European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 28, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday March 28, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 9general defends troops in Japa Calls . Presence a Cape against demilitarization by the Washington Post tamp Butler Japan . Troops must re a x Lanan at least for the next decade m Large part Rire vent Japan from Emilit arising the top Marine eneral Here said in a recent interview. Mai Gen. Henry c. Stackpole Iii commander of Marine corps bases Japan said Japan will beef up k is already a very very potent military if . Forces withdraw. A no one wants a reared resurgent Japan a the general said. A so we Are a Cap in the bottle if you  Stackpole a Princeton University graduate and Hiehle decorated Vietnam Veteran praised Japan for h siding at its expense a family housing and recreational facilities for . Troops Here. But the general now on his fourth tour in Okinawa said he doubts Japan will change its Basic economic Structure a goal of Trade talks aimed at reducing Japan a surplus with the United states. A the japanese consider themselves racially Superior he said. A they feel they have a handle on the truth and their economic growth has proved that. A they have achieved the greater Asia co Prosperity sphere economically without guns a he added referring to the asian Empire that Japan lost when it was Defeated in world War ii by the United states. A column last week in the mass circulation yom Iuri newspaper expressed resentment that . Officials Are demanding Japan pay More to support . Troops Here while citing the presence of . Troops As a restraint on japanese rearming. A some japanese canno strict limits on smoking proposed in Sweden Stockholm Sweden apr cigarette prices would Rise to $5 a pack tobacco advertising would be banned and minors would be barred from buying cigarettes under a proposal submitted to the government monday. Everyone should have the right to a smoke free environment said an accompanying report the first government study on smoking since 1973. Its recommendations would give Sweden along with Norway and Finland one of the worlds toughest antismoking Laws. The report is the first stage of a legislative process that could take several months. The swedish tobacco Industry said it would suffer from an advertising ban and lose out to foreign brands. A a Bunch of Well paid tobacco hating bureaucrats spent a year on Nice trips and came up with nothing sensible a Klaus Unger chairman of swedish tobacco co., was quoted As saying by the expressed newspaper. Smoke peace a lobby against further restrictions on smokers rights said the recommendations would give hard pressed supermarket Cashiers the duties of police  the report recommended a j 15-Milligram limit on tar in cigarettes. That would effectively ban 36 popular brands now on Sale in Sweden including 26 imported brands. Finland already has a similar ban and the report said the european Community will adopt the limit in 1993. A a 50 percent Rise in cigarette prices to $5. A a ban on smoking in half of the rooms in hotels. Restaurants with More than 50 seats would have to non smoking areas. In workplaces smoking would be allowed in designated areas or in offices Only Lle sir it Oke did not spread to smoke free zones. Feel Good about paying for a watchdog that watches them a columnist Minoru Hirano wrote. In fact . Officials for years have urged Japan to increase its own arms spending by some measures now the third highest in the world As Well As its support for . Forces. But Stackpole said Japan a neighbors would worry if such spending were not conducted within the context of the . Alliance. A none of Japan a neighbors want a reared Japan so if we were to pull out of the .-Japan Security treaty it would definitely be a destabilizing Factor in Asia a the general said. In the interview Stackpole also said Asia is developing so quickly that a it makes your head swim a but the Philippines remains a a Basket cases because of official corruption and a widening Gap Between Rich and poor. A they simply cannot get their government Structure in order a he said of the filipinos. And until they do a i done to see much  As the soviet Union slashes military spending and withdraws troops from Eastern Europe Many in Congress Are pressing for a withdrawal of american forces from this Region As Well As from Western Europe. Stackpole agreed that there should be gradual reductions in the coming years in line with defense Secretary Dick Cheney a recent announcement Here of a 10 percent a a adjustment in . Troop strength in Japan South Korea and the Philippines. But the Marine general said . Troops will be in Okinawa at least into the next Century. . Troop strength in Japan is about 63,000, count ing sailors attached to the 7th Fleet and 49,000 if those sailors Are not counted a military spokesman said. Most of those a about 31,000 a Are based in Okinawa and the largest service contingent a about 24,000 a arc marines. A now peace is breaking out All Over supposedly a Stackpole said. Quot we have seen no diminution in the soviet presence in Northeast Asia. There a been no change in  in addition to the soviet threat and the advisability of restraining Japan Stackpole cited these reasons for maintaining a . Presence in Asia a . Forces help maintain the balance on the korean Peninsula which Stackpole said is unlikely to be reunified As Long As North koreans communist Leader is alive. A Kim ii Sung is a madman a he said. A the does not behave  a the marines Are building an a Urban combat training Center in Okinawa to prepare for Low intensity conflict which Stackpole said used to be called a nation building or a counter guerrilla  while . Forces can no longer be the worlds policeman he said they still must prepare for such wars to be fought a in partnership with other nations of the Type a we started to practice in  a we still have an ideological reason and its hard to put a Dollar figure on it i admit to be a Beacon of Hope to the world a Stackpole said. A we can to withdraw from the  . Forces also must stay to protect the nations stake in the regions rapidly growing Economy he said. A a it a necessary to maintain the sea lanes of communication those great highways Over which most of our Commerce flows a he said. Zero restored a visitor admires a fully restored Zero on tuesday. The japanese Zero was one of the finest fighters built during world War ii. This one built in 1944, was found in the Jungle on Yap Island in the South Pacific in 1983. It took 18 months for engineers to restore the classic aircraft. The fighter one of Many that plagued Allied forces during the War is exhibited at a Mitsubishi Plant in Komaki Central  who led Wii Rescue of seamen Dies pm p a former British mar. Bradwell Turner who led a Darg Rescue of 299 seamen held prisoner Jarl an ship in 1940> has died according to a news report. He was 92. In re Nei died March 21, an obituary in in 3 r j times of London said. Cause of death was Given. A Ruof a the Navy a Here a British h ,3 hoarding party from the the Eric a xer Cossack which freed Shin Abs Ner rom the German Supply february ia9r40n 3 norwegian fiord in onily Mark was an auxiliary vessel Ine German battleship Graf Spee and carried seamen taken prisoner from merchant Marine vessels sunk by the Graf Spee. The battleship was scuttled just outside Montevideo Uruguay in december 1939 after being trapped by three British cruisers. Some of the Graf Spee survivors still live in neighbouring Argentina. After the Graf speeds demise the altmark carrying its prisoners hid in the South Atlantic for two months. Then in february it was sighted in norwegian Waters. British ships pursued the vessel but were intercepted by two norwegian torpedo boats whose commanders said the altmark had been inspected and carried no arms or prisoners. Winston Churchill then first lord of the admiralty ordered the Navy to Board the altmark and release the prisoners. The Cossack entered the fjord on the night of feb. 16. The altmark a skipper steered straight at the British ship apparently intending to ram it but instead ran his own ship aground. Turner then a lieutenant commander led a boarding party carrying pistols and rifles. Four germans were killed and five wounded in the encounter. The Rescue was an inspirational moment for the British who had Little to show for their six months of War with Germany. Turner received a distinguished service order in 1940 for his part in the action. He received the order of the British Empire in 1951. He served As a naval attache in Oslo Norway from 1954 to 1957, and worked for the Marconi electronics company from 1957 to 1972. He is survived by his wife and three daughters