Evening star., 1945-08-10
Truman Promises Japs
More Surprises II
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plated, the President pointed to Rus
sia's unheralded entry in the Pacific
war as one of the military arrange
ments made at Berlin. then added:
THE Japs will soon learn some
Of the other military secrets agreed
upon at Berlin. They will learn
them f1rst-hand-and they will not
like them"
Russia did not know of the dis
covery of the atomic bomb when
she agreed to declare war on Japan"
Mr.. Truman said.
Secret to Be Withheld.
There was a report here that the
Russian declaration of war original
ly was intended to be effective
August Is, and the assumption was
that 1t was stepped UP following the
advent Of the bomb.
Stressing "the awful responsibility
which has come to us" with the dis
covery Of the atomic bomb. the
President amplified:
The atomic bomb Is too danger
Gus to loose in lawless world. That
Is why Great Britain and the United
States, who have the secret of its
production, do not intend to reveal
the secret until means have been
found to control the bomb so as to
protect ourselves and the rest of the
world from the danger of total de-
struction."
Reports on Conference.
While the Presidents 1000
word address-his longest since as
Stunning ofice-dealt at some length
with the war against Japan, it was
essentially an accounting of his
meeting with the other chiefs of
state. at which the plan was adopt
ed which deprives Germany of her
lands and reduces her virtually to-
the level of an agricultural state. \
Significantly, however, he de-
parted from this theme at the very
outset, with the evident intention
OF correcting any misapprehensions
that might have arisen as the re-
suit OF his remarks at f1ag-raising
ceremony at Berlin when he as
serted that this Nation sought no
territorial gains from the war.
Telling of the wreckage he had
witnessed abroad, and voicing graft
tude that this country had not suf-
fered likewise, Mr.. Truman added:
I'VE must do all we can to spare
her from the ravages of any future
breach of the peace. That is why,
though the United States wants no
territory, or profit, or selfish ad-
vantage out of this war, we are 60
ing to maintain the military bases
necessary for the complete protec-
tion of our interests and of world
peace. Bases which our military ex-
perts deem to be essential for our
protection, and which are not now
in our possession, we will acquire.
We will acquire them by arrange
ments consistent with the Atlantic
Charter"
Accord on Objectives.
The President reiterated an
earlier statement that there were
no secret arrangements or commit
ments-apart from current mill
tary arrangements" growing out of
his conferences with Prime Minister
Attlee and Premier Stain, and he
emphasized that there was a fun
damental accord and agreement
upon the objectives ahead of U.S."
He hailed the creation of the
Council of Foreign Ministers, in
which France and China, also will
sit, as "hastening the day of peace
and reconstruction" but declared
that this body, which is to lay the
foundation for peace settlements is
not going to try to dictate to or
dominate other nations"
He admitted frankly that the
boundary arrangement which would
give Poland German territory as far
west as the Oder River to compen-
safe her for land taken by Russia
was compromise, but he said in
its behalf that there is much to
justify the action TAKEN AS re-
constituted, Poland-subject to the
final peace settlements-will have
its eastern boundary at the Curzon
Line, and the territory which the
new government is to administer.