NAVAL REJOICING

Evening Post, Volume CXL, Issue 55, 3 September 1945, Page 5

NAVAL REJOICING

TRIBUTES BY ADML NIMITZ

WASHINGTON, September 2. Admiral Nimitz, Supreme Naval Commander in the Pacific, in a speech, said:— "Aboard all naval vessels, at sea and in port, and also in our many bases in the Pacific, there is rejoicing and thanksgiving that this .ong and bitter struggle which Japan started so treacherously has ended. "I take great pride in the American forces which helped to win this victoryAmericans can be proud of them. We also acknowledge the great contribution to this victory made by our valiant allies. United we fought, united we prevail. Tokio, which was first opened by Commodore Perry in 1853, is now crowded with United States men-o'->war. "The process of bringing Japan into the family of civilised nations, which was interrupted when Japan launched her programme of conquest, will soon begin again. Today, all freedomloving peoples rejoice in the victory and feel pride in the accomplishment of our combined forces. "We also pay tribute to. those who defended our freedom at the cost of I their lives. To achieye the objects for which those men died, it will be necessary for the United Nations to enforce rigidly the peace terms that will be imposed on Japan. It will also be necessary to maintain our national strength at a level which will discourage future acts of aggression aimed at the destruction of our way of life. "Now we turn to the great tasks of reconstruction and restoration. I am confident that we, will be able to apply the same skill, resourcefulness, and keen thinking to these problems as were applied to the problems of winning the victory."