The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-08-20
nv Associated Prassl


General Macarthur will write the
end OF the war in Tokyo within ten
days, he indicated today.
He informed Tokyo that he would
lead Allied land, sea and air forces
into Japan soon" to sign formal
documents and occupy the enemy's
sacred islands.
MacArthur's statement climaxed
whirlwind conference between
his aides and Emperor Hirohito's
surrender emissaries. while Nip
ponese troops were laying down
their arms by the thousands in
Manchuria and negotiating field
surrenders elsewhere in war thea
tiers.
The high commander asked To-
kyo TO order Nipponese field com
manders to follow this practice
everywhere. He sent the Mikado's
delegates flying home with implic-
II instructions as to what the ia
panese should do to pave the way
for occupying forces.
Unrest Despair
Unrest and despair" were re-
ported sweeping Japan. Tokyo
newspapers cautioned that con
troll of the military" would be a
major problem Of Premier Prince
NorubfLa IIiOaah hi kuut
From Manila. scene OF the ma
jor surrender conferences, came n
report that Japanese delays stem
med from the stunning impact OF
defeat and atomic bombs and their
unfamiliarity with surrender pro-
cedure.
MacArthur's aides said is shaven-
headed surrender emissaries were
apparently sincere and providing
all the data necessary for complete
occupation Of Japan without Incl
dent.
Stunned by General
They arrived in Manila Sunday
and were promptly rushed through
a series OF conferences with Cen
eral MacArthur's aides. MacArth-
UT himself Stunned them COM
pletely. His chief OF staff. 1t. Gen.
Richard X. Sutherland headed the
American delegation.
The emissaries, headed by glum-
faced 1t. Gen. Takashiro Kawabe.
were told the details OF Japan's
duties under ocupatlcon. In re-
turn they supplied necessary mill
tary details, including information
about airfields around Tokyo where
the occupation will start whenever
Macarthur gives the word.
Deliberations began with precise
formality Sunday night, and broke
down into rapid-fire business-like
sessions today with the Japanese
working in their shirt sleeves In
Manila's muggy heat.
Macarthur will appear at the for
nal surrender in Tokyo, which also
probably will be attended by 1t.
General Jonathan NJ. Wainwright.
Greatest mass surrenders OF Nip
ponese armed forces so far have
been in Manchuria. Virtually all
Japanese have quit fighting there
and $1,000 surrendered yesterday.
Japanese in China we're to re-
ceiye their surrender orders to-
morrow. Two enemy lieutenant
generals on northern Luzon in the
Philippines made peace overtures.
Negotiations were we'll under way
for 1000 Japanese in the Bougain-
vile area TO give up but the Nip
ponese spokesman said it would
take a month to round up all OF
the Wewak area OF New Guinea.
China Turbulent
China was the turbulent spot In
the Pacific. The Communist COM
mander asked Generallssimo Chang
Kai-shek to act quickly to avert
grave threat" OF civil war.
More than 10000 poorly armed
Communist guerrillas were report
ed moving on Wuhu. The town Is
go miles from Marking. Chlang's
next capital. Marking is in the
control of puppet troops which
switched their allegiance from the
Japanese to Chang.
Nine Allied parachute relief
teams dropped on prisoner-of-war
camps from Manchuria to 1ndo-
China. Tokyo protested to Gen.
eral Macarthur that such Incl
dents" were likely TO hamper '.-
the cessation OF hostilities." ia
panese said parties we're sent back
from Mukden, Hong Kong and Kei-
ojo, Korea.
Very Embarrassing
Rescue crews described the ia
panese generally as bewildered,
but not hostile. A japanese plane
doing aerial acrobatics met them
at Mukden. The Nipponese COM
mander at Keijo said their arri-
val was very embarrassing.
In any event Allied forces will