OCCUPY TOKYO

New Zealand Herald, Volume 82, Issue 25286, 21 August 1945, Page 5

OCCUPY TOKYO

WITHIN FEW DAYS TROOPS PREPARE ALLIED FLEET STEAMING OFF COAST Peed. II.TO p.m.) LONDON, Aug. 20 The Australian Minister of Defence, Mr J. A. Beasley, said his Government had been informed that in a few days Tokyo would be occupied and the formal surrender . effected there. A statement from General Mac- ' Arthur's headquarters in Manila says that Allied troops are preparing to take over their occupation duties. A fleet of more than 100 Allied warships is steaming off the Japanese coast waiting orders to enter the enemy , ports. In one of the main units of the fleet, the British battleship Duke of lYork,' the commander of the United States Third Fleet, Admiral Halsey, last night talked with the Commander-in-Chief of the British Pacific Fleet, Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser. It is thought they discussed plans for steaming into Tokyo Bay when the signal is given. UNREPENTANT ENEMY MUST LEARN LESSON DANGEROUS RATIONALISING '<Eecd. 6.30 p.m.) LONDON. Aug. 20 A Times correspondent discussing the future of Hirohito says the hopes for a settlement in Japan cannot be. realised without the retention of some selfrespect by the Japanese. "This is sufficiently preserved at present," he adds, "b,y the Allied recognition of the Emperor as the supreme Japanese authority. "The Emperor's first broadcast, however, perpetuates a lie most sinister for tha future. He, by reiterating that war was declared on America and Britain to ensure Japan's self-preservation and stabilise East Asia, has impugned the moral foundation of the Allied war effort. "The future course of Japanese history, unless the threat to universal peace implicit in this kind of propafanda is recognised and righted, will e founded on that lie, and our position during the occupation will appear purely military aggressiveness to the Japanese people. Instead of their willingly accepting retribution and turning to a better way the Japanese will endeavour to prepare themselves for what will seem to them righteous revenge." The Times in a leader savs: "It is imperative that through the rulers authority a sense of guilt be brought to rulers and ruled alike. The Imperial person should become a safeguard under Allied direction against the return or the Inst for aggression responsible for Japan's downfall." The Daily Mail in a leader says that ever since her acceptance of the Pots- . dam terms Japan's attitude has been a mixture of "shilly-shallying and dillydallying." Trickery so early is a very had sign and no time should he lost in showing it does not pay. FACE-SAVING DELAY NEW YORK TIMES' WARNING NEW YORK. Aug. 10 "The .Japanese procrastination does not have the same significance, but it is reminiscent of the endless Kurusu* Nomura talks in Washington before the attack on Pearl Harbour,"' says the New York Times in an editorial. "It is apparently designed to save face for the Emperor and to support the thesis given in the Imperial Rescript that Japan is surrendering, not because she was defeated militarily, but because she won tod to save the world from further bloodshed. "When we enter Japan we must go sufficient force to impress all the Tojos and Yamarnotos that they really did lose the war and are not going to be allowed to scheme and prepare fin' the next. We have suffered so much front Japanese double-dealing that it is difficult to view calmly the present ( antics of the Emperor and his advisers. One of the first lessons that should be j into Japan's text-books is on | honestly abiding by her pledged word." (< War measures ending ' deed, 6.30 p.in.) NEW YORK, Aug. 10 The Tokyo radio says Hirohito has ordered the lifting of the blackout, also the mail censorship in Japan. Australians for japan ( 7.30 p.m.) CANBERRA, Aug. 20 , Volunteers for the Australian token lorce to go to Japan will be accepted J r om divisions now serving in the "lands north of Australia, said the *' Minister of the Armv, Mr F. M. Forde, 1,1 He added: "I don't think there » J' be any difficulty in getting them." -L ft is likely that one Australian brigade » Liu take part in the final occupation of A fi . P fl n. Two others will probably go to tl tl