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109-1530 altimore "not be established while tho Emperor survives as an institution, but has boen careful to avoid saying that Jmorica should take the initiative in reacving the Enperor, maintaining that, if such a stop is takon, it should bo taken by tho Japanase p2opla.” : “Ur, LATTIORE, also held beforo the and of tho war, that the old form of colonial fpovermment in tho East by Suropeans, as pricticad bofore tho war, was at an onc has held that the " posplos af e the East want their own ceviocratic forms. ai 2eU iene tel erties MF oe he m o "Ho has omphasized that the people of Chinn are aspecially iateorssted in establishing damocratic sovernment, and reeont evonts in thet country have not emanzed his opinion.” According to an articlo apposring in the "Baltinore Sun" oa Octobor 29, 1945, GFEN LATTIFORE, Momber of & tke United States Reparation Commission, which will soon leave for Japan, addressed the Buffalo Branch of tho Forcign Policy Association on Octobor 28, 1945 in Buffalo, Wow York. On this occasion, LATTINORE predicted that the Jupaneso would devolop a political prsssuro 3f their own, ond eventually overthrow tho omperor. He stated furthor, according to the article, that the dcfont 2f Japan has boon so shattering that tho whole Janaose structure has boon workened, and the poople will change rapidly, not beeause of forcign infoctrination, but beccuse they are in a crisis, ond will think pelitically. Tho"Baltimera Morning Sun" of Meareh 13, 1946, eontains one of a sorios of articles on Japan preparod by OTN LATT HORE. The following state- a 2s. +1 a ee = LW een Lt be cel fa Se bin] QeabsS LM bs nig, Sreicig were mac ia] by deed Sa. WG "11 tho worst peoplo in Japan today esl] themselves democrats and antisniliterists. The spoctaclo is disgusting cnough to have mato sono dmcricans cynical about the possibility that there can cover be real democracy in Jepone "The only real danger -- and it is « dsngor that TiacARTHUR ho Ss navidad or minimized -- is that smerican policy night bo dupad into siving toc much cid and confort to parties, groups anc interests which stoid tos far to t 3 right, thus convincing Japanecso whose real interust should bo to rod$/the mide tle of the read that thoy have to cross over t) tho left in ordor to preserve their anterosts." “In this connection, the trond ef the Japanaso Communist lin tinterestinge The middle 72 the road is risht whore thoy are cinml wings It is also interesting thet the Japanese Comimmists hava bow very much strangthoneod by tho return to Japen of NOZANA, who had been - 23-