Illegal Elections in Okinawa

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Residents on Ishigaki Island at the southernmost tip of Okinawa . prefecture protested against the illegal election of a pro-U.S.e mayor of Ishigaki City on March 20th, U.S. occupabion forces brought. plane-loads of police from Naha City, Okinawa, to Ishigaki Island to Suppress the islanders! protest, After a count of votes following. the announcement that the pro-U.S. candidate had been -gjected mayor by a Slim majority, 2,400 ballot papers were found to be missing. Local citizens gathered to protes$. The election chairman,after first admitting lawlessness and declaring. the election invalid latef reversed this decision, Angry citizens surrounded the chairman, who tried to flee to Naha City aboard a U.S. plane, Failing in this, he took refuge in the local police station, About 10,000 people gathered around the police station that night demanding the withdrawal of the glection announcement. The airborne police attacked these people, who retaliated with stone-throwing. The fighting lasted until dawn and. thirty people were injured,