The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-12
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(COnf1nueO lIOAA ~Se OAeJ
~ far eastern affairs predicted here
that the land of the setting sun
would "snap UP" the latest Allied
conditions.
From the Swiss legation here,
where it was delivered by state
denartment official, the Allied
statement of intentions toward the
emperor went by radio to Bern.
There the chief of the political
denartment's foreign division call
ed in Japanese minister Shumishi
Kase and handed it over at 3:25
p.m. (E. w. To.
Kase dashed from the parliament
building to a waiting automobile,
promising to transmit the docu-
ment to Tokyo at once. He had no
comment beyond this:
.Tm in a hurry"
Radio Tokyo appeared to be pre-
pairing the Japanese people for
surrender. Here in Washington,
government authorities toiled on
reconversion plans, and senate ma
iority leader Barley said Congress
probably would cut short its vaca.
ton on September 4.
Talks With Truman
At his Georgia home, Senator
Walter F. George disclosed he
had talked with President Truman
The senator interpreted todays AL
lied declaration as still meaning
unconditional surrender.
1t stated that from the momen
of surrende-," the emperor will b.
subject to every dictate of still
unnamed supreme Allied militar,
commander.
The once bellicose but now cring
| ing warlords Of japan thus had onl..
clear-cut choice between:
Agreeing to the condition tina
they must surrender and see thei
emperor become for the tim
being, at least, a puppet with an Al
lied commander pulling tn
strings; Or
Utter destruction not only of
discriminating empire won by cor
quest but also in the teeming HON
islands themselves.
AS if to give them a taste of wha
peace would be like, the Japanes
got a temporary respite from tn
terror of superforts, from the RI
wages of atomic bombs. Land fight
ing went on.
But it was clear the Pacific en-
envy had had enough.
Japan decided yesterday to tel
the Big-Four Allies she would qui
if she could keep Hirohito and hi
powers.
For "a hours Washington, Lor
don, Moscow and Chungking cor
sidered the offer. Back today b
way of neutral Switzerland went
stern answer, submitted for all fou
powers by Secretary of Stat
Byrnes. The French asked to be as
ISOLATED in the signing Of any sui
render.
From the moment of surreno
err" the Allied message said, eth
authority of the emperor and tn
Japanese government to rule tn
state shall be subject to the 81
preme commander of the Allie
powers who will take such step
as he deems proper to effectuat
the surrender terms"
! Could Determine Rule
Ultimately, the Japanese peopl
would be allowed to determine tn
kind of government they want-a
; opportunity they never before hav
had.
Presidential Secretary Charlie
G.. Ross disclosed that the suprem
: commander will be an American.
: Ross could not say at the tim
| who the man would be. Speculate
conferred at once on General Doug
| las Macarthur. There was mentio
: also of Admiral Chester w. MINT
: and General George C. Marshal
t The terms sent to Tokyo toda
f reaffirmed that surrender must b
in accordance with the Allied proc
: lamation issued at Potsdam Jul
: 26. Under that declaration the Ell
envy would be stripped of her pov
E er to make war, would be bottle
!. up in four principal islands.
Reclamation of the emperor on an
: terms would give Japan a chane
l to save face. Congress, howeVe
: has been sharply divided on tn;
point.