Thus, when the American draft was first presented, Whitney dwelled on this at length. “As you may or may not know,” he told Matsumoto and a few others, the Supreme Commander has been unyielding in his defense of your Emperor against increasing pressure from the outside to render him subject to war criminal investigation. He has thus defended the Emperor because he considered that that was the cause of right and justice, and will continue along that course to the extent of his ability. But, gentlemen, the Supreme Commander is not omnipotent.
