The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-01
BY THOMAS M. JOHNSON NEA Military Writer

Washington, June 1-Government agencies have evidence that an i'm pression has been made upon Jap ans ruling class and even the royal family by a new and unique prop aganda effort. They are being urged to accept President Truman's as- surance that if they surrender un- conditionally, the Japanese people will be neither exterminated nor en- slaved. This effort is aimed partic- ularly to convince Japan's more en- frightened rulers that they must re- verse the policies of their militarists who have led the into the bring of disaster.
 Prince Takamatsu, younger broth CT of the Emperor, is known to have made a special pilgrimage to the shrine of the Imperial ancestors. This was probably to seek guidance, and was made directly after an ap- peal by an American naval officer, Capt. Ellis M Zacharias, who has been his friend. Captain zacharias was Prince Takamatsu's personal aide when the Prince visited the United States in 1881.
 URGES LAPS TO QUIT
 Captain zacharias knows Japan. He was attache in Tokyo, and in l this war has commanded a cruiser and battleship against the Japan csc, with conspicious success. He speaks the language fluently and before Pearl Harbor tried to dis suade his many influential Japan csc friends, including Admirals Yo- mai and Nomura, and Saburu Ku- rusu, from contemplating " a r against us.
 He reminds his hearers of this in a new series of radio broad casts in Japanese and English beamed to Japan from the Pacific Coast by the Office of War Inform ation. They introduce Captain za- charias as the Official Spokesman of the United States Government" This was decided upon at top level in Washington as part of new policy of trying to reach top level in Tokyo direct with an appeal to req son by real friend of the Japan csc people. He tells them the truth about the Pacific War; and that Japan has hopelessly lost it. She can escape being bombed, burned, block aded, starved and if need be, invad- ed, only by inspired leadership"
 Captain Zacharias recites to Ja- pans leading class, who alone have shortwave radios, facts that can mean only that her salvation lies in turning her back upon Generals and Admirals like Oshima, Hata and Koiso who favored Japan's al- liance with the now shattered Axis: Tojo, Shiumada and Yamashita who made false promises of victory, and Jiro Binami, who still "blows the conch she'll" Captain Zacharias en- ployes Japanese idiom and meta phor.
 His latest broadcast not only points out to the chosen few of his audience, the chosen few who have betrayed the real interests of them selves and their country-it also gives details of the impending doom that betrayal brings to Japan.
 'The number of Japan'S military targets is smaller and more con- centrated than those of Germany's. Sources of Japan's in d Jus r a strength are known to us in great detail. We are bringing to the Pa cific a gigantic air force including many B-29's and new types you have not yet seen. We produce 5000 planes a month. How about you? We have 40 to 50 million tons of shipping; and will ship three million American soldiers to Asia between May and January"
 All through runs the theme that President Truman's VIE address clarified the meaning of the "un- conditional surrender" that we de- mand of Japan. It is our first re- quirement, but it is military term and 1t does not mean the eXtermin- ation or enslavement of the Japan eSe people.
 PROPAGANDA EFFECTIVE
 That the broadcasts are having effect is indicated by intelligence that after Captain Zacharias had mentioned his name, Prince Ta- kamatsu made a pilgrimage such as is customarily made only in time of great perturbation and to seek divine guidance. Also, Radio Tokyo issued a general warning that the Americans were issuing feverish surrender propaganda