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a bomb merely hasten process 'already reachin an In "The Anglican," a Gauntlet inevitable conclusion." Picks Up Church of England newsFrancis Mr. W. H. Chamberlin paper published in Sydney, says: "Two days before ediissue is taken with an President Roosevelt left for torial published by us on the Yalta Conference, he reIn that leading April 1. ceived from General Mac- ' "The article it was stated: Arthur a forty -page mesfact is that for the past 10 sage outlining five unoffiyears there has been serious cial Japanese peace overinfiltration of Communists tures, which amounted to and Leftists fellow -travelacceptance of unconditional lers into high positions surrender, with the sole readministrative among the servation that the Emperor authorities at Washington. there of Russia, should be preserved. interests the .These gentlemen have had Elizabeth by and Chambers He cites the Office of "MacArthur recommended in is abundant evidence. 'tremendous influence most the Perhaps Bentley. "ridas "The Anglican" referred negotiations on the basis of framing American policy in War Information of these officials important -travellers" fellow cor"own the with its Japanese overtures, but to dled claim this the last decade, and have White, an extent that the was Harry Dexter respondents" in Washington Roosevelt brushed off the consistently favoured Rus- to suchAmbassador official and Treasury high the to to suggestion with the remark: and London. According sian interests to the detri- Polish the to com- principal author of their advice, the White 'MacArthur is our greatest ment of America and the United States had Plan. Morgenthau plain. House spokesman described general and our poorest cause of the Allies. " Chamberlin continues: Other important men inthe claim as "pure fantasy." "A notable instance-and "The State Department, the criminated were Mr. N. G. Statements by Mr. Walter In London a War Office not Klaus ' one which curiously has OSS, and other agencies Silvermaster, Dr. spokesman is reported as Trohan, published in the received publicity in Aus- had their quotas of 'bad Fuchs (who had access to saying that the claim was Chicago "Tribune" and the tralia, was when these poli- security risks.' Even before U.S. confidential informa"completely without foun- Washington "Times -Herald" tical advisers succeeded in the war Soviet agents were tion about atomic research), on August 19, 1945, corrodation." persuading the President, able to obtain a large num- Dr. Harry Gold, Professor months before the end borate these claims. Six advice despite the contrary Hence it is clear that, ber of confidential State Lattimore, Mr. Philip Jaffe, of the Pacific War Japan Japanese, many of his service chiefs, to re- Department documents. This Mr. E. S. Larsen, and even had made repeated surren- despite parleys Mr. peace ject a Japanese offer of un- was proved by microfilm the Vice-President, overtures condionly offers, the der six of a conditional surrender copies of these documents Henry A. Wallace. tion of which was that the were rejected because Allies the which months before war ended in which Whittaker Chambers, Chamberlin's summing-up condition be renot should Emperor Furtherthe Pacific, Acceptance of a repentant ex -Communist is forthright: "There were quired to abdicate. All the finally accepted. that the the offer was postponed agent, produced." strong Mellow-traveller inAllied talk of unconditional more, it is clear of the situation shaping until Russia was ready to military in real at work Alger fluences was insincere and surrender trials two After was mysteriously enter the Pacific struggle." Hiss, a high State Depart- American policy in the Far the work of Leftists in pol- Japanese from the Allied hidden This important fact icy making. Second ment official, who accom- East. In "America's by who were thus un-, obscured be leaders, not James F. Byrnes, in his Crusade," Mr. W. H. Cham- panied Roosevelt to Yalta should a true picture obvious exaggerations book, "Speaking Frankly," able to obtain berlin writes: "The same and was secretary of the the trends in the Pacific. which may be found in the describes how there were of pro -Soviet influence that af- U.S. delegation at the San charges of Senator Joseph Hiss and Latlike men With differences of opinion in public Francisco conference, was American fected high places of McCarthy about Commun- HIROHITO wanted peace. Department timore in theinference State opinion was noticeable in found guilty, as a Commun- ist infiltration of the State infiltration of government the is obthe counsel whether, at the time of surthe activity of some war ist underground worker, of Department." agencies and warping of render, the United States vious. agencies. A surprising num- being the main source of in pains its for However, And again: "On the basis policies in the interest of a should insist on the rewho the stolen documents. ber of individuals the matter "The Anglican" power." foreign beyond the known is Emperor. in the what of moval of officials Other agencies these worked in as this Now regarding our claim In July, 1945, Stalin is to be commended, seem to have cherished Roosevelt wartime Admin- reasonable doubt,thathowever, in no that the war in the Far told Truman and Byrnes Some- istration were named as it may be said divided loyalties. prodeliberately was the Unit- East that the Japanese Ambassatimes their devotion was sources of information for previous war was with longed for six months in dor in Moscow had told him obviously to the Kremlin." Communist spy rings by ed States so plagued Emperor Japanese the would send Prince Konoye Japan to Moscow, that wanted to end the war, gut would fight on with all her strength as long as unconditional surrender was demanded. Hanson W. Baldwin, an his book, "Great Mistakes of the War," says that at the time of Yalta Japan was already beaten. Two intelligence papers which were prepared for the combined 4,:;,;:.:.;,-.6.,o,f,7- ''rlfri 4141 Chiefs of State in September,
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On May 27, 1945, Mr. H. sonable inquiry.
cabled President "The Anglican" quotes Truman: "Japan is doomed Bishop Sheil, of Chicago, in and the Japanese know it. the matter. But his views Peace feelers are being put only illustrate our ownout by certain elements in that while the job must lie Japan." done there is a right and a On July 12 Prince Kon- wrong way of going about oye was ordered by the Em- it. peror to Moscow to secure The reference in "The Anglican" to "cooling relations peace at any price. Baldwin sums up: "Yet, between the junior Senator when the Japanese surren- from Wisconsin and the RoHierarchy," der was negotiated .. after man Catholicpoppycock. We the atom bomb was drop- is gratuitous deny that may confidently surped, our unconditional are cooling, berender demand was made relations not existconditional, and we agreed cause theyit have is that the So ed. the of to the continuance generated in "The Emperor upon his imperial steam sub - leader throne. . . The Japanese Anglican's" for the "switch" would have surrendered about HierCatholic which the had the Potsdam Declarafinishes preparing, is archy to tion included the promise a very tepid stream. If, permit the Emperor to re- up however, "The Anglcan" Hopkins
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