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Show 1 . ' OMMIALI'' Till: IKJIIT IS OYER "This is a solemn but a glorious hour." These were the words of President Truman as he opened his broadcast to the nation this morning upon the occasion occa-sion of officially announcing the Victory in Europe. It is a glorious hour because one-half the battle is won; and a- solemn one to those who realize that their loved ones will not lie among the millions of young men who now will be permitted to return to their homes after spending so many months overseas. over-seas. It is a solemn hour to those who will be asked to continue the fight against the remaining oppressor nation, Japan. We cannot expect the future struggle to be light but must received, by the thousands, the unhoped-for telegrams from the war department which begin with "We regret to inform you" President Truman made it very definite that the same fate awaits Japan as has been meeted out to Germany. The same determination will be followed fol-lowed to bring from them the unconditional surrender. It would appear from, sober reasoning that a people with a normal degree of intelligence could not hope to get off easier because now the thousands of aircraft, air-craft, the largest navy the world has ever known and the millions of determined men will turn their full weight against one nation. "We remember the announcements an-nouncements of as many as 5000 planes'" have been over German occupied territory in one day. When that great air power starts over Japan it will virtually set the island on fire, paralyzing completely the manufacturing manu-facturing centers as well as destroying their cities and food processing plants. Those who are responsible for the furthering of the war will do well, to remember these words of President Truman, "When the last Japanese division has surrendered unconditionally, then only will our fighting job be clone." |