KEEP PEOPLE IN
DARKONDEFEAT
Press and Radio Pave Way
For Surrender Comment
Gloomy
San Francisco, Aug. 11 (U.R)
Japanese broadcasts showed
today that Japan was leaving
her people In the dark on sur
render dealings, but through
newspapers and radio the gov
ernment seemed to be preparing
them for unconditional defeat.
Since 4:35 a. m. (PWT) Fri
day, when a Japanese Domel
news agency broadcast beamed
abroad reported for the first
time that Japan would accept
the Potsdam surrender procla
mation, neither United Press lis
teners nor FCC monitors had
heard any Indication that the
government of Premier Baron
Kantaro Suzuki had let the Jap
anese people in on their future.
Japanese newspapers were
giving unusual prominence to
the activities of 13-year-old
Crown Prince Akihito. Observ
ers speculated that the buildup
might be for the purpose of pav
ing the way to a regency if the
allies refused to accept Akihito's
father, Hirohito.
Domei, in dispatches sent
abroad, quoted at length from
Tokyo editorials warning that
"dark days" were in store for
Japan.
The Tokyo newspaper Yomi
uri said a nation has no right
"to commit suicide," and that
"highest duty of a nation is to
continue her existence."
"Individuals must have the
courage of self-immolation, but
it may be said that a nation
does not have the right to com
mit suicide. Therefore there are
times when statesmen must have
the courage to save the nation
at the cost of their own lives.
However, in such cases, political
and military farsightedness are
necessary," said Yomiuri in a
broadcast recorded by the FCC.
ACT BOXDS TODAY? By Bob Bnrm
Illustrated by Gregory D'Alesiio
W6'.
"That Boy Bind Crosby' trousers ain't really that baggy
He's Sot 'em stuffed with War. Bonds."
Sangyo Keizai, financial daily,
warned the nation to be pre
pared for even more severe and
rigorous trials than now, and
said that "we must remain calm
and not be overcome by pas
sion." Domei said that this news
paper "frankly admitted the sit
uation already is at its worst
never before experienced by
ourselves in bur own life or by
our ancestors."
Locals
Hueneri Here Now visiting
at the home of their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John H. Huencrs, Sr.,
of Jacksonville are Major John
H. Hueners, Jr., and his wife,
from Texas, and Capt. George
W. Hueners of Camp Scott, 111.
Both men are on leave from the
army.
In Texas Flight Officer Oran
C. Chastain, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel E. Chastain, route 3, has
reported to Randolph Field,
Tex., and is now taking transi
tional flight engineer training in
B-29 Superfortresses preparatory
to combat assignment, accord
ing to word from his headquar
ters. Colonel Leaves Lt. Col. Ray
McDuffee left the city Thursday
after spending a few days vis
iting his brother, Paul McDuf
fee, and family, at 1701 East
Main street. The officer, who ar
rived in the States in June from
the Pacific theater, has a total
of 36 months overseas service,
and will report to Santa Monica
for reassignment.
STRATEGIC TOWNS
Manila, Sunday, Aug. 12 (U.R)
More than 500 bombers and
fighters, in the heaviest satura
tion raid ever carried out by the
far eastern air forces, attacked
two strategic cities on Kyushu
Friday, starting huge fires vis
ible more than 200 miles. Gen.
Douglas MacArthur announced
today.
Targets were Kumamoto, on
the eastern coast of Yyushu, and
Oita, an inland sea port on the
western coast. Kumamoto is 50
miles east of Nagasaki, the sec
ond atomic-bombed city, and 150
miles south of Hiroshima, the
first. Smoke billowed 15.000 feet
into the air, returning pilots reported.
M enuhin, Violinist,
Gets Call to Army
Los Gatos, Cal., Aug. 12 (U.R)
Yehudi Menuhin, famed vio
linist, has been ordered to re
port for induction into the arm
ed forces next Thursday his
father said today. Menuhin is
now in Los Angeles after a Eu
ropean concert tour of the armed
forces. He was classified as 1-A
last May and given a 90-day de
ferment for the tour.
NWCTU AIDS RED CROSS
Evanston, 111. (U.R) The na?
tional woman's Christian tem
perance union announced at its
national meeting here that the
organization has contributed 11
ambulances, six blood bank units
and several mobile units to the
Red Cross.
Sunday, Aug. 12, 1945
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