The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-27

waste to the lands, the industry and the method of life of the whole Ger man people.
 "The full application of our mili- tary power, backed by our resolve, will mean the inevitable and com- plete destruction of the Japanese armed forces and just as inevitably the utter devastation of the Jap anese homeland"
 Japan's Chosen Destiny
 Japan laid herself open to that devastation and that destruction by rejecting the Potsdam surrender term.
 Before the Japanese decision was revealed, Chairman Tom Connally, D., Tex, of the Senate Foreign Re- lations Committee and other prom inent senators warned that the al- formative to the Potsdam surrender terms was national Hari-Kari."
 They expressed hope that Japan would be sensible and accept the three-power offer instead of con- tinuing struggle that coulj bring only certain and crushing defeat.
 Heavy Attack Coming
 The Allies were ready - without delay - to unleash upon the Jap anese mainland a blow that would reduce it to rubble. Swarms of air. craft and thousands of men were le.ng moved to the Pacific from Eu- rope to hasten the end of a brazen bid for conquest that began at Pearl Harbor December 2, 1941.
 The attempt to persuade the Japanese people to see the light, and to force their government to to take the reasonable step now made possible for them, began by radio late yesterday. The Japanese were "bombarded" by radio with texts of the three-power offer.
 Surprise Announcement
 The American British Chinese surrender proclamation surprised even some high circles here. But there was immediate and unani- nous agreement that "this was it"; The Japanese must accept this and bring war to speedy end or face inevitable and complete destruction.
 Senator Warren R. Austin, R., Vt., described the terms as "an ultima tum which the Japs ought to ac- cept." He pointed out that they were substantially what unconditional surrender terms have been shown to be in Germany.
 The Tokyo radio, in its first reac- ton to the ultimatum, pointed only to the absence of Premier Josef Stalin's name from the proclama- tion. This, Tokyo said, appeared to indicate that President Truman failed in what he obviously intend- ed to do" at Potsdam - get Rus sia into the Pacific war.
 Japs RatiOnalize
 Japanese propagandists sought to find some comfort in the overthrow of the government of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. One enemy broadcast said this meant that the British public was more pre-occupied with peaceful recon struction work at home than prose- cution of a bloody, costly war far out in the East Asiatic theater."
 Bt Churchill himself had made clear that his defeat would make no difference in Britain's determine tion to fight alongside the United States to end Japan.
 The Potsdam proclamation con- stituted definition of what uncon- ditional surrender means for Japan, and officials here emphasized that there would be no further quibbling: Japan must take it or face doom.
 The proclamation itself made that policy plain. It said. here are our terms, and added: "We will not deviate from them. There are no alternatives. We shall brook no de- lay"
 Behind the warning of no delay was a statement by Gen. Jacob L. Devers, new commander of the Army ground forces. He revealed that the U. s. Armys mighty strength was being gathered for one big knockout punch at Japan's home islands.
 If the Japanese are to avoid that Sunday punch. they must agree to unconditional surrender of all their armed forces. with adequate as- surances of good faith. The Allies then will impose these terms:
 Surrender Terms
 1. Elimination flor all time" of the asithoEity and influence of the mililarist. industrialists and others who have deceived and misled the people Of Japan, and establishment