Evening star., 1946-09-03
Russians Accuse U. 5.
Of Setting Up Japan
As Far East WATCHDOG
by the Assoclossd Press

by the Assoeiofsd Press
MOSCOW, Sept. s. The
official newspaper Pravda ac-
cused the United States today of
stripping Japan and also Of
seeking to rejuvenate that coun-
try into an American ruled
watchdog against the peoples
of the Far East"
The comments were part of Rus
sias observance of her VI day.
From Prime Minister Stain down,
no ofdcial or press mention was
made of the American or British
contribution to the defeat of Japan.
Nor was there mention OF the
atomic bomb, two of which exploded
at Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the
last days of the Oriental phase of
the war.
Russia declared war on Japan on
August s, l945, and Japan surren-
dered September 2 after being at war
with the United States since De-
cember Z. 1s41.
Pravda and other Russian news
papers took the line that Japan
still was dangerously strong and
would have fought for years had
not Russia entered the war.
Order Of Day Issued.
Stalin's order of the day addressed
to the armed forces and the "toiling
masses Of the Soviet Union" as
serted:
"One year ago today, the Soviet
people and their armed forces VIC
toriously finished the war against
imperialist Japan. Japan signed
an act Of unconditional surrender
The Soviet people and their armed
forces upheld this victory and with
this victory rendered an enormous
contribution to the cause of achiev-
ing peace in the whole world"
Pravda, mouthpiece of the ruling
Communist party, said:
"DiSregarding the experience of
history, American imperialists count
on the rebirth of Japan-but a ia
pan subjected to American rule in
the capacity Of watchdog against
the peoples of the Far East"
The article asserted that the
United States, without waiting for
q decision by the Allies on repara-
tions, was stripping Japan of indus
trial equipment, gold, diamonds and
large shipments of strategic war
materials" CNo mention was made
Of any Russian seizures of industrial
equipment in Manchuria.)
Pravda editorialized: People can
be found who without modesty, af-
firm that the fate of Japan was de-
cided before the Soviet Union
entered the war. But facts are
stubborn things and the logic of
facts is real iron logic. The facts
are that if the Soviet Army had not
smashed Hitlerite Germany and if
the Soviet Army had not rendered
a crushing blow to the land forces
Of Japan in Manchuria and Korea,
then the war In the Far East would
have been drawn out for a long time
and would have cost the Allies
enormous means and victims"
Sakhalin Declared Stripped.
1zvestia complained that Japan
during the last year of battle
stripped Southern Sakhalin Island
of industrial equipment, shipping
valuable factory equipment to ia
pan on the eve of their defeat"
Russia annexed Southern Sakhalin
and the Kurile Islands from Japan
when that country surrendered.
VI day in Russia was celebrated
everywhere as holiday. Workers
except in essential services and such
urgent industries as coal mining
had day oil. Moscow was dec
GRATED. Actors played on outdoor
stages. Salutes OF "a guns were
ordered in capitals of all 16 Soviet
republics and in the Far Eastern
cities of Port Arthur and Kha-
barovsk.