Evening star., 1945-09-03
Allies Set to March Into Tokyo;
Macarthur Has Long Conference
With Japanese Foreign Minister
9th ArmyLonding
Reported on East
Side Of okyo Bay
By the Associated Press.

YOKOHAMA, Sept. 3.-Allieo
occupation troops eagerly pre-
pared to march into Tokyo today,
weather and Gen. Macarthur
permitting, after formal sur
render Sunday banged shut anc
barred the door on Japan's
world-empire dreams.
(The Japanese Domei agency
reported that Gen. Macarthur
held lengthy" conversation
with Foreign Minister Mamoru
Shigemitsu at Allied headquar-
ters in Yokohama today. The
subject matter was not men
toned
Domei also reported that
about 5000 United States 9Th
Army troops had begun landing
at Tateyama, at the south tip
of the peninsula on the east
side of Tokyo Bay at $40 am.
today, replacing 200 Marines who
previously had held that spot.
(Another Tokyo broadcast re-.
ported that Maj Gen. Richard
J. Marshall. deputy chief of staff
to Gen. Macarthur, and other
staff officers had entered Tokyo
today to prepare for Gen. Mac
Arthur's arrival. which was eX-
pected early next week, probably
on the 10TH" The broadcast
said he inspected the American
Embassy which was expected to
be used as headquarters)
Four Home Islands Left.
Japan's capitulation slashed her
empire to:
The four home islands of Honshu,
Hokkaido, Kyushu and Shikoku,
plus few minor isles.
Back to Russia went Southern
Sakhalin and the Kuriles, stretch
ing northward from 'apan, which
the japanese had grabbed in 1904.
Also removed from Japanese rule,
but not yet disposed of, were the
Ryukyus, Bonins, Volcanoes and the
mandates from World War I: The
Palaus, Marianas, Carolines and
Marshalls.
Everywhere in the field, surrenders
were proceeding.
Said Generalissimo Stain: Con
ditions necessary for the peace of
the world have already been won. .
And from Washington, President
Truman declared, 1--WE can turn now
to the grave task of preserving the
peace"
Within 30 minutes of the sur
render signing, a 42-ship convoy
steamed into Tokyo Bay, and by
nightfan $4,000 9th Army troops had
splashed ashore, swelling Allied oc-
cupation forces to more than $4,000
men. They remained for the pres
ent however, in a 7O0-square mile
area south of Tokyo.
Typhoon Threatens Honshu.
The momentarily expected per-
mission of the supreme commander
and uncertainty of the weather
we're all that delayed immediate oc-
cupation of Tokyo inself. japanese
reports said the most severe typhoon
of the year might strike Honshu
Tuesday. If it did, occupation
schedules might be disrupted. %
There was every indication that
the swiftly strengthening occupa-
ton would be bloodless. The ir-
repressible Admiral William F. Hal
sey messaged the amphibious COM
mander taking 9Th Army forces
ashore: will provide well-armed
rowboat for fire support if neces-
sary."
In addition to the scheduled
prompt move into Tokyo, the jap
anese radio today said 5000 Amer
ican troops from Atsugi airf1eld
would move Tuesday morning to
Hiratsuka in Northern Kyushu. Rep
resentatives of the American forces
already were negotiating with Hirat-
suka officials, the broadcast said, and
small advance parties already had
landed at Kanoya airfeld and en-
tered the city of Chiba.
Japanese received the news of
their country's first surrender with
rigid calm, although the capitula-
tion-completed aboard the battle
ship Missouri at 9:18 am. Sunday
(8:18 pm. Saturday EWT)-slashed
the empire to the size at which
American Commodore Matthew C..
Perry found it. He sailed into Tokyo
Bay in 1858 to force open Japan's
doors to world trade and westerniza-
ton.
Big Show of Air Power.
Complying with Gen. Macarthur S
first order as military ruler of
Japan, imperial headquarters radioed
field commanders to surrender at
once.
Emperor Hirohito promptly issued
his first proclamation under alien
control, commanding "all my people