The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-13
World Waits For Peace
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 The Chinese ambassador, Dr. Wei Tao Ming conferred with President Truman briefly, shortly after 11:30 a. m, (EWTO and told reporters later he personally believed that the good news will come at any mo- ment." Asked on what he based his belief, he replied:
 'On many things, but I'd better not say. But it will come-I believe it will come"
 Meanwhile, a Japanese Domei News Agency broadcast said it was cancelling certain regularly sched- uled transmission to the Orient for the next 12 hours. No explanation was given.
 At Ross White House press con- ference reporter asked
 Tt is safe to assume that there is no letup in the war?"
 Tt is safe to say" Ross replied, "that the war is going on."
 Ross was asked f1atly whether any time limit had been set in the AL lied communication.
 No Time Limit
 There is no time limit in our communication he replied.
 Then Ross was asked whether there was any understanding" among the Allies as to how much time Japan would be given.
 Not to my knowledge, he said. He then added that you have the whole of it in publication" of the note dispatched Saturday.
 The Tokyo radio said the official Allied note, transmitted through the Swiss government, arrived in the enemy capital on Monday, Japanese time.
 That apparently explained the Japanese delay in replying-if the Japanese were telling the truth about its arrival. There was no ex- plantation, however, of the delay in transmission. The original Japanese surrender offer arrived here Il hours after its broadcast by Tokyo radio. Hirohito- Cabinet Meet Today's Japanese broadcast said Emperor Hirohito, who has become sort of pawn in the exchange of messages, received Foreign Min ister Shigenori Togo at the imperial palace this afternoon.
 Presumably they were consulting on reply.
 Meanwhile, the Allies were pre- pared to unleash unprecedented blows against the Japanese if they decide to stall indefinitely.
 More atomic bombs are ready.
 President Truman waited at the White House for the news would mean that World War II was over except for the final formaities of signing the surrender articles.
 At No. 10 Downing street in Lon- don, Prime Minister Clement Attlee went to work early to be ready for the expected word that Japan was ready to endorse her defeat.
 In Switzerland, where the Jap anese message will be relayed to Washington, communications were functioning normally and no delay was anticipated when the time comes.
 Expect Reply Soon
 A radio service message from Tok- yo to Switzerland interceted by the Federal Communications Commis- sion at 1:30 a. m., EWT. today in- dicated that the Japanese reply to last Saturdays surrender note shortly would be on the way.
 "Still coming" the message said. Please wait. How are receiving conditions"
 Anxiety
 This was one of a series of in- tercepted service messages all indi- eating that the Tokyo station which will transmit Japans reply through Switzerland and to the United States was expecting the momentous docu- ment hourly. Tokyo radio also broadcast that Hirohito had re- ceived Foreign Minister Shigenori Togo at the Imperial palace at 2:10 p. m. Tokyo time today Q:10 @ m., EWT)
 Meantime, the war goes on. The White House announced that Presi- dent Truman will not proclaim V-J'| Day until the surrender articles are signed by Japan's emissaries.
 Presidential Secretary Charles G. Ross estimated that two or Shrec days might elapse between receipt of Japans surrender agreement and signature of the articles assum- ing that the little men do surren- der. There is abundant confidence here that Japan will quit now.
 Recall Congress Democratic leaders have agreed to recall Congress from vacation recess about Sept. s. Reconversion plans and legislation are logging far behind events. Congress must move quickly to cope with domestic problems-mostly the problem of uia- employment. Surrender signatures will be af- fixed somewhere in the Pacific-at Manila. Okinawa, or, perhaps, aboard one of the vessels of Ad- miral William ?. Halsey's crawling Third Fleet. Halsey's carrier planes nudged Japan over the weekend with a re. hinder that there Is c war on. They raided targets In the Tokyo area, Far Eastern Army Air Force pianesl