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Atomic-Bomb and Russ Attack
Signal Japans Acceptance of
Unconditional Surrender Terms
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Following in lightning succession, the U. S. use of atomic
bombs and Russia's entrance into the conflict signalled the
finis to the Pacific war, which had been waged with such bit
terness since December of 1941. -
With the second of its great industrial cities leveled by
the terrific new explosive, and with Russian troops driving
deep into Manchuria and Korea, the Japanese gave the first
indication of their decision tq throw in the sponge early on
August 10 with the Tokyo radio's announcement of accept
ance of unconditional surrender terms provided the emper
or's position was respected.
Later, the Swedish foreign
office revealed that" the Japs
had asked it to transmit their
request for Cessation of hos
tilities to the Allied powers.
Under terms of the unconditional
surrender drawn by the U. S., Brit
ain and China at Potsdam, and
later subscribed to by Russia, the
Japs were required to:
1. Eliminate the Influences of
those who have directed Jap
conquest;
t. Submit to occupation of
designated points In the home
Islands until world peace Is as
sured; 3. Limit Jap sovereignty to
the main Islands of Honshu,
Hokkaido, Kyoshu and Shikoku;
i. Give op all foreign con
quests; 5. Disarm sll forces;
6. Remove sll obstacles to
freedom of speech, religion and
thought.
In return, the Potsdam terms
promised Japan retention of all In
dustries to maintain the civilian
economy and provide for repara
tions in goods; access to raw mate
rials and free trade, and withdraw
al of occupation forces upon organ
ization of a peace-minded govern
ment in conformance with the
wishes of the people.
In first indicating the Jap decision
to give up the fight, the Tokyo radio
declared that the Nipponese had ap
proached Russia to act as inter
mediary In peace negotiations with
the U. S., Britain and China several
weeks ago at the request of the em
peror. Having failed to establish
contacts, however, the government
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Having first anneunoed the V. S.
use of the deadly atomlo bomb,
President Truman warned of Its con
tinued employment until the enemy
quit.
finally determined to accept the un
conditional surrender outlined at
Potsdam, with the reservation that
the emperor's position In the nation
be respected.
While neither the U. S. nor Brit
ain had ever officially diseussed
Hlrohito's status in the event of a
Jap collapse, it was felt that be
cause of his standing in the Nip
ponese community as a supposed de
cendent from the sun 'goddess, he
would be able to preserve order in
the home islands following defeat.
It was argued that his forcible re
moval might well throw Japan's
whole social order into confusion
and chaos.
Though the war In the Pacific
had been a long and bitter -ene,
with American forces poshing
steadily ahead ever since the
Japanese tidal wave ws
checked In the battles of the
Coral Sea and Midway In the
spring of 1M2, the terrific ex
plosive effect of the atomlo bomb
. and Russia's subsequent en
trance 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 8.
Truman declared that the V. S.
would continue to use the 'atomic
bomb to destroy Jap munitions In
dustries and reduce the enemy's
ability to wage war until cessation
of hostilities.
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Foreign Farm Help Jumps in U. S.
Though the number of hired peo
ple doing farm work in the United
States In midsummer this year
reached" a new wartime low, the
department of agriculture reports
that the number of foreign workers
and war prisoners working on farms
in the United States in midsummer
was about 149,000.
The foreign workers come from
M' vioo. Jamaica, the Bnhamas, and
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ANALYSIS.
Ncwspapsr Onion ,
A milestone In the scientific age,
the earth-shaking potency of the
atomic bomb tempered the Jubila
tion at first expressed ever Its use
in hastening the end of the Paclflo
war.
First objective of the new atomic
bomb, the rail and Industrial e en
ter of Hiroshima on Honshu Island
lay In ruins, with buildings splin
tered and an estimated 100,000 per
sons killed. Only a few concrete
structures remained standing In the
heart of the city, with even the In-
Pioneer In atom splitting, Dr. Er
nest Orlando Lawrence of the Uni
versity of California stands beside
cyclotron he developed for experi
mentations. terior of these burned out by the
fires following the explosion. So ter
rific was the blast. It rocked the
B-29, from which the charge was
dropped, while It cruised 10 miles
distant.
j Goal - of scientists for over 40
-years. nd the result of combined
U. S. and British research since 1940,
the atomic bomb has been secretly
produced in two great plants at
Richland. Wash., and Oak Ridge.
Tenn., with two billion dollars re
quired for its development.
With MaJ. Gen. Leslie R. Groves
in over-all charge, and with Dr. J. R.
Oppenheimer of the University of
California heading the technical
work, manufacture of the atomic
bomb Involved the use of uranium,
a metallic substance found In south
western Colorado and eastern Utah
as well as in Canada, the Belgian
Congo, 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 be re
covered, thus leading to wide post
war possibilities for the material.
In announcing the use of the
atomic bomb with its magical sub
stance, however. Secretary of War
Stimson revealed that postwar
adaptation of the product to civilian
use will require additional experi
mentation to design machinery
capable of harnessing the tre
mendous force.
Meanwhile, Stimson said, the 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 suggested that the
English-speaking Allies would hold
on to the explosive and restrlot its
use on .behalf of the United Nations
postwar security force to American
and British planes.
Regretting that the atomic bomb's
inventors did not destroy the weap
on, the Vatican newspaper L'Osser
vatore Romano declared that it
"made a deep impression (here).
not so much for the use already
made of the death instrument, as for
the sinister shadow that the discov
ery casts on the future .of human
ity." Because people never can
learn . the lessons of history, the
publication said, the atomic bomb
will also remain a temptation for un
scrupulous statesmen. v
Newfoundland. Of the 56,000 Mexi
cans, most were in the West, but
around 8,000 were on farms in the
Midwest. -
. The number of Jamaicans came
to around 18,000, and there were
about 8,500 Bahamians. While Ja
maicans are working through ft
whole country, the Bahamians" a
in Florida and other truck-growuv
areas along the Atlantic seaboar
New York, Mre. Rita Mundt,
28, recently presented her husband,
a soldier in Germany, with 38d?a-
charge points two girls and a
boy. ''":-';" ::;"''y-
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EUROPE!
New Developments L
With America now committed to
keeping the peace In Europe, politi
cal developments on the stricken
continent commanded the nation's
attention more closely.
Foremost recent developments In
cluded the U. S. and Britain's de
cision to grant occupied Germany a
larger measure of local independ
ence; the Allies' move to separate
Austria from the Reich, and plans
for the determination of a new gov
ernment in Yugoslavia.
Declaring that it was up ' to the
Germans themselves to re-establish
their country In the eyes of the
world, General Eisenhower an
nounced that local trade unions and
political parties would be permitted
to function wherever the Allied mili
tary government ordained. Warn
ing that the winter ahead would be
hard, Elsenhower urged the Ger
mans 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 Aus
tria from the Reich, the Allies
planned for the creation of an Inde
pendent state in free and open elec
tions, before which the country
would be divided into four occu
pational zones under U. S., British,
Russian and French military com
manders. 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 call
ing for a republican system exclud
ing the monarchy. Charged with
having been identified with Nazi col
laborators by Tito, 21-year-old 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.
Nation's Losses
Within a day America lost an out
standing soldier and an equally
notable statesman.
No. 1 U. S. ace of World War A,
Maj. Richard Ira (Dick) Bong from
Poplar, Wis., died
when his Jet-propelled
"Shooting
Star" blew up short
ly after a takeoff
at Burbank, Calif.
Entering the air
force in 1941. the
then 20 - year - old
former farm boy
topped all other
U. S. airmen by
shooting down 40
Jap planes In action
MaJ. Bong
extending from Australia to the
Philippines. Just before the "Shoot
ing Star" exploded, Bong was seen
leaping out of the cockpit, only to
be caught In the air by the terrific
blast.
One
ables"
of the famed "lrreconcili
who fought to keep the U. S.
. out of the League
of Nations, and also
opposed ratifica
tion of the United
Nations charter,
Sen. Hiram W. John
son (Rep., Calif.)
died at the naval
hospital at Bethes
da, Md., at 79. Al
ways a rugged In
dependent, who
tread according to
Sen. Johnson
bis conscience rath
er 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, workmen's compensation
and elimination of partisanship in
municipal and county elections.
CIVILIAN GOODS :
Slow Coming
Though War Production board of
ficials declared that the reconver
sion program gradually was gather
ing momentum, there are small
prospects that needed civilian
goods will reach retailers' counters
in sufficient volume before well into
1946.
In reviewing the situation, WPB
held out hopes for substantial pro
duction of electric irons, baby car
riages 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,
ii was SBia.
Though comparatively large
amounts of electrlo ranges, refriger
ators, film, lamps and fans- are
scheduled to be turned out In the
present quarter, most will be re
served for military purposes, WPB
revealed.
SOUTH AMERICA:
Export Surplus
During the years 1940 through
1944, the other American republics
accumulated a surplus of exports
over imports totalllne I3.631.ooo.OOA.
according to a recent compilation by
the federal reserve board in Wash
ington. k ." :
In 1944, the compilation-shows, the
xport surplus of these countries was
51,113,000.000. compared with I4S0..
100.000 in 1939, before full effects of
the , war were felt In western hemi
sphere trade.
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SCHOOL
: LESSON.-:-
Bt HAROLD L. LUNDQU1ST, D. D.
Of the Moody Bible InitituU o Chicago,
XelesMd by Wutoro Mawipapor Union.
Lesson for August 26
Lesson subjects nd Scripture exW sj
lectad and copyrighted by International
Council of Religious Education; uacd by
paimlaslon.
JACOB ADJUSTS PERSONAL
RELATIONSHIPS
LESSON TEXT-Cenesis 33:1-11, 17-20.
GOLDEN TEXT Let us therefore fol
low alter the things which make for
peace. Romans 14:19.
Eventually a man's past catches
up with him and he must face his
own record. The Bible says, "Be
sure your sin will find you out"
(Num. 82:23), and It always does.
Jacob, who had tricked and de
ceived his brother and had fled into
a far country, ultimately had to re
turn to his homeland and face Esau.
The story of what happened makes
up our dramatic and Instructive les
son. Before Jacob could be permitted
to enter the Promised Land of his
father, he had to meet God. He
needed a thoroughgoing transforma
tion of life and attitude, and he re
ceived It as he wrestled with God
at Penlel (Gen. 32).
Ultimately the stubborn man bad
to yield, and then he found that it
was God who had come to give him
a great blessing. How often do we
fight against the goodness and mer
cy of God. Yielding brings bless
ing; Jacob "the supplanter" became
Israel "prince with God." He was
now ready for n
I. Reconciliation (w. 1-7).
After living for 20 years In horror
of meeting Esau, Jacob now learned
that his brother was coming against
him with an army. He resorted to
clever strategy, but this time It was
done not in sly crookedness, but In
an open friendly effort to win his
brother's good will.
There Is nothing wrong about the
use of a tactful approach, and it
really worked tor Jacob. His cour
tesy was shown by bis seven bows.
His bravery appeared in going out
first. His conciliatory attitude
showed In his rich gift to his brother.
Then came a surprise. Esau
proved to be a loving brother rather
than a hated enemy. Blood does
count, and men do well to respond
to the promptings of their hearts to
be affectionate toward their breth
ren. Note Jacob's pride in presenting
his family. God had blessed him
and he rejoiced in his fine children.
The scene Is typically Oriental, but
it shows an attitude toward one's
family which we could well emulate.
Next, a very practical note en
tered into the reconciliation of the
brethren, namely:
IL ResUtuUon (vv. 8-11).
The gift which Jacob had prepared
for Esau was in the Oriental tradi
tion, and yet it bore also the na
ture of a restoration of something of
that which Jacob had taken from
Esau in defrauding him of his birth
right There is a place for proper resti
tution in every case where we, have
wronged another by taking his pos
sessions or destroying his opportu
nities to prosper. Becoming a
Christian is a forgetting of those
things which are behind (Phil.. 3:13)
in a spiritual sense, but not in the Ig
noring of our obligations to others.
What we can make right we must
make right if we want God's bless
ing. Esau was generous and did not
want the gift, but since it would have
been an affront to his brother to
refuse, he accepted it ' There are
proprieties In life and little courte
sies to be observed. Failure at this
point has created much friction even
between believers. Being a Christian
should make one gentlemanly and
ladylike. Let's remember thatl
Then, too, Jacob was wise in put
ting Esau under the friendly obliga
tion which is inherent in the accept
ance of a gift. Those who are stingy
and close-fisted about giving to oth.
ers often find that their lack of gen
erosity has reflected in their lack of
friends.
The time has come for the broth
ers to part, and we find Jacob fall
ing into his old trickery as he pre
pares to
III. Return (w. 17-20).
The portion between verses 11 and
17 Indicate that Instead of going on
in straightforward dealings with
Esau, Jacob resorts to evasion in
order to be tree to go where he
would in his return to bis fatherland,
Instead of going back to Bethel
the place of blessing (Gen. 28), to
which Jacob had been called (Gen.
81:11-13), he went to Succoth and
ultimately to the outskirts of Shech
em where his family fell Into great
sin. Ultimately, God did get him
back to Bethel (Gen. S3), but only
after much sorrow and suffering.
Jacob was called to live the life
of a shepherd out In the fields with
God, and when he pitched his tent
near Shechem he compromised and
lost out.
The incident pictures the tragic re
sult of such folly In our day. Those
who will not move over into the
worldly -life want to be close enough
to it so that their children may have
the cultural and educational advan
tages, and soon they find that they
have lost their children to the world
and have lost the savor of their own
spiritual experience.
A. J. CAVENAUGH
Wallace. N. C
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MEATS A FATS J
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expire Oct." 31. .
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SUGARS
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SHOES: ' 1
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POINT VALUES
No. 2 cans of Spinach, green or
wax Beans, and Asparagus are
10 points.
No. 2 cans Corn and Peas are
20 points.
Butter now 2 nolnts.
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r, GEORGE S. BENSON
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Pmidat-Httiiti CiUii
Sttrtf, jrktttu
Uphold Wages
Everybody who is willing and able
to work is working hardet these
days; moving taster during regulai
hours and putting In overtime. Fres
sure of war, shortage of worken
and prevailing nigh wages are th
cause. A larger personal Income,
beneficial to all classes, is one of the
direct results. We would all like
carry this feature over into th post
war years.
Philip Murray of the CIO bad th
right idea when he went to Pre si
dent Truman a few weeks ago ani
asked for a 20 increase in basis
wage rates. Average wages in the
United States at that time were $104
an hour. This may seem high enough
but it can't last As soon as th war
is over, labor's income will decline
some, in spite of everything that qan
be done about it ! -
Losses to Labor.
Bonuses will disappear when fi
pressure of government contracts is
removed. Working weeks will be
shorter. Overtime will shrink to the
vanishing point Besides, high-wage
munition factories will close down
and their employees will take work
where wages are lower, some on
farms. If the basic wage scale
le is.
stn
not higher when war ends, labor'
come will suffer too much.
Farmers have hard times when fac
tory workers do. The wage earner's
dinner table Is the farmer' market,
so nobody Is more Interested in high
wages In factories than the farm
ers themselves. Agriculture and la
bor, both big segments of Ameri
cans, are right behind Mr. Murray
for good wages immediately after
the war because prosperity for many
years will depend on it.
' Bug in the Lotion
The only disappointing detail in
connection with the CIO's campaign
for post-war prosperity is this: Mr.
Murray's first move was an effcrt
to make high wages legal ratjier
than to make them possible. Law
givers have been trying for centu
ries to make people pay what ffaey
didn't have. It can't be done. It
makes no difference what the Wage
scale is if the employer can't meet
it '
A high basic wage scale recorded
upon the ponderous pages of federal
statute books will not buy mill for
any working man's baby. Folilng
money Id the pay-envelope, howev
er, will do the trick. Any eimUoy
r will put cash in his workers hfnds,
in steadily increasing quantities, so
long as he can still show a profit on
the products that bis organization
ships out from his factory. I
Congress Has Key
There is a happy solution to this
wage problem. If plant owners can
be enabled to Install new, modern
equipment a needed, factory output
per man-hour will Increase steadily.
This Justifies better wages without
raising prices and this is the com
bination that makes quick markets
and prosperity. Problem: WlllCjpn
gress let industry buy new machin
ery? . T .
Still in tana , America art) our
war-time tax laws, taking over 90
,of corporation earnings. They make
profits in business thin and uninter
esting to lnyO' increased pro
duction next to impossible. Congress
holds the key. Plenty of good Jobs
at good pay can develop after the
war if new tax laws are prepared
now and announced now to take ef
fect the day Japan surrender.
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