The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-10
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He said Japan's past deeds, iil- cluding her execution of American prisoners, fully justified the de. 1 cision to use the atomic bomb against those who have abandoned all pretense of obeying international laws of warfare"
 The President, at the same time said he was fully aware that the horrible potentialities of the new weapon pose a threat to all man. kind if it gets in the wrong hands
 Therefore, he said, the United States, Canada and Britain, who hold the secret, will keep it from the world = apparently even from the Russians 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 destruction"
 Russia's Entry
 Turning to the Potsdam confer ence, MT. Truman revealed that So- viet Russia agreed to fight the Jap anese before being informed of the atomic bomb. He emphasized that the conference resulted in no secret agreements apart from concurrent military operations''-a reference to Russia's decision to join the Pacific conflict.
 The President said that American proposals and objpectives dominat- ed the Potsdam barley. Chief among the American objectives, he added, was victory over Japan.
 Coupling a fervent hope of United Nations brotherhood with the plain, hard facts of international politics, MT. Truman unveiled for the first time a revolutionary American pro- posal made at Potsdam--a plan for international control over the inland waterways of Europe, including the highly strategic Dardapelles and the Rhine and Danube rivers.
 MT. Truman said the United States will "press for its adoption" in the big five council of foreign ministers set up by the big three at Potsdam. He characterized the five power agency, which will meet in London. as one that will map the peace settlements just as Dunbar ton Oaks laid groundwork for the United Nations security charter.
 This does not mean that the five governments are going to try to dic- tate to, or dominate. other nations. :" the President said.
 High up in his 30-minute address the President asserted bluntly that the United States intends to acquire all the military bases it needs for future American and world security.
 Though the United States wants no territory or profit or selfish ad- vantage out of this war;" he de- clared. i've are going to maintain the military bases necessary for the complete protection of our interests and of world peace"
 Charter Peyails
 He emphasized that the bases would fly the American flag in a manner consistent with the United Nations charter"
 Reaffirming this country,s deter imitation to fight distress and starv- ation in Europe, MT. Truman re- marked solemnly that "The victory won at terrible cost last spring" could be lost next winter if lack of outside help provokes anarchy in Europe. we must help to the limits of our strength" he said. And we will"
 The president said the Potsdarn declaration on Romania, Bulgaria and Hungary meant that these pow derkey nations fare not going to be spheres of influence of any one power"
 until these states are reestab- lislJed as members of the interna- tional family" the president went on. "they are the Joint concern of all of ,is."
 He promised also genuine freedom of press in the Balkans, Finland and Poland. Soviet Russia's block ade against Anglo-American news men in these countries disturbed" the United States even before PotS- dam, MT. Truman admitted.
 Big Three Decisions
 When he turned to the Big Three Decisions on Poland the president (D philosophical that nearly every international agreement has in 1t the element of compromise" and (2) disclosed another secret agreement reached by the late President Roose- vlt at the Yalta conference.
 The "give and take" of comprom- ise, he asserted. resulted fin the rots- dam decision to give the new Polish government provisional title to a slice of eastern Germany east of the Oder and western Niesse rivers. except for an area of East Prussia earnarked for permanent Soviet possession.
 The decision to give Russia the East Prussian territory, Mir Tru- man said. was approved by Mr. Roosevelt and former Brine Min ister winston Churchill at yalta. m noddine his approval of this ar rangenent. Mr Roosevelt tacitly put the unibed States on record for