Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-08-08
Enemy Calls Use Of Atomic Bomb
Violation Of International Law

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BULLETIN
Russia has declared war en- Japar President
Truman told hastily summoned news confer
ence at 8 pm.
Seated at his desk at the White House after
newsmen had been brought from all parts of the
Capital by call from Secretary Charles G. Ross
the President said quietly:
'1have only simple announcement to make"
He then explained that it was too important to
withhold for regular press conference and
then added:
Russia has just declared war on Japan
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 8-Hroshima is completely
destroyed and the dead to be counted
the Tokyo radio declared today 1t claimed that of
the atomic bomb violation of international law.
Practically all living things-human and animal-were
Literally scared to death" by the weapon oosed
against the industrial and military city Monday, enemy
broadcast to America montored by the Federal Commun
cations Commission admitted.
In later broadcast Europe French Tokyo referred to
Hiroshima open city, although it was known to be
depot and important garrison town 1t
attack by such means against open towns and
Gems unforgvabe actions"
main calm under the "inhuman bombing pledge fight
through until the last The editorial declared the japanese
Burned Temperature
The enemy radio quoted authorized quarters in Tokyo
unlimited choice in the means by which to destroy their
opponents"
the Tokyo radio said People who were outdoors
burned alive by high while those VINO were
Suzuki called meeting of the cabinet
study of the damage Vice ministers and
called into the meeting at which Japans
agency Hasune sekomizu chief cabinet secretary
sekomzu reported progress made in organza
ton by the peoples volunteer corps which is scheoueo 1o de-
All Tokyo morning newspapers admitted
the Hiroshima bombing Daily Mail said its listening
post to evacuate big cities
Tokyo radio finally referred to the bomb as atomic but
Japs Unable to Identify Casualties
The terrible effect of the bomb revealed in the statement
that relief workers unable to distinguish the dead from
the injured, much less identify either
left in disastrous ruin with houses and build
crushed Tokyo reported 1t added that authorities could
establish the civilian casualties and had their hands
full giving available relief possible under the
tiles burned and relief squads rushed from surround
ing districts the broadcast disclosed
of the Tokyo English broadcast beamed
to American listeners:
gradual following the disastrous
the city of Hiroshima in the wake of the enemys
of bomb Monday morning the authorities are still
unable obtain definite checkup the extent OF the casualties
sustained by the civilian population
agencies that rushed from the neghbor
districts unable distinguish much less identify the
dead from the injured.
Burned Beyond Recognition.
1.-THE impact of the bomb terrific that practically all
living things human and animals literally scared to death
the heat engendered the blast
All of the and injured burned beyond recognition
With houses and buildings crushed including the emergency
medical facilities the authorities having their hands full
giving available relief possible under the
THE effect of the bomb widespread Those outdoors
killed by the ndescri
able and heat"
The Tokyo quoted Japanese commentator today
saying that the methods the United States is employing nhe
against Japan have exceeded in horrible cruelty the
ties perpeated by Genghs Khan India and Aghanistan
he present form of indcrmnae bombing by the American
Air Force cities unlike Japans careful and
thoughtful methods of air raids Shanghai and Marking said
the commentator Unidentified by the broadcast Toyoko Ka
gawa, "a noted religious leader"
The fact that America adopted such methods shows that
she already morally defeated added the broadcast which
recorded by the Associated Press.
Old Jap Thesis Reiterated.
Kagawa reiterated the old Japanese thesis that Japan
fighting only for the liberation the
IF America has not lost the spirit Washington Lincoln
her leaders will the cruel utty against japan
Kagawas statement which the broadcast said printed
today in the Nippon Times ended this note
IF Americas policy well that Japan goes back to
the spirit of Washington and Lincoln sufnt ground
America and Japan to be reconced-to China
beate the Philippines the India and to
give independence to Indonesia.
~Think, America: stop and think"