Show i W WEEKLY akki NEWS ANALYSIS atomic bomb and russ A attack signal japans japan s acceptance of unconditional surrender terms term tT Tt newsy newspaper per union i ne released leased by western they are re t those base ot of columns colu i in these EDITORS NOTE when opinions are pressed expresses e and noi cot necessarily scarily of this newspaper per western newspaper unions union a news analysts U S use of atomic bombs following in lightning s red led the finis to the conflict signa signal signalled andRus and dussias Rus sias entrance into the since pacific war which had been waged with such bi bitterness tt erness december of 1941 leveled by the with the second of its great industrial cities into terrific new explosive and with Russian Russia n troops driving indication deep of the japanese gave the first manchuria and korea the 10 with their decision to throw in the sponge early on august tokyo radios announcement of acci acceptance otance of unconditional surrender terms provided the emperors position was respected later the swedish foreign office revealed that the japs had asked it to transmit their request for cessation of hostilities to the allied powers under terms of the unconditional surrender drawn by the U S britain and china at potsdam I 1 and later subscribed to by russia the japs were required to 1 eliminate the influences of those who have directed jap conquest 2 submit to occupation of designated points in the home stands islands until world peace is assured 3 limit jap sovereignty to the main islands of honshu hokkaido Hok kaido kyushu and seikoku Shi koku 4 give up all foreign conquests 5 disarm all forces 6 remove all obstacles to freedom of speech religion and thought in return the potsdam terms promised japan retention of all industries dus tries to maintain the civilian economy and provide for reparations in goods access to raw materials and free trade and withdrawal of occupation forces upon organization of a peace minded government in conformance with the wishes of the people in first indicating the jap decision de ision to give up the fight the tokyo radio declared that the nipponese had approached pro ached russia to act as intermediary in peace negotiations with the U S britain and china several weeks ago at the request of the emperor having failed to establish contacts however the government e gal 4 Q e A having first announced the U S use of the deadly atomic bomb president truman warned of its continued employment until the enemy quit k finally determined to accept the unconditional surrender outlined at potsdam with the reservation that the emperors position in the nation be respected while neither the U S nor britain had ever officially discussed Hiro hitos status in the event of a jap collapse it was felt that because of his standing in the nipponese community as a supposed descendent ent from the sun goddess he would be able to preserve 0 order in the home islands following defeat it was argued that his forcible removal might well throw japans whole social order into confusion and chaos though the war in the pacific had been a long and bitter one with A merican american forces pushing steadily ahead ever since the japanese tidal wave was checked in the battles of the coral sea and midway in the spring of 1942 the terrific explosive effect of the atomic bomb and dussias Rus sias subsequent entrance e into the conflict was seen to quicken its end even though admitting that it is an awful responsibility which has come to us president harry S truman declared that the U S would continue to use the atomic bomb to destroy jap munitions industries dus tries and reduce the ability to wage war until cessation of hostilities A milestone in the scientific age the earth shaking potency of the atomic bomb tempered the jubala tion at first expressed over its use in hastening the end of the pacific war first objective of the new atomic bomb the rail and industrial center of hiroshima on honshu island lay in ruins with buildings splintered and an estimated persons killed only a few concrete structures remained standing in the heart of the city with even the in r Z 2 t Z pioneer in atom splitting dr ernest orlando i i lawrence of the university of california stands beside cyclotron he developed for experimentations gerior of these burned out by the fires following the explosion so terrific was the blast it rocked the B 29 from which the charge was dropped while it cruised 10 miles distant goal of scientists for over 40 years and the result of combined U sand S and british research since 1940 th the atomic bomb has been secretly prod produced in two great plants at richland wash and oak ridge term tenn with two billions dollars required for its development with maj gen leslie R groves in overall charge and with dr J R oppenheimer of the university of california heading the technical wor work manufacture of the atomic bomb involved the use of uranium a metallic substance found in southwestern colorado and eastern utah as well as in canada the belgian congo ongo austria russia sweden norway and cornwall principle of the new explosive lies in splitting atoms the tiniest particles of matter and releasing the electrical charges they contain with the attendant energy besides energy heat and light can b be e recovered thus leading to wide postwar possibilities for the material in announcing the use of the atomic bomb with its magical substance however secretary of war stimson revealed that post postwar war adaptation a dap tation of the product to civilian use will require additional experimentation to design machinery capable of harnessing the tremendous force meanwhile stimson said the t he U S intends to share the secret of the atomic bomb only with britain and canada and in speculating on its use as a factor in maintaining peace it was s suggested ug that the english speaking allies would hold on to the explosive and restrict its use on behalf of the united nations postwar security force to american and british planes regretting that the atomic bombs inventors did not destroy the weapon the vatican newspaper losser romano declared that it 1 made a deep impression h here ere not so much for the use already made of the death instrument as for the sinister shadow that the discovery casts on the future of humanity because e people never can learn the ae lessons esons of history the publication said the atomic bomb will also remain a temptation for unscrupulous statesmen EUROPE new developments with america now committed to keeping the peace 3 in europe europ e political stricken n developments on the continent commanded the nations attention more closely foremost recent cevelo developments prents included the U S and britaina Brit ains decision to gra grant occupied germany a larger measure of local independence the allies m move ove to separate austria from the reich and plans for the determination of a new government in yugoslavia declaring that it was up to the germans themselves to reestablish re establish their country in the eyes of the world general eisenhower Elsen hower announced that local trade unions and po political I 1 parties would be permitted to function wherever cherev er the allied military government ordained warning that the winter ahead would be hard i eisenhower urged the germans to repair damaged properties now gather cordwood for fuel since coal will not be available and go into the fields to harvest a good crop in determining to separate austria from the reich the allies planned for the creation of an independent state in free and open elections before which the country would be divided into four occupational pat ional zones under U S british russian and french military commanders the U S zone constitutes the north central portion of austria below the danube meanwhile yugoslavia prepared to hold a vote on the question of the form of a new government with moscow backed marshal tito calling for a republican system excluding the monarchy charged with having been identified with nazi collaborators lab orators by tito 21 year old kin king peter retorted that the country was now under a wave of terror by the partisans with all law suspended and no opportunity for a free and open vote on the future character of the government nations losses within a day america lost an outstanding soldier and an equally notable statesman no I 1 U S ace of world war II 11 maj richard ira dick bong from poplar wis died when his jet pro belled shooting star blew up shortly after a takeoff y at burbank calif entering the air air force in 1941 the he then 20 year old former farm boy topped all 0 ther other h U S airmen by shooting down 40 maj bong jap planes in action extending from australia to the philippines just before the shooting star exploded bong was seen leaping out of the cockpit only to be caught in m the air by the terrific blast one of the famed ables who fought to keep the U S out of the league of nations and also opposed ratification of the united nations charter sen hiram W johnson 41 rep calif died at the naval hospital at bethesda md at 79 always I 1 a rugged independent cle who sen johnson tread according to his conscience rather than party interests johnson took most pride in his governorship of california from 1910 to 1916 when he led in the adoption of woman suffrage work mens compensation and elimination of partisanship in municipal and county elections CIVILIAN GOODS slow coming though war production board of ficiala declared that the sion program gradually was gathering momentum there are small prospects that needed civilian goods will reach retailers counters in sufficient volume before well into 1946 in reviewing the situation held out hopes for substantial production of electric irons baby carriages and alarm clocks during the present quarter with limited output of washing machines vacuum cleaners and galvanized cans and pails to date only near sufficient quantities of razors razor blades hearing aid batteries and dry cell batteries are being manufactured it was said though comparatively large amounts of electric ranges refrigerators film and lamps and fa fans ns are scheduled to be turned out in the present quarter most will b be e reserved for military purposes revealed |