "What of the Younger Generation?" will be her subject.
Mrs. Whitney has taught at Vassar, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., directed church youth programs, been a high school and college counselor, and been chairman of the New York Juvenile Youth service.
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