FIRST 100,000 TODAY

Northern Advocate, 5 September 1945, Page 5

FIRST 100,000 TODAY

taerican Troops Pouring into japan (Rec. 12.30.) NEW YORK. Sept. 4. i 'T-OKIO RADIO ESTIMATED THAT X 190,000 AMERICAN TROOPS WILL BE LANDED IN JAPAN BY NIGHTFALL TODAY. THE FOREIGN MINISTER (SHINGEMITSU) AGAIN CONFERRED AT LENGTH WITH GENERAL MACARTHUR. General MacArthur. in a general order, authorised the American Army to "requisition anything they need in Japan. He instructed the Japanese to turn over all existing prisoner of war camps to the highest ranking officer interned in each, who is given authority to demand from the Japanese whatever food or medical care is necessary for his camp. General MacArthur has ordered the Japanese immediately to demobilise and disband the army, says a C.B.S. correspondent, at Tokio. The directive also ordered the Japanese to clear mines and other obstructions from harbours and supply oil, labour, housing and airfields for the occupation forces. A “Sporty” Type. Vice-Admiral Masao Kanazawa, commandant of Kure Naval Base, greeted correspondents with the words: “It's all finished. It's good now. We can play tennis together again.” He said the Japanese went into the war on orders and stopped fighting on orders. The reason for the latter order was something he did not understand. It was a matter of higher policy. ’Plane Production Tokio Radio says Japanese 'plane production was 550 monthly in December, 1941, 2357 in June, 1944, 2009 early in 1945, and 1120 at the end of the war. Super-Fortress raids and deterioration of shipping caused a decline after July, 1944. A further deci-ease occurred early in 1945 because of the earthquake in the Tokio area and the evacuation of factories.