The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-08-30
Steps Toward Peace

RIDAl Stain proclaimed VIC
tory over Japan. Manchuria and Para
mushiro were in Red hands and all
Sakhalin island was occupied. Puppet
emperor Of Manchuria, Pu-Yi. was
captured on Mukden airdrome. The
Kwantung army laid down its arms.
More than million Jap troops were
to be surrendered to Chinese. Mac
Arthur planned for 1900 heavily
armed soldiers to spearhead the oc-
cupation army in Japan.
SATURDAY-Occupation of Japan
was scheduled to begin Sunday with
airbome landings near Tokyo Rus
SLAMS were planning to drop units ON
northern home island also. Japs broad
cast that the atom bomb continues to
claim lives because of 'radioactivity. !"
Chinese sovereignty in Manchuria will
be recognized by Reds, it was asserted.
Reds freed 1870 Allied prisoners in
Mukden area.
SUNDAY-Vast Allied air and sea
forces converged on Japan prepared
to send 1880 fighting men in on the
first wave of Thursdays occupation,
delayed two days by typhoons. First
transports were to land Tuesday at
Atsugi airfield. Jap broadcasts mean
while told Of unrest, disorders and
mass suicides in front of emperor's
palace. 1t was planned to sign articles
Of surrender September 2 aboard the
battIcship Missouri. Three U. S. planes
landed on Kyushu due to plane trouble
and Japs appeared friendly. They re-
turned to base after rescue ship had
brought gasoline. Chiang's govern
ment forces entered Shanghi and Nam
king while rival communist forces
were reported marching on those two
key cities and also Hong Kong and
Canton.
MONDAY-USS Missouri led the
third fleet into Sagami bay south of
Tokyo; over thousand carrier planes
flew over southern Japan dropping
food and medicine for Allied prisoners
Of war. Jap ENJOYS were aboard Mis-
souri,. Macarthur told Japs to be pre-
pared to surrender all Ryukyus and to
be ready to surrender Korea and all
forces in Philippines. Chinese an
nounced thirty-year Russian Chinese
friendship treaty binding Russia to
give aid to China solely through
Chungking government to exclusion
Of northern China communist regime
TUESDAY-U. s. warships steamed
into Tokyo Bay; $50 technical special
lists arrived at Atsugi airficld to ar
range for mass landings, Twenty-eight
Jap WarShips, half of entire navy. was
lined up in port. Jap surrender ENJOYS
signed preliminary peace agreements
for southeast Asia at Rangoon, Bur
ma. Chang prepared to meet leaders
Of communists. The Navy announced
it planned to reduce its force to 500
geo men. The Russian Chinese treaty
was hailed by U. S. officials. Gen.
Hamashita was seeking to surrender
in Philippines.
WEDNESDAY, - Halsey was on
the Missouri at the head of the Third
fleet which steamed into Tokyo Bay
The Iowa and South Dakota were al
80 there, the latter to serve as flag
ship for Adm. Nimitz. The American
flag flew for the first time over Nip
pom. Sea and airborne troops were
poised for large scale landings. Mac
Arthur flew to Okinawa to prepare
for triumphal entry into Japan. 1t was
revealed there were 300 survivors of
USS Houston crow found in Thailand
JungIeS. Japanese were preparing Al
lied prisoners for evacuation. Russians
seized three additional Kurie islands.
TIL RSDAI-Allies launched mass
occupation Of Japan. Naval base at
lokosuka was formally surrendered
with no treachery reported Airbornc
troops landed at Atsugi. Planes were
removing Allied prisoners from Thai
land. Wainwright was to Join Mac
Arthur at Jap capital Gen. Marshall
and Hull were blamed in part for
p1a,I Jo,,b,r