Stokes: Mumbo jumbo
By Thomas L. Stokes
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Railroading tomorrow –
Faster, flossier, cheaper trains to fight plane travel competition
By Charles T. Lucey, Scripps-Howard staff writer
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Gracie Allen Reporting
By Gracie Allen
My goodness, Clare Boothe Luce has picked a fine way to spend her vacation from Congress. She’s going to do the starring part in George Bernard Shaw’s Candida and if that isn’t a mailman’s holiday, I don’t know what is.
There’s not really much difference in being in Congress and on the stage, except in Congress you’re in for a two-year run no matter how bad you are. Of course, if you’re in Congress you don’t have to show up for every performance. If actors did that, too, it certainly would improve a lot of plays.
I think Mrs. Luce will find that Congress is even stagier than the stage. Why? A good congressman, one who can keep on getting elected, can put more tears into his plea for a new post office than Eliza ever drew crossing the ice.
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Arabian fantasy opens at Harris
By Kaspar Monahan
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Hollywood bosses are hams!
Some try to hog the whole show
By Patricia Clary
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Final Pirate-Card game postponed
Sunday swatfests divided – Bucs drop first, 10-3 – win, 12-5
By Carl Hughes
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Senators’ drive revives hopes of pennant
By the United Press
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Westinghouse union favors ‘peace’ parley
Salaried employees close convention
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Jack and Heintz win fight with union over veterans
Plant allowed to hire ex-servicemen but cutback to 40 hours may bar new jobs
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U.S. State Department (August 6, 1945)
711.94114A/8-645: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Minister in Switzerland
Washington, August 6, 1945 — 6 p.m.
2469
Am[erican] Int[erests] – Japan. Express to Swiss Gov this Gov’s appreciation of Swiss representations leading to Jap agreement in principle to permit visits to all prisoner of war camps in Jap and Jap occupied territory. US Gov welcomes Swiss representation Jap ints in US except Hawaii and hopes fact that Switzerland is representing both Jap and Am interests will assure fair and humane treatment for nationals under Swiss protection.
Am authorities have enjoyed relationship in Washington with members of Swiss Leg concerned with representation of German interests and look forward to renewing relationships with [these] Swiss Leg representatives who will act on behalf of Jap int.
US Gov hopes that assumption by Swiss of protection of Jap int in US will enable Swiss Minister Tokyo obtain from Jap Gov not only greater facilities visit camps but increased recognition by Jap Gov of its international obligations to accord fair and humane treatment to enemy nationals in its control.
In order enable Gorgé in light of Swiss assumption of protection of Japanese interests to review with Jap Gov treatment of Americans, US Gov would appreciate it if Swiss would inform Gorgé that Am authorities consider following matters of utmost importance.
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According information received through Intercross in reporting names of Am POWs held in Jap more than 14,000 Am POWs are still in Jap hands. Less than 5,000 Am POW have been in camps which representatives of Swiss and Intercross have been permitted to visit. US Gov considers it extremely important that representatives of protecting Power visit the camps which have not thus far been visited and where approximately 9,000 Am are held.
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Am authorities estimate that since Jan 1943 more than 2,500 Am airmen have landed in Jap and Jap controlled territory. From that date up to May 1, 1945 only 134 Am aviators had been reported as POWs of Jap. Am authorities have no info as to welfare or whereabouts of Am aviators presumably in Jap hands. Am authorities desire Swiss Minister make vigorous representations in order learn whereabouts and welfare missing aviators.
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Recent reports received from both Swiss and Intercross reveal that Am POWs and CIs in almost all camps visited are losing weight, suffering from vitamin deficiencies, and are on starvation rations. The Am auth realize that food situation in Jap and Jap controlled territories is serious. In view of repeated efforts by US Gov, however, to send relief supplies to Am in Jap hands, US Gov cannot accept Jap food shortages as justification for starving of Am. If Am POWs and CIs are a burden on Jap Gov and it cannot fulfill obligation to maintain them in health, US Gov stands ready on short notice (1) To send supplies to them, (2) To arrange for repatriation of POWs and CIs with guarantees not to use them against Jap, (3) To endeavor to arrange their transfer to a neutral country for the duration of the war. Any indication that Jap Gov will react favorably to any of above proposals would be met by instant action on the part of Am Gov.
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Refusal of Jap Gov to permit further financial relief to Am in its control is a matter of grave concern since it removes only method by which Am auth have been able on continuing basis to provide some of food and necessities which Jap Gov has not provided in accordance with its obligations. Action of Jap Gov in preventing further transmission of financial relief to Am in its hands culminates series of Jap acts and refusals to consider relief proposals which can only lead Am people and civilized world to conclude that Jap Gov is engaged in systematic campaign to starve Am nationals in its hands.
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Despite repeated protests by Am auth Jap Gov has not given assurances that it will move POW and CI camps away from vicinity of military objectives. Camp after camp is located near military objectives. Dept desires Gorgé inform Jap Gov that US Gov on basis of evidence in its hands feels that Jap Gov is engaged in deliberate policy of putting POWs and CIs in vicinity of military objectives and requests assurances from the Jap that steps will be taken to move camps from military areas.
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Am auth are seriously disturbed by conditions prevailing when POWs and CIs are transferred from camp to camp. In recent months transfers from Shanghai to the north and thence to Jap have involved large numbers of Americans who during such transfers have been exposed to great hardship and to possible aerial attack.
Gorgé should endeavor as soon as possible have visits made to Hakodate camps and camps north of Tokyo to ascertain conditions under which POWs traveled and facilities available upon arrival. Similar visits should be made to CI camps when destination of Shanghai internees is determined. In meantime Dept desires Gorgé express to Jap Gov US Gov’s deep concern for welfare of its nationals being transferred from camp to camp.
If Gorgé thinks his position would be strengthened thereby he may communicate foregoing to Jap Gov with necessary deletions. Although each of foregoing matters has been subject of communications to Jap Gov, if Gorgé thinks it helpful to him US Gov will renew its representations in separate communications.
GREW
Log of the President’s Trip to the Berlin Conference
Monday, August 6:
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The President and members of his party spent some time on deck this morning enjoying the sun and listening to a band concert by the ship’s band. Afterwards, the President worked on his address to the Nation.
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The President received the first news of the successful bombing of Japan with the newest and most powerful weapon ever invented by man, the atomic bomb, while he was eating lunch with the crew today. A few minutes before 1200, Captain Graham carried him a brief message from the Navy Department informing him that the Japanese port of Hiroshima had been bombed a few hours before, under perfect weather conditions and with no opposition. The results of the bombing were reported to be even more successful than previous tests of the new weapon had led us to hope for.…
A few minutes later, the ship’s radio began to carry news bulletins from Washington about the atomic bomb, and radio stations throughout the United States broadcast a statement by the President which he had approved just before leaving Germany. A draft of this statement had been sent to Babelsberg by special courier by Secretary Stimson.
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