The emperor's new clothes: American views of Hirohito after World War II.
Historian, The, March, 2006 by Brands, Hal
ON SEPTEMBER 18, 1945, Georgia Senator Richard Russell delivered an address on U.S. policy toward Emperor Hirohito under the newly begun occupation of Japan. Russell called the emperor the "head and heart" of Japanese expansionism, blasted the Truman White House for its reluctance to imprison or execute Hirohito, and advocated immediate war crimes proceedings against the emperor. Russell's was no lone voice; in response to his speech, the Senate introduced, by unanimous consent, a resolution calling for Truman to have the emperor arrested. (1)
Policy toward Hirohito, however, did not proceed along these lines. Seeking to maintain Japanese political and social stability, Truman decided that punishing the emperor would be so unpopular in Japan as to jeopardize...
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