The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-09-03
AMERICANS READY
TO OCCUPY TOKYO
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that the Allies do not intend to let
Japan rearm.
On this first day after his EN-.
pire's surrender, Emperor Hirohi.
to prepared to worship at three
Shinto shrines in the Imperial pal
ace grounds, Domei Agency re-
ported.
For the moment, the occupation
forces remained in a 700 square
mile area stretching south of Tok.
20, but that condition will not long
prevail.
MacArthur's orders call for the
immediate surrender to him OF all
four main home islands, adjacent
islands, southern Korea and the
Philippines.
Storms Of typhoon proportions
between Okinawa and the man is.
land Of Honshr interrupted further
airborne landings and in turn af-
fected the move on Tokyo, an
Eighth Army spokesman said.
Until yesterdays formal surren-
der, international law provided that
the only troops to enter the coun-
try were to act as guard for the
Supreme Allied Commander.
The crack Eleventh Airborne Di-
Wis on and the American and Brit.
ish Marines and Bluejackets per-
formed that function.
But with the signing, the flood
gates were open and for days now
troops will be swarming ashore
until an occupation army possibly
500, 900 strong is landed.
In the first wave landing at Yo-
kohama from the convoy was the
First Cavalry Division, including
the famed First Brigade, liberia
tors of the Santo Tomas intern.
ment camp at Manila.
They hit the beaches as demo.
bilized Japanese troops in ragged
lines walked past impassively.
Out beyond the beaches the Jap.
anese could see the imposing lines
of Men-O'-War and transports,
symbolic Of the power that defeat.
ed them:
The ceremony which restored
peace to a weary world lasted but
20 minutes yesterday aboard the
Battleship Missouri.
Over the battlewagon flew the
American flag that fluttered from
Washington's capitol on the day OF
infamy, Dec. 7, 1941. Also dis
played aboard was the flag which
Perry unfurled 90 years ago, its
81 stars faded.
Macarthur gsve one of the pens
with which he signed in behalf Of
all the Allies to 1t. Gen. Jonathan
M. Wainwright, liberated defender
of Corregidor.
Wainwright was bound south
ward today for another pleasant
duty-the acceptance of the sur
render Of all japanese forces in
the Philippines from 1t. Gen. To-
moyuki Yamashita, staggering
conqueror of Singapore.
With the signing, the wheels
we're set in motion for the surren'
ders throughout the Pacific and on
the mainland, all of which are ex-
pected to be completed before the
end of another week.
A Melbourne dispatch said the
aircraft carrier Glory was speed
ing to Rabaul where Australians
will accept the surrender of &c.
900 by-passed japanese troops If
that area.
Truk, Japan's Pearl Harbor ane
the strongest of all the by-passee
enemy positions in the Central Pa
cific, surrendered with its estimat
ed garrison of $4,000 Saturday.
All Japanese inundated islands
including the Carolines and thu
Marshalls, the Ryukyus and tai
Bonins which stand at Japan
southwestern and southeastern ap
proaches respectively, must sur
render to Ninitz and this process
already has begun.
The richest of Japan's con
quests, the Dutch East Indies, Bor
neo. Burma, and most of 1ndo
China must surrender to Adm
Lord Louis Mountbatten Of thu
southeast Asia Command.