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Evening star., 1945-08-13
Job to Be COMPLETED
By Maj. George Fieldins Eliot

tions from the supreme Allied COM
mander. Never before has the head of
state been put in just this position,
and this emphasizes the unique nature
OF the problems to be dealt with. Just
now Will the surrender be effected? OBJ
viously there must be some sort of
meeting between the representatives of
the Emperor and the supreme Allied
commander. Where will this meeting
take place? On one of the conquered
Islands? On japanese held territory? Or
on the deck of warship? The latter
would seem to meet the requirements
OF convenience, but there may be other
considerations Of protocol and prestige
to be taken into account.
It seems incredible that the Emperor
himself will come to make personal SUBJ
mission, knowing what we do of the
Japanese character; yet must we not
insist that at least ranking men,
Der OF tina Imperial House be present,
as well as the representatives of Jap
anese Imperial headquarters such as
the chief Of staff and the chief of
the naval staff? And who will speak
for the cabinet? Suzuki. the Premier?
Or the Foreign Minister, Togo?
1t should be emphasized again that
this is now just the surrender of armed
forces, according to familiar patterns.
This is surrender by which a whole
nation makes submission to a military
officer of hostile force OF course
there must also be a great many mill
tary surrenders, all over East Asia and
through the islands of the Pacific. At
least four of the Marshall Islands, three
OF the Carolines, Nauru, Bougainville,
New Guinea, New Britain, Wake, Marcus
and some of the Palaus and Marianas
still contain Japanese forces They are
scattered on many islands of the Meth
erlands Indies. They are in Indo- China,
Malaga, Burma, Thailand and British
Borneo. There are some left in the
Philippines.
they are in many parts of China, and
In Manchuria, Korea and Sakhalin.
They are in contact with Russian forces.
Then there are Formosa, the Kuriles.
the Bonin Islands and some of the
Ryukyus. VIII every one of these jap
anese commanders recognize and obey
the Imperial order to surrender? Some
OF them are in sore straits, and may wei.
come the order. Some are well condi.
toned to fight on. There is every
chance that there may be some who
Will say, no; who will say, the Emperor
Is surrounded by faint-hearts and trail
tors, who are misusing the Imperial
name. We will be loyal to the true
tradltlonS OF our race. Come and get lis.
(Copyrifht, p45)
Evening star., 1945-08-13
Nuqosoki

The second city of Japan to be
blasted by an atomic bomb was
tourist objective for thousands of
American visitors to the Orient in
years gone by. Nagasaki was place
Of great beauty as well as great
activity and on both accounts was
interesting to foreigners. Sur
rounded by steep, tree covered hills,
the industrial and commercial por-
tions of the town occupied low
stretches of alluvial Shorthand along
the waters edge of a fine natural
harbor. From 1887 until the arrival
of Commodore Perry in 1859, the
port was an eye of the Hermit
Kingdom, watching the West. Dutch
adventurers were the first to be al
lowed to trade in the neighborhood.
Later, it was through Nagasaki that
Occidental culture-medicine and
engineering notably-reached the
people Of Nippon.
But it also was through the "con-
cession" city that the arts Of Japan
came to the outer world. Some of
the most precious examples of por-
celain, lacquered work, embroidery,
tortoise shell wares and metal ar
ticles preserved in museums in the
United States passed through Naga-
saki eastward bound. It likewise
was from there that the story of
Madame Butterfly" commonly is
supposed to have been imported.
Actually, it was invented by the
novelist, John Luther Long, a resi-
dent of Philadelphia, who never had
been in Japan but whose sister, Mrs.
Irwin Correll, as the wife OF mis-
sionary, knew the country we'll. The
tale in its original form was printed
in the Century Magazine for jan
uary, 1898. Several distinguished
actresses Immediately sought the
dramatic rights, one Of the appli-
cants being Maude Adams. But Mr..
Long preferred to do business with
David Belasco, because Mr.. Belasco
himself proposed to dramatize" the
narrative. The play opened at the
Herald Square Theater in New York,
March 5, 1900, with Blanche Bates
in the leading role. Success was in
Simultaneous. People who never be-
fore had heard Of Nagasaki began
to talk about it. Their enthusiasm
was confirmed when the celebrated
Italian composer Giacomo Puccini,
then a guest of the Metropolitan
Opera, saw the production and
realized its possibilities as a music
drama. His version was presented
in Milan, February II, 1904, and at
the Garden Theater in New York.
November IL. 1906. The result is
history. Those individuals who never
have heard or seen the opera per-
formed have a treat in store for
them when finally the war is over
and Cho-Cho-San and Lieutenant
Pankerton again appear on the
Evening star., 1945-08-13
Breed of Laughter

Though we ,oould separate ourselves
from these
Three shtnig acres: lope and faith
And though the distance be the check.
cred miles
OF stretching land and sky-net
ocean scope,
We stu ,Dould see these naples sud.
denly
Turn ,Dhite tohen pinds OF sunne,
play
These pine tress lingering the zenith
When night has hidden epery hour
OF day.
And ue soould see upon each Others
face
-shddo,os of the clematis, and
clear
Would sound the erickefs castanets.
We daily break the bread OF laugh.
ter here.
ROSE MyRA PHILLIPS.
Evening star., 1945-08-13

This column is being written during
the period OF acute suspense while all
the world Is waiting for an announce
ment OF the japanese decision. There
is very little use in trying to discuss
the Japanese situation on the basis of
to be or not to be"-for the decision
itself may very well be in print as soon
as these words.
But think we might we'll reflect on
the TACT that this proposed-and SEEM
ingly inevitable-Japanese surrender is
unique occurrence in history by its
very nature. Never before has a great
nation seriously been forced to consider
unconditional surrender without a hos
Tile loot having been set upon its shores,
with Its principal armed forces not even
IN contact with those of the enemy. but
supplied by pressure from distance.
Nor has there previously, at least in
modern history, been an instance where
q whole nation was required to surrender
itself, intact and uninvaded, to the dis
cretion Of the conquerror. Even the
German surrender this year was
piecemeal military affair, with groups
OF broken forces giving up one after the
other after by far the greater part Of
the country had been overrun.
The final acts of surrender at Reinns
and Berlin were really but ratifications
OF existing facts. The German sur
render OF 1913 was a negotiated arm
lstice, in which the area of Germany
to be occupied was strictly limited and
other terms were nxed which BY no
means left Germany completely at the
mercy OF the victors. Germany was not
actually invaded, save for a corner of
Alsace. but her whole military power
was deployed just beyond her western
frontier and had suffered defeats so
shattering that invasion was imminent.
~ -
But the Japanese have been re.
duced to their present desperate con-
dition by the defeat of their scattered
garrisons overseas, by the destruction
OF their navy and air power, and finally
by an attack on their homeland of q
wholly unprecedented nature, so de-
structive In its results as to establish
a really new condition in warfare, The
Japanese are being required to exc
cute, not just military surrender. but
a national surrender. With the bulk of
their armies still intact, with their
homeland uninvaded, they are being
required to deliver themselves UP, lock,
stock and barrel For this there is no
precedent, and the arrangements for
this unique surrender will therefore
write a new page in history.
We are informed that the Emperor
will be required to take his instruc-
Evening star., 1945-08-13
Atomic Bomb Dissent

Chancellor Robert M. Hutchins of
the University Of Chicago may speak
for a not inconsiderable segment of
American opinion when he criticizes
this country for its use Of the atomic
bomb against Japan. But he does
not speak for the majority, and
least of all does he speak for the
young American soldiers whose lives
might have been sacrificed in an
invasion OF Japan II we had not
discovered the secret of the atomic
bomb and if the President and his
advisers had not been resolved to
use it.
Mr.. Hutchins' position is that it
was not necessary to use the bomb
and that the United States had lost
prestige" as a result of it's employ
ment. The intended meaning of this
Is not clear. Undoubtedly, If we had
been willing to pay the price in
human lives we could have won the
war without using the new bomb.
But those of us at, home would do
well to remember that the lives
which would have been traded off
for the sake of some fanciful con-
sideration OF prestige would not
have been our lives. They would
have been the lives Of young Amer
ican flyers who would have had to
fight longer war with conventional
bombing methods, the lives of the
young infantrymen who would have
been sent ashore In the invasion to
dig the Japanese out of their noun
tain defenses, and the lives of
American sailors who would have
had to endure more of the costly
attacks by Japanese suicide planes.
If we will listen to these men, whose
lives have been spared, we will not
hear any criticism of the use of the
atomic bomb.
1t is also quite possible that, in
the longer view, the lives of many
Japanese have been spared. Many
thousands were killed in the atomic
bombings. But If the war ends now
other thousands will be saved from
death in the great B-29 fire raids,
in the high-explosive attacks by
smaller land-based craft and the
carrier planes, and In the invasion
itself. Critics should not be too
Evening star., 1945-08-13
Re-empIoying Veterans

Although 1t was feared at one
time that veterans unemployment
might be difficult to achieve, there
has been extraordinarily little trouble
with it so far. According to a report
made a few days ago by the Selective
Service System to the House and
Senate Committees on Military Al
fairs, there are actually only four
cases involving job restoration
claims now pending in the courts,
and only % similar cases are in the
hands Of Federal district attorneys.
The excellence of this record be-
comes clear when read in relation
to the fact that more than 2,250 900
young Americans have been released
from the armed forces since the
start of the war. When they entered
service, they entered with a legal
guarantee that their old jobs would
still be theirs on their return to
civilian life, and up to now, at any
rate, that guarantee has been almost
100 per cent effective. Credit for
this. as the selective service report
points out, belongs to management,
labor and other community interests,
and not least Of all to the local
draft boards which have settled lit
orally thousands of reinstatement
cases.
Now that the war with Japan is
ending, however, the restoration
guarantee in the Selective Service
Act is slated to become as inoperable
as the act itself. This is one of the
matters that will demand immediate
attention as soon as Congress re-
convenes. In this connection, an
other important question meriting
careful study is whether the local
boards are now to disband entirely
or keep on doing the fine work they
have already done in the field of re-
employment.
Evening star., 1945-08-13
A New Criminal Court
By Raymond Molev

In the midst OF resounding news from
Asia and the Pacific, little attention
has been given to the War Crimes Com
mittee report issued in London and to
Justice Robert H. Jackson's statement
explaining 1t. But this report makes
history Of great significance. Justice
jackson and his British, Russian and
French colleagues have done q remark
able Job IN q short time. New principles
and new law have been created which
ought to live for all time.
To appreciate the sisnificance Of the
War Crimes Committee report we must
understand that, despite big talk all
through the war about Furnishing war
criminals, no practical means existed to
carry out that talk. There was no In.
ternationAl court, no law, and no pro.
cedure to try war criminals, except
those who were guilty under the spe.
cifc jurisdiction Of individual countries.
Efforts after the. last war to bring
evil-doers to justice ended in q fiasco.
A whole system Of justice had to be
built from the bottom.
These were serious dificulties. In.
ternationAl dealing with the chief ofi-
GERS Of an offending and defeated state
had never been done on q real judicial
basis. Even Napoleons rusting out his
years at st. Helena came solely as {
result Of executive action. He was never
judicially dealt with. Heads of states
were regarded as above the law.
The plungins Of a nation into war,
80 far as the victim nations were con-
cerned, was never made personal re-
sponsibility. In dealing with Axis war
lords the United Nations faced almost
irreconcilable differences between An
glo-Arnerican principles Of criminal law
and procedure, on the one hand. and
those Of continental Europe on the
other.
These dimculties have been over
Evening star., 1945-08-13
No More Germany
TO the Editor of The star:

70 the Editor of The Star:
What to do with Germany? That
seems to be the universal problem. But
there should not be any question about
it. When Hitler marched into the
various countries in Europe, they just
ceased to. exist-there was to be moth
ing in Europe except the Greater Reich;
so now by the same token, since Ger
many was defeated, there should be no
Germany-the defeated nation losing
all and the winner taking ell. Was not
that Hitler's own idea? j. LINDSAY,
Evening star., 1945-08-13

quick to condemn the atomic bomb
as an inhuman weapon. In the sense
that 1t has shortened this war and
may prevent new ones, 1t can be
said that the effect of its use against
Japan has been q beneficent one,
Evening star., 1945-08-13

The control plan for Germany at
last seems strong enough to con-
vince that nation that theirs is a
lost cause, not merely a lost pause
before irving again.
Evening star., 1945-08-13
Or q Silk hut2

From the st. Louis Post-Dispatch
A person in barrel has Just neeo-
tiated the Niagara Falls Rapids. Now
who will be first to do 1t wearing pair
OF ostrich plumes2
Evening star., 1945-08-13

Refrigeration engineers predict
vast Improvements in the industry,
but the average family would be
satisfied with the development of a
child who would remember to close
the ice box door after q raid,
Evening star., 1945-08-13

American stage. It already has been
announced that La Scala company
in Philadelphia is reviving the piece.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-06-06

no you want a coy New England
~ cottage? A rambling Western
ranch house? A home with the charm
of the old South2 Take your pick. But
don't just wish for it. Do something
now to help you own it.
And here's what you can do right
now: Put your savings into War
Bonds. You'll get back 81 for every
So you invest = nice nest egg for
that home you'll own someday. But
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-06-06

even more important, the dollars you
put into War Bonds do a vital job
right now. They fight for you. They
are your share in Victory.
Make it big share. Invest all you
can in the Mighty 9TH War Loan.
p. S. Show the house that appeals to you
TO your Architect or Contractor. He will
help you plan it TO fit
your needs and your 755N
pooketbook. NZsU5I1q
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-06-06

OUTSIDE PAUL took out a sii-
yer cigaret case and offered it to
Helen. She took a cigaret and so
did he.
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CHAPTER SIXTEEN

OUTSIDE PAUL took out a sil-
yer cigaret case and offered it to
Helen. She took a cigaret and so
did he.
Remember it?" he said.
Remember WHAT"
THE clgaret case"
Eyes. 1 bought it with the first
money I ever earned" said Helen.
She leaned back against one Of the
stone parapets and blew a smoke
ring. Nowhere in the world do
they have nights like those Lake
Vile offers"
They are wonderful" Paul said.
"And I'm glad. Helps me to keep
from feeling too badly about not
being other places-fghting."
Helen studied him and the uni
form. ~ don't think ever saw one
like 1t BEFORE" she said. THE uni
form you're wearing"
mot many around in groups"
said Paul. Then he explained brief
ly about the Civilian Air Patrol. II
took a quick training course-didn't
take long. since I already knew
quite a bit about flying"
And you can remain at home ?"
said Helen.
Yes" Paul said. "Stay home
sow, and hoe, and reap-and fly
now and then TO look the landscape
over" He also explained about pa
troll duty-and how he had 10 be
on call, ready to fly at any moment.
There's an important pipe line be-
ing laid net far from here, you
know-and IN sort Of assigned to
N~Ts- NV -s,AS 90. that Then, too,
LakevIffe's a derertse area-sAAnks
to your aunt"
Helen said: I'm awfully glad,
Paul. 1 mean about your flying,
You always loved it,"
$50 did you" he said. He moved
closer. How about flying with me
now and then? A Civilian Air Pa
troll man needs help now and then.
You've got keen eyes, and maybe
could spot a saboteur doing things
to the pipe line better than l could"
I'm busy" Helen said, at the
plant. I'm taking over a lot of de-
tail work that Aunt Minervas been
doing"
$50 what? Paul said. I'VE can
fly on Sundays-evenings."
Helen gazed up at the stars. It
would be thrilling, she thought, to
soar way up there once more. But
there was Zoe-there were the
town gossips-and there was the
possibility Of starting folks to re-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-06-06
Wings
AT m'eNNAN AIRPORT

A good crowd Of pilots and spec
tators watched an'Army helleopter
maneuver on Memorial Day at Me
Ennan Airport. The plane came
straight down in front Of the hang
ars and stayed about two feet off
the ground. The pilot demonstrat-
ed how he could go backwards, side
ways and around. Then he rose
straight up and went on his way.
Eddy McEnnan, Kenneth Swick.
Orval Throne, Larry Dibble. Claer
Copeland, Olln Ring. George Wood
and Mr. and Mrs Thomas Holiday
flew in formation in the Memorial
Day parade over Ypsilanti.
Harley B. Langan received his
horsepower rating OF 0-636O in a
B-24 at the Willow Run Army Air
Base. Thursday. Mr.. Langan flew
to Chicago Monday evening and re-
turned Memorial Day.
First 1t. David Gauntlet was an
airport visitor Wednesday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-06-06
HeI len Comes Home

TITS my new frock."
1T was you-the frock had moth
ing to do with it,"
And to think l bought II at a
bargain"
Bargain or no bargain, you look
like a million dollars in it,"
"Still the same old Paul" Helen
said. Compliments fairly roll of
your tongue"
Don't say things like that" Paul
begged. Hang it an, il you think
I've been happy about that note.
you're"
Let's not talk about II any
more" Helen interrupted. you
are married. you're Zoe's husband.
and she adores you. Let's just let it
rest there"
I'm not so sure"
What do you mean?"
about Zoe adoring me-
Good heavens, Paul, the next
thing you'll be telling me is that
you're a misunderstood husband"
"Well, I am"
That" said Helen, laughing, rs
too much"
II mean It, Helen" Paul rushed
on. "Zoe's sweet, and all that, but
she doesn't understand"
what is it she doesn't under
stand?"
about my wanting to live in
Lakeville-do all that I can to
make my plantation grow and pros
per"
81 should think anyone at all
could understand that"
$50 do I, but Zoe doesn't. She's
been wanting me to land a govern
ment job in Washington-live up
there-iet someone else manage
the plantation" Paul stopped,
looked at Helen. "You wouldn't
want to live in Washington If you
had a big plantation, would you?"
NO" said Helen. But then, I
don't own a big plantation, am not
Zoe-and I'm working in a defense
plant. And, as a matter of fact, I
think 1t bad taste for you to dis
cuss your wife with the woman you
Tilted"
Listen, Helen"
"Come on" she said. Lets go
finish this dance" She walked
through the full-length window
that. opened directly into the big
lounge, and Paul followed her. She
went to his arms and said: I'm not
as up to date in my dancing as I
once was"
Nor am l." Paul said. TOO
mGci, q. ~, ~ %l[%N ~ything
with my feet'9'
Helen closed her eyes. You're
doing fine, Miss Miller" she said to
herself. you're carrying this thing
off like nobody's business" Nice
compliment from Helen Miller to
Helen Miller, but she didn't feel
very gay about it.
She had known, Of course, that
she would run into Paul Went
worth sooner or later, Lakeville be-
ing what it was, but she had count
ed on more time than the fates had
allowed her. She had wanted to face
her friends and acquaintance, get
used to them flrst-mingle with
them like old times-before facing
Paul. But the fates had decided
otherwise. And facing her friends,
acquaintance, and Paul in one eve
ming was proving to be something
of strain.
Ito Be COntinued)
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-06-06
WATKINS {. WRIGHT

Numbering again.
by the way" she said, where's
Zoe ?"
In Washington" said Paul
wartime job?"
"No, doing the social A Mrs.
Roark we met up there invited her
to come back for a visit"
"Washington's hectic, I hear. l
think / prefer Lakeville."
so do I, but Zoe doesn't"
81 guess she finds 1t lonely on a
plantation"
"Yepw Paul said. Let's talk
about something else"
"All right-what?"
About u.s."
That" said Helen, "mignt prove
to be a very dull subject indeed"
Paul suddenly tossed his cigaret
out into the night. Listen, Helen"
he said, speaking rapidly. Tets be
friends. Let's forget all that has
happened and start from scratch"
Its not always easy to forget,
Paul" Helen replied. But 1 am
forgetting. I think I can do 1t very
well-without your help"
II know, Helen, but-but-well,
damnitall, need a friend like you"
Helen watched him. And as she
did she had to fight the old urge
to comfort him-to hold him close,
love him just as she had done in
the days gone by, when he was dis
couraged, not sure he wanted to be
planter-not sure what he want
ed to be.
I'm talking to you, Helen" he
said.
Il heard you, Paul"
81 said / needed a friend like
you"
81 shall always be your 'riend,
Helen said. II have no hard feel
ings whatever. Please be assured Of
that"
THANK you, Helen"
Don't thank me, for govuness
sake" Helen said. After all, a man
has as much right to change his
mind as n woman. And probably II
someone had come along whom ]
liked better than you, I'd have
changed my mind" She thought a
moment. "Only I think ] should
have been a little less brutal" She
turned on Paul suddenly. 1T was
a brutal and a cruel thing, Paul,
sending me that note - the church,
OF all places. The very church in
which we'd planned to be married
Il didn't send it to the church.
."Wen, that's, where ] got it,
Il tUld u!y3Ll, - <tsure- and
get the note to you and to no one
else. And someone told him they'd
seen you going in the direction OF
the church-so he followed you"
why couldn't you have come
and talked the matter over with
me? 1 wouldn't have held you
against your will"
II tried to, honest I did, Helen. ]
fought all night with myself"
"And then turned out to be a
coward"
Where you were concerned,
yes"
you faced me bravely enough
this evening"
Eyes, know"
why, because you're now safely
married to someone else ?"
"Of course not" Paul managed
a smile. you practically swept me
off my feet. You practically drew
me as a magnet"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-06-06
PRINCIPAL RESIGNS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of vii
liam F. Head after serving 90 years
as principal of Kalamazoo Central
High School was announced Tues
day by Supt. 10y Norrix. Mr.. Head,
who came here from Saginaw, has
been in Ill health but will remain
a member of the faculty, teaching
as his health permits. Supt. Nor
rix at the same time announced
appointment of the first negro per-
son ever to become Kalamazoo
public teacher. She Is Mrs. Pau
line Bird Taylor, a graduate of
Kalamazoo College and now a
teacher at Gary, Ind.