Evening star., 1945-07-10
US. to See 1t Through
Is Answer to Nomuru
Nation Wants No Compromise
Peace, Observer Warns Japs
BY David Laurence

by D0DfG Laurence
Admiral Nomura, who was the last
Japanese Ambassador to the United
States, has written an article which was
broadcast by the Tokyo radio, to the
effect that the unconditional surrender
policy of the Allies would cost them
higher casualties The admiral took
notice of the announced casualties on
Okinawa and declared that higher cas-
ualties were coming, but conceded that
the Allies had not yet been affected by
war weariness
Admiral Nomura's broadcast is sig
nifcant because it indicates posi-
bility that the Japanese leaders are ex-
pecting let-down of war effort in the
United States as a consequence Of the
ending of the European war. Because
Admiral Nomura ranks high in Japan
and knows the American people, 1t is
conceivable that he will play an in
f1uential part in whatever final decision
is made by the Tokyo government in the
next 80 days-the period that is ad-
mittedly critical one for Japan. With
in that time she must make up her mind
whether she will carry on last-ditch
war or surrender to the Allies.
Apropos of the Nomura broadcast, this
correspondent wrote statement which
the Office of War Information broad
cast within the last "a hours to Japan.
Text of Statement.
The full text of the statement follows:
1T is true that the unconditional sur
render policy will cost heavy losses to
both sides, but the American people have
not made huge sacrifices already only
to agree now to compromise peace. They
are determined to see it through no
matter what the cost. Unless the jap
anese surrender now the ratio of lives
lost by the Japanese in the end will be
many times that of the invading forces
and the japanese industrial plant and
facilities for restoration of trade and
commerce will be completely destroyed.
No nation in the world will lend Japan
any money for rehabilitation or postwar
recovery if she carries on last-ditch
fight and compels the Allies to incur
heavy losses in lives.
"Japan's only chance for survival as
an economic factor in the world lies in
surrender not year or two hence, after
Allied losses have ben heavy, but now
in the next 80 to so days-before the
political and international situation in
the Far East grows complicated by the
demands of other powers besides the
United States.
Admiral Nomura knows the Ameri-
can people. He knows the Japanese
people. He has many friends in the
United States who know how earnestly
and faithfully he strove to prevent war
between the two countries. He has an
opportunity to make the facts clear now
to his countrymen-an opportunity he
may never have again as the big inva-
sion OF Japan is prepared.
Can Pulverize Industry.
The admiral may rest assured that
although the campaigns at Saipan, Two
and Okinawa have been costly in lives
to us, we now have the big air bases
from which to pulverize industry COM
pletely in Japan as we did in Germany.
At no time since the war began have
the Allied naval, military and aerial
forces been working together more har-
moniously or more effectively and at
no time have they had the weapons and
the supplies they now possess for the
success invasion of Japan.
President Truman's public pledge
that the japanese people will not be
enslaved or destroyed is significant, but
every day that the Japanese delay their
unconditional surrender the chances for
Japanese survival as an economic factor
in the world will tend toe diminish.
There is absolutely no other way out
for Japan but unconditional surrender
now, and that means complete surren-
der, placing on the governments Of the
United States and Great Britain the
primary responsibility to exercise their
own common sense and good Judgment
in dealing with the aftermath of war"
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