Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 31 January 1947 — Page 8

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{Japan Typified by Plea ~~ |Of Fanatic to MacArthur Start Them Out Right = || . Individual Act Reserved Only for Emperor For Spring With an Under the Old and Fading Regime

be AL 4 ‘When a Jap fanatic approached Gen. MacArthur in Tokyo last Sune day and tried to hand him a package containing a letter and a wooden : v sword, it marked the first post-war revival of a venerable and curious

Japanese act of symbolism. J Such a performance was rare even in ancient and pre-war Japan - J} and generally reserved only for the emperor, The fact the act was {directed toward Gen. MacArthur », 3 N

rather than the emperor may be ment in preparation. Frequently

taken as still further evidence the J rakes 38 are they would write their wills, fare

: To beginning to With Ball-Bearing Wheels! ]laccept the general as their worldly well notes to their family and occa- | divinity ruling over them now, in [sionally ‘long articles for the press ; |succession to Hirohito. in explanation of their rash acts.

'guard of MP's ordinarily surround. dinarily one of the occasions when

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That literally meant “a direct peti- [the police qfficial took the matter

[tion to the sovereign!” seriously enough he might commit

From moment he was re-|hara-kirl in apology of the affront signed to his fate—little caring to the emperor, inasmuch as it was whether the paper ever got into the |his responsibility to guarantee safe emperor's hands. He expected to|passage for his majesty, - Yi be And usually was pounced on| In this case no one had to resign. immediately by the guards, beaten |Gen, MacArthur ordered the milidown and hustled off to jail for [tary police. to lecture the man on

interminable questioning and often [good manners and then release him.

an unannounced disposal. But the|He may yet die of surprise over martyr’ had the satisfaction of [such unorthodox handling, knowing that the petition would be S——————————————— read by high authorities and cer-| COLORING FROM ALFALFA tainly publicized, in a deprecating] WASHINGTON--Good quantities

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Usually there were other after-|claimed; possible uses in maths. The head of the police dis- have not been determined, but: it trict in which the incident took|is used as coloring matter in cosplace would be required to resign, if | metics and candy. le

, Gen. MacArthur was in no danger | 1 1aving their plans to. : 05 Fou the fanatic, even if the Jap the the SAE ! . 'had been able to slip through the emperor they would or- | |

ling the general. His sole object was [the ruler would be reviewing troops;

[to present a petition to the highest lor, more infrequently, when he]

Also Sold 'authority calling attention to some would make a scheduled public apon Sears real or fancied grievance. The pearance. | wooden sword was an individual fil-| There have been occasions when

lip. : a .soldier himself stepped out of| 3 - Expected Death line when the emperor went by, with “

In the springtime a child’s fancy turns to thoughts Naturally the Jap expected to be |a petition impaled on his bayonet.|

is si i One such act was performed by a f the outdoors, Be prepared to meet this situation | slain, if not on the spot, afterward, with an all-steel tricycle that will give your child hours |/for that was the traditional fate of [member of the Suiheisha or Eta, the

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—— | ers. The Eta had been accepted into

the army-in units of their own class] -

—a little-heard-of type of Japanese Jim Crowism—and for generations had agitated for equal treatment. Marked by Protecel | The actual attempt at presenta- | tion of a petition was marked by a {certain protocol, With all his| 3 Ru preparations complete, the bearer— SS WS : | would take a vantage point along ithe route the emperor would pass. ¥ When the emperor would be LARMAN S nearest, the petitioner quickly would . . ; t step under the guard rope or other- | Lead in Values wise leap into a conspicuous position across the line of police and guards, : : . : J ; ; and invariably cry: “Jikiso! Jikiso!” Marvelous new merchandise we ordered at the recent Furniture Mart in Chicago, the cream of the values from the nation’s leading manufacturers, is beginning to arrive « + « Larman’s is not holding it back . . . we're passing the savings on to you.

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