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GoreM KogDgom m Late. Wmmz nnn , id n, .;n-;nn'.!n:n - . n . n n - - f (Llemeiit K Attlee c c I - - M . i n xY.' N 1 ! . vA r II illMlZ fill II V I II II U W U U I , . . , i . rjj. uiM T19r -ills- Prfc 5e . No. 10$ J . . . .. - . , - - . , I i .. . r I I t . ' I I 1 i ippt iuns tiu nonsiiu -our .n Ti" . 7; . , -4 iJhi.Dce. By EDWARD D. BALL POTSDAM, July 2S(AP) The United SUUs, Britain and China tonight demanded in an ultimatum statin; terms" that Japan immediately surrender unconditionally or uaders:arMprompt and utter destruction." ' Asked if Premier Stalin were aware of the ultimatum, rresidential Press Secretary Charles Ross said "Mr. Stalin's government is not at-wrwith Japaxr.w;f : President Truman, Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and retirine Prime Minister Churchill asserted they "have con ferred ana; agreea tnat japan shall be given the opportunity to end this war." ' ' . - " - r Truman and Churchill drew up the document, and Chiang quick ly concurred when it was sub mitted to him. . Their historic proclamation of fered the Japanese people the hope of peaceful, productive lives If they submit now. It declared 'points in Japanese territory would be occupied. Clearly stipulating "our terms" under such surrender, the ultima tum declared "we shall not dev iate from them; there are no al ternatives; we shall brook no, de lay." - j : Alternative Given i "We call upon the government of Japan to proclaim now the un conditional surrender of all Japa- The order iri Britain is "Guide left; March!' j sThat is the logical interpreta tion of the results of the election of July 5, .announced Thursday, tfchich eave the. labor party &83 seats conservatives lfl3 out of the nese armed forces, and to provide 640 seats in parliament. Bowing to the defeat of his party Prime Minister Winston Churchill ten dered his resignation and that of his cabinet -His successor will be Clement Attleej, leader of the labor party." ;' ( "' r - The defeat of Churchill was not so much personal as party. It rrooer , and adequate assurances of their good faith in, such action. The i alternative for.' Japan is prompt and utter , destruction, the ultimatum asserted.' . Greater and more terrible allied armed might than conquered Ger many now is "poised to strike the final blows at Japan,' it asserted. "The ' full application , ox our " j ' I , - r i ... - i . k J. , ' . r a. f ' : , .. . .... , t -' r " - : "y ' . JV 7 - - '! ! . :: i i t i ' V " '- '! f - ' ;. 2 pie were repudiatogthe in who Jmd pj destruction wnen wv.wi j TLilof the Japanese armed forces and How to Become Unpopular And : Lose Friends rrOPEKA, July 28-iiP)- Kay Eealott carried his electric fan alonf the apartment hallway, adjusted It and laid down for a cool nlfbt's sleep. But he got hotter and hotter. . So did the ether 12 'occupants of the apartment, bulldinr. A round 6:30 ajn. they discovered temperatures in their rooms stood at It degrees. Keaton had brushed against the fnrnaee heat control and started the oil furnace full blast! r ;' - ; ' ' .!' 3 Killed At Scene Blaze Premier, Of 350 Big Forts Hammer Three on Cities face pulled them together and led them to'fiBi- victory-' Churchill himself may Jeel that. The more reasonable explanation ' seems to be that the people were looking ahead to the reconstruction per iod. They were tired of the con servative party, wanted a large dose of the program , of socialism which the labor party has advo . cated. . - The Churchill campaign seemed ill-tempered and unduly provoca tive. He heaped too much abuse cn the opposition. , The reaction was strong because the labor party sweep was two-to-one. He may (Continued Dairy on editorial page.) i Co-op Moves Into - '! 1 . j New Quarters i The Dairy Co-operative associ ation is delivering milk from its new $200,000 plant on the Fair grounds road today and ' on schedule. That is, milk deliveries are on schedule if adjustments made Thursday meet require ments, but the occupation of, the ' plant Is four months behind tne time once set for the move. Difficulties in obtaining mate: rials caused the principal delay. ' Because of limited facilities at the old plant, which has served the co-op for four years, and ex panding business, the move ; at this time was "forced, Manager , Joe Kendrick said Thursday night. Construction of - the new plant was started last December. rirst deliveries were from it Thursday, late because of difficulties in adjusting equlp- ment Milk delivered by the co op vat bottled at the new plant the utter devastate tiJfteJapa nese homeland.. . " Terms Listed j The terms demanded: I Limiting Japanese sovereignty to the four major Japanese home itlands "and such minor islands as we determine, carrying out the Cairo declaration. ! Elimination of Japanese leaders who embarked on world conquest and destruction of Japanese tfar making power. - "Points in Japanese territory to be designated by the allies shall hm oecunied" until anew order "of T !i I 1...4.I..N . peace, secuniy wu jusw-s be estabUsnea. j "We do not intend that the Japanese shall be enslaved as a race or destroyed as a nation," the proclamation asserted, "but stern justice shall be meted out to all war criminals, including those who have visited cruelties upon pur prisoners. May Eetarn Home The- battleship Maasachosetta.'one I of '. the jU.'lL iuyy'a newest leaves fire aa4 destrocUon pk Its ua m H wlttdravs JCrom liamaisa a the northet eoaat of Honsha. Jmly 14, alter first bombard- menta of the main i Javanese home, lslinda. (AT. Wlrephote via navy radie from Goam) May GUAM, Friday, July 27 -Pr-General conflagrations swept the three Japanese Industrial cities of Omuta-Matsuyama and Tokuyt Ama early today after more than 350 Superfortresses struck them with more than 2200 tons of incen diary bombs. In this third Superfortress raid on the enemy's homeland in four days of a blazing campaign which Gen.'Doolittle has declared would turn Japan Into ' a nation of no-, mads, smoke curled , mora than 18,000 I$et into the air. v Fire spread , even byood the target; areas," returning; crewmen said, tising the term Tconflagra tions : to describe results. 1 i One? Superfortress was missing from ll the medium-sized force which struck before dawn against the comparative small-sized cit ies, all In southwestern Japan, j Points Will Be ! - - ', 'I "" C U1CU UUU1 Ut . J raaClaSSnho AuuCU tO uOHie Labors Victory in England Temporarily Disrupt Tri-P6wer Meet in Potidam Interim Body Studies Child By! ALEX H. SINGLETON ,' TYNDON. Julr 28.-rVLabor's victory in Britain't general t it I . . ' - - . . ' a mi i -a 1 a, 4k election threatened tonigm xo cusrup ai ieasi iempurxuj we - tri-power conference in Potsdam, and jto leave many of Europe's MJGUIIU UeilCy H The! landslide .underscored sharply the leftist trend now apparent; throughout Europe and there was expectation that the Uiumaie . eixect oi nw Fire'Fieliters Try to Check New Flare-Ups PORTLAND, Ore, July 2&-JPh Two soldiers were killed and eight injured tonight when an ar my truck overturned while mov ing into the Tillamook forest fire area. - ' ... . ' The truck was part of a convoy from Ft Lewis, Wash., ordered onto fire , trails as forestry of ficials reorganized patrols to com bat new flare-ups of the big Ore gon fire again being whipped by an east wind. - i ; Lt Samuel Freeman withheld names of the men killed until next of kin are were treated pital and are being moved to an army hospital tonight " State foresters earlier today re ported death ( of the first, forest fire victim In 12 years. Flames jumped trails near, the Zig Zag ranger station southwest of Glen wood on the south fork of the Wilson river, reports from the south edge: said timbered tracts are being leveled.. ' Earlier the smouldering area near Koundtop mountain to me north flared anew and forced pa trols to abandon a pumper and Other equipment when they with drew.. -.- I i -'r. -: . -State Forester Nela S. Rogers said the first forest fire death in 12 years was Joe Pillich, SO, crushed when a tree twisted while being felled. '" Elsewhere, Oregon being patroled closely Clement R. Attlee Canned Foods fires were after sev- days of comparative quiet wind and eral but Rogers said the; rapidly dropping humidity means more danger. Jr 1 the rec- White Home would be to bring Britain closer together! on some delinquent children and for their Vamp PT Japanese military zorces, aiier being disarmed, "shall be permit- ft 1 T ' ' ' ted to return to their nomes wim wjn is UllfVtJfy5 : and productive lives, the docu ment promises. V i Further, "Japan shall be per mitted to maintain such industries will sustain her economy and as Animal Crccltcrs By WARREN GOODRICH. mm AO CWrfoSu Syndic fm working a little over ilbit today to I can take a Uv) dayt ell," permit the payment of just repa rations in kind, but. not those in dustries which will enable her to rearm for war. "To this end, access to, and dis tinguished from control of, raw materials shall be permitted. Even tual Jananse narticiDation in world trade relations shall be per mitted. - .: .:'. ' The occupying forces of the iiiM chall be withdrawn, from Japan as soon as these objectives nave oeeu ctuuji"v has been established In accordance with the freely-expressed will of the Japanese people a peacefully inclined and responsible government Encourage Democracy It also was demanded that "the Japanese government shall remove 1 .11 nhttJirlM in IM RT1VU Wi. democratic tendencies among the Japanese people. 'Freedom of speech and religion ana mws as well as respeci ior wna'"niii human rights snau d eswDu- "The time has come ior japan to decide whether sne wm con tinue to be controuea oy tnose pl-willed militaristic advisors wbose unintelligent caicuiauons have brought the empire of Japan to the threshhold of annihuauon. or 'whether she will xouow tne path of reason. I . At . - J I. IM The proclamation wa Potsdam by Truman and Church ill, and submitted to-Chiang,-Who thrnmntlT concurred, it was' an- nounccd. The document will be broad cast to the , Japanese people in every way possible by the OWI, White House Press Secretary Charles G. Ross said. .' WASHINGTON, July 26 The White; House put a damper today ori "junket plans of many members1 of congress who had hoped to spend the congressional recess touring the world. i In effect the president said stay home or pay your own expenses unless the trip has formal approv al: of congress. ) . i An estimated 100 house mem bers had arranged official and un official foreign tours between now and the re-opening of congress on October i 8. Just how many will be affected by President Truman's directive on the subject was un certain, i ; , ' r ' ' : -i i But at least four house commit tees exDressly authorized to travel during the recess went ahead with their, plana -. election! Russia and An interim ' committee of 1943 legislature which may ommend - establishment of addi tional Institutions for the care f issues, such as economic pressure on Spain to force the downfall of Gen. .Francisco Franco.! f " Prof. Harold LaskJ, a leader of the labor party, said that the vic tory Iwould make possible "full friendship with the Soviet union" and ! that the new government would be in a position to do "full justice" to Spain. . ' There also was speculation the new government would withdraw British support of the ttreme rightwing elements in the govern ment of Greece, -v-t -": Heretofore Winston Churchill and his foreign secretary, Anthony Eden. " have personally directed Britain's foreign policy and there was ! a question tonight whether they j would be called upon to lend their experience and counsel to the new government ; . rehabilitation held its Initial ses sions here Thursday and namea O. H4Bengsten, Medf ord, as chair man,! and Rep. J. O. Johnson, Washington county, secretary, j The committee,' assigned the task of conducting a study of child delinquency problems- in Oregon, was created by a resolution orig inally drafted by the Eagles lodge. The resolution suggested estab lishment of institutions for both boys and girls similar to Father Flanagan's Boys' Town. The com mittee ; will file its report prior to the 1847 legislature. ! Members are Senators Thomas E. Parkinson, Roseburg, and Joel CI Booth, Lebanon; Representa tives Paul Hendricks. Salem, Beng sten and Johnson. The legislature provided an appropriation of 2500. Radio Silence Cloaks Moves Of3rdFleet GUAM, Friday, July 27.-ffr- Radio silence cloaked the activ ities and whereabouts of Admir- al Halseys Third fleet today as allied strikes against the Japan ese empire were confined to land based aerial actions, r The last report on ithe great American and British force which smashed at the Japanese fleet remnants Tuesday and against bases on the- inland sea Wednes day was contained in yesterday's communique, .which said Wed nesday's action was Hmitfrt to hit ting small vessels and damaging ground installations because of extremely bad weather. -'--',. Admiral -Nimitx communique today made no mention of Hal- sey's fleet , ";' ":-,! '-' ' t WASHINGTON, July 26 -JPr-Six kinds of canned and bottled foods will cost more ration points beginning Sunday. but citrus juice and catsup will have lower point value. :'r, -k ,. i ; The OPA announced this tonight after ordering reductions in val ues in nearly all cuts of beef, veal and lamb for the period from Sun day through September j 1. - , Ten or.,20-point Increases, de pending on container size, were assigned for canned spinach, as paragus, apple sauce, apples, ap ricots, and grape juice. 1 Grapefruit iuice and blended orange and grapefruit juice in 46 ounce cans will require 10 points instead of 20, while 10 points will buy two number 2 cans of such juice. The value previously was 10 points for each number 2 can. - Tomato catsup , and chili sauce In 14 ounce containers get a new value of 10 points, down 10 from the current rating. 1 .. rremier Laborites Score r .... . Easy.Triumpli To Cain Control . By Richard Kaslschke " LONDON, July 26.-ffr-Brftaini labor party, advocating a socialist program for - national reconstruc tion, stunningly defeated Prima Minister Churchill's conservative regime today, and King George VI tonight " commissioned, labor leader Clement R. Attlee to form a new"gOvernment. ChurchM, doughty fwar leader from Britain's darkest hour to final victory 'in Europe, had presented his resignation to the king at Buckingham . palace Just a few minutes' earlier. ; - 4 With votes in 627 of Britain's 640 constitutencies , counted, the laborites and allied parties had captured 417 seats, against 210 for the conservatives and their allies. LONDON, July IfWffH01 London News Chronicle, said tonifbt that Clement B. AtUee'a ' first act after assuming office as prime minister was to ask Wlnstoa Churchill to return with hhn to Fotsdam Flrday te help continue the big three con ferences, bat that "the defeat ed prune minister did net feel la a positioa te accept Mr. At tlee's offer.-.'. .. : ';- J. ..'', Insted.' the newspaeer said, Attlee ill be accompanied by Ernest Bevtn, who '; has been mentioned as a probable suc cessor te Anthony Eden as for eign secretary. , ..;;!( ;': Oregon Electric Gets New Engines . PORTLAND, July i&HflSlx lOOOhorsepower diesel-electric engines are pulling Oregon FJec trict freight trains between Port land and Eugene, the railway said today in announcing a change from- electric units used for 3$ years. . j ;. Thomas, F. Dixon, vice president said the diesel-electric engines cost $500,000, and will speed move ment of logging trains from the Sweet Home area. The electric engines and 100 miles of trolley line will be sold, he reported. .JSS'rSS" Brown; Opposes indication that Churchill would ac cept! an invitation into the govern ment if one were extended, f Cordon, Morse POPE TO FOREGO REST j VATICAN CITY, July 2S.-iPh Pope Pius XII will this year again forego a rest at the pontifical summer home, Cartel Gandollo, because of the pressure of work, Vatican circles said today. Carleson'g Cafe Sold R. V. Carleson has,aamounced the sale of Carleson's cafe at 498 State st to Clifford Wj Hurt, for imer Salem resident who has re cently been in the " restaurant business In Portland. Hurt for 11 years with Western Paper Con verting Co. here and m mm An geles, will .-take possession Aug- i ust 1. Truiiian Visits Thousands of TJ.S. Troops in Rhine Valley PORTLAND, Ore, July 26-W)-District OPA Director McDanneH, Brown said today he had declined to recommend to national head quarters the release of additional grades of .Oregon soft lamb for point-free purchase Attlee Will Be Able to Bolster Himself Witli Strong Cabinet By Ernest Vaecare i 1 FRANKFURT-ON-MAIN, July 26.-iPresident Truman put aside the momentous duties of the big three conference In Pots dam temporarily today and visit ed thousands f American troops in a swing through the Rhine val ley to get a first hand view of the American occupation: rone In; brief impromptu talks the president promised to help the troops find the United States "as you like .it and want it to be when they return home and, ex nrpssed the determination to im plement the ideas of his "great rjredecessor, Franklin D. Roose velt. -. V ; ' -- ' In less serious vein, he' shook hands j with hundreds ot GI's, of them from his native Missnnr. 'rlimbed in and Out Of his touring for reviews and; played car dozens of times and informal chats, the piano in Jazzy style Afterward, he commented: A damn rood "Diano. Looking fresh-and happy de spite the 87 degree heat wnicn wilted some others in his entour- t)u resident covered a 49- mile route after a Q-mmute flight from Potsdam hi the plane, "Sacred Cow. . ' r r Secretary of State Josepn Bvrnes and Brig. uen. narry 1: By W. W. Hereher .'-' , i i f 5NDON. July 26 -UP)- Clement Brown said he told both Sena- Attlee will be able to surround tors; Cordon and Morse they are himself with a strong, experienc being misinformed about the mar- cabinet vhen he becomes keting situation resulting from an prmie minister, and most observ OPA order which lifts points from erg favor Ernest Bevln to become commercial and lower grades.! ; nj, foreign secretary. V I He said (he has not received "a Many of the labor party leaders single ; complaint" from producers wno loom the largest for minis and that livestock men report in- terial acpointments served in the creased supplies moving to jnar- (wartime coalition government that ket Weather? --m ?;. " Max. ' llta, R,n vaugnan, we pxrsiucruv. -j i , - aa 6i t- J60 aie. flew in a . separate i u-o transport General Eisenhower ac companied the party on the touri Heavy guards patrolled the highways and camps as the pres ident's party drove through: Ger man civilians stared but showed no outward emotion. ' ' ' Eugene sucm : Portland SeaUlo - .90 . . M .SO 52 eo ST JBO Wiuametto river -a n. , j ; FOKECaST (from TJS. weather ba mUl McNary frild. Salem): Xarly morning ctoudlaem, otherwu gener ally -fair and warm today. Tefnpera-T- wiU remaAn near normal. Uaxi- aunx this alternoon w oejrrea. waged the war against Germany, -Attlee .-himself was - aepuiy prime minister, and many; tunes directed the British war machine when Churchill was away, from the country. - . Y - r Bevin, generally favored to suc ceed Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden, was minister; of labor and marshaled the countays full re sources in man and woman power during. the European phase of the war. Most political experts slated Herbert Morrison, tough old party man from the east end, to become chancellor of the j exchequer.: He was minister of home security and home secretary in the coalition. Other experienced labor leaders and. the posts for which they are prominently mentioned are: ' :y'y . A. V. Alexander, first lord of the admiralty, which he held un der the coalition. ! Hugh Daltorv president ot the board of trade, his coalition lost He also Is mentioned as possible foreign secretary or chancellor of the exchequer. Sir Stafford Cripps, secretary of state for India. He was coalition minister of aircraft production. Arthur Greenwood, home secre tary. Y , : ; ' , Arthur Henderson, secrelSry of Labor, candidates had Won . 390 contests, conservatives only 195. Results o the j-emaining 13 con- . tests will not be made known un til early in August."? YY'.. Attlee tbld r eheerhigr taXftxilt $us mass meeting ef his followers tonight 'that "the first thing we have to do is to finish the war with Japan.", M -' ; : .ii. "We are embarked," he cried, on a great; aavenmre oz aemoe : racy, freedom and socjal justice.. Simultaneously the - outgoing Churchill, in a farewell statement to the . nation as . premier, de clared that' victory rover Japan may come much quicker than : we have hitherto been entitled : to expect- . - "-i- -i "The decision of the British peo ple has been recorded In the votes , counted today," he said. "I have v therefore laid down the charge which was placed Upon me in darker times. Hates teQelt "X regret that I have not been permitted to finish the work against "Japan. For this, however, ; all plans and preparations have been made, and the: results may come much quicker than we have hitherto been entitled to expect " "It only remains, he conclud ed, "for me to express to the British people for whom -1 have acted in these perilous years my profound ' gratitude ; for j the I un flinching, j unswerving j support ; which they have given sne during' . my task, and for ! the many ex- ' presiona of kindness which they have shown towards 1 their serv ' ants.- :. -! ! ' ."Y .: -.- Prof. Harold Laskt, cbeTrman ef the labor party's executive jcom-: ' mlttee," declared Jhe labor party -victory would make possible 'mil, friendship with the Soviet tmio&" Churchill's conservative natioi al government was : swept out of power by a more than 2-to-r vote The laborites won a clear-cut ma- ' Jority ot,thu.ew 4e-member ' house-of commons, j: ; :, Ballots cast in -the July 5 gen eral election: and counted today gave laborites the right to form the first one-party government i since 1931.' , ! No Change Expected To the world- at large, this elec tion meant bq change la Britain's policies for carrying through the war, against Japan; and building the peace of EuropeTThese wete -hot aMssue ' . Y ; rZT1 But it did swing Britain "defin itely left-H domestically' and: it swept from the world stage and from the councils of .the big three the;ebtulieht Churchill Britain's great leader during" theEuropean war. ;' ; )? ' .... . " Into his place stepped small, bald, soft-spoken Attlee, leader, xt the labor party. , . L' - Churchill, escaped personal de, feat, being returned from hlrcop' stituency of Woodford to a conk mons seat from wnicn ne win head the opposition1 when the new parliament convenes .August-, His foreignaecrclary, Anthony Eden;Ko. 2 man in the conserva-, tive party, also survived, winning la Warwick and Leamington.