The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-21

VI A3eS " WOAA was IAoOA uCUCu tU stay at home while the movement
 is being carried out.
 Gen. Douglas Macarthur, sue
 preme Allied occupation comman- der, announced yesterday that he
 would proceed to Japan" within 10
 days with ground, air and naval
 units to receive Japan,s surrender.
 Whether he personally would travel
 by plane or warship was not an- nounced.
 It was possible that the Japanese
 announcement was based on the re- port of Japanese emissaries to the
 Japanese government and Imperial general staff after receiving sur-
 render orders from MacArthurss
 staff in Manila yesterday. Order CaImness A communique issued jointly by the Japanese imperial headquarters and the government and described as simplifying" the information board announcement, called on the Japanese ito remain calm and con- tinue their respective business as usual"
 It asserted that Japanese govern ment agencies would continue to operate in the occupation areas. The Japanese sent another official request to MacArthur that the dropping of parachute teams at American prisoner of war camps in China be halted.
 The request vns continued in Jap anese communication No. 19. It is asserted that local Swiss and International Red Cross officials had been called on to look after the prisoners and internees.
 Therefore it seems unnecessary fo the United States to send spe- cial personnel to get into contact with various camps" the message said. ITO those who have already flown to some camps we are giving ample protection.
 However, 1t will as a matter of course be impossible for us to be re-
 sponsible for the safety of such personnel in all similar cases in the future. We hope that such man. ner of contact is discontinued" Jap Env0ys in Tokyo Japan notified MacArthur by ra- dio that It. Gen Torashiro Kawabe. vice-chief of the imperial general staff and chief of the surrender mission, had landed at Tokyo at 8:30 a. m. today (7:30 p. m. Monday, EWT after a flight from Manila by way of IE island.
 Only seven members of the 16- man mission returned with Kawa- be, and even they were delayed by engine trouble which necessitated a forced landing at an unscheduled point, the Japanese message said.
 The other eight delegates stayed
 overnight at Ie, just of Okinawa, and took of at 8:07 8. m. today
 (7:07 p. m. Monday, EWT). Their plane had been damaged slightly | in its initial takeoff attempt last night, but was repaired during the l night. A later joint announcement by Japanese Imperial headquarters and | the Japanese government indicated that second plane also had reached Tokyo. It said the mission had met with Allied delegates at Manila "in order to carry out the first steps in the required arrangements to make peace"
 Japan subsequently, radioed Mac Arthur that the second plane had landed safely at Tokyo at 2 p. m. q a. m. EWT).
 A joint announcement by Japan ese Imperial headquarters and the Japanese. government said the mis- sion had met with Allied delegates at Manila ''in order to carry out the first steps in the required ar- arrangements to make peace" Acceptance of the surrender terms was resented by a considerable portion of the military men," Tokyo said, and some may find it too much to bear"
 Some Resentful "Some of the hot-headed among them may, allow their emotions to get the better of their judgment and there is no telling what unfor- tunate incidents may occur which might endanger the present delicate situation" Tokyo said.
 Tokyo pointed out that consid- erable portion of the Japanese army remained intact, without any ex- perience of actual defeat on the battlefield and with their morale unimpaired."
 ITO disarm and disband their units and to watch passively while the Allied armies of occupation dis embark on the soil of Japan may be too much for some of the mili- tary officers to bear," the broadcast said.
 Another broadcast expressed fears that some officers and men might be led astray by wild rumors and commit actions departing from the course set by the Imperial order" At the same time, however, Tokyo expressed confidence that the greater part of the military would strictly obey Emperor Hirohito's or- ders to lay down their arms and submit peacefully to Allied occu- patton of their homeland. Even if sporadic outbursts should occur" Tokyo said, "the Enl- peror's injunction to the govern ment to control the military assures that Japan will leave nothing ur- done to enforce strict compliance with the terms of the 'Potsdam proc- lamation, which we have accepted in all solemnity and good faith" Allies Prepared In anticipation of just such op- position as feared by Tokyo, Amer ican occupation forces were prepar- ing for the landing on Japan almost as thought it were another amphi- bious invasion of Okinawa or Leyte. An official spokesman said the ir1- itial occupation forces would be armed with all available weapons, presumably including planes hover ing overhead with atomic bombs. Ground, naval and air forces all vsrf1I m x.tfNinafa