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extracted text: No Creed But Freedom No Lau) But Justice VOL. No. II—NO. 22 GuervlUa THE * * DA ILY MANILA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1945 A Thought A Day For God And Country 15 CENTAVOS A COPY FORMAL NOTE OK SURRENDER DUE STATE COUNCIL I Petain's Fafe To I IS REVIVED BY I Be Decided Soon, PRES. OSMEÑAI rr.°lJVears£nrf| With President Sergio Ósme- PARIS, Aug .14. (UP)—The pleadihg anew for unity, treason trial of Marshal Hen/.p. In au- 4 Philippe Petain, 89-year-old - ¿ner 30-day special session at Vichy chief of the state, is ra5:00 o’clock yesterday after ' ‘ noon. Attributing the triumph of the Allies to their being “united”, the chief executive again pleaded to all elements to join hands “for the best inter ests of the nation.* The president argued that na tional unity is “absolutely es sential” especially in view of the fact that the country confront(Continued on page 4) -------- «o»-------pidly reaching its end and the case most likely will go to the jury this afternoon. When the hearing is resumed at 1 p.m. today ,it will be de voted chiefly to the final de fense pleas. Prosecutor Andre (Continued on page 4) «o»-------All Senators Radiocast Says Japs Accept Terms SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 13, (UP) Domei, the ofSk&U Japanese news agency, reported tonight that Japan had ac cepted the Allied surrender demand and that an imperial message of acceptance would soon be forthcoming. The Domei report, broadcast by Radio Tokyo at about 11 p.m. (about 3 p.m., Manila time, Tuesday) did not give de tails of the forthcoming message, merely stating that “an imperial message accenting the Potsdam proclamation is imperial message accepting the Potsdam proclamation forthcoming soon.” T” Draw Lots SeeMalacañan SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 14. (UP)-— Funeral rites for Sena tor Hiram Johnson were held in San Francisco’s City Hall yes terday afternoon. More than 2,500 attended. Senator Sheridan Downey de livered the eulogy. A military guard of honor and an army band formed the honorary escort when the fu neral cortege arrived in San (Continued on page 4) All preparations for the drawing of lots which will de termine the tenure of office of the individual members of the Senate are now complete, it was authoritatively learned yesterday. The draw is sched uled to be held within ten days from today ,in accordance with the bill approved by Congress during the last session. It was reliably learned that a drum has been especially con(Continued on page 4) Roxas Denies Charge, Says He Will Fight Fascism Here In a strongly worded reply to an article published yester day in the Manila Guardia^ a local publication, charging him with being d tool of Fascists, Senate President Manuel Ro xas not only denied the allega tions but challenged every statement made in the article Th^ senate president declared that he is not openly against Fascism but will fight it in the country. Senate President Roxas* let ter to the editor of said paper follows: “My attention has been called to your headline in todays is sue of the Manila Guardian and I feel constrained to state that this article merely reflects a malicious and unjust attempt to smear my reputation and public conduct. There is not one particle of truth to the con(Continued on page 4) Hand In Deal Malacañan intervened in the NDC textile sale was revealed during yesterday’s hearing in connection with the probe when among the documents presented included a letter addressed by the assistant secretary to the president to Secretary Vicente Singson Encarnacion, acting manager of th? firm, interced ing for the wifn of former Soli citor-General Alex Reyes. (Continued on pnqe 4) -------- « o »-------De Gaulle Will See Truman In Capital WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.— (UP)—The White House an nounced that General Charles de Gaulle, chief of the French provisional government, will arrive in Washington August 22 for conferences with Pre sident Truman. The announcement did not give any indication on the scope of their talks but well-informed (Contimied on page 4) Japanese Deliberóte On Terms The question which had delayed the Japanese ply—the demand of the Allies that the emperor be reunder the authority of the Allied supreme commander as soon as Japan surrenders—was not referred to in the Domei report. The report was rebroadcast at least once by Radio Tokyo. “Immediately upon receipt of the Allied reply yes terday, Monday,” Domei said, “the Japanese govern ment started deliberations upon its terms, which creat ed a very serious problem for the Japanese people. The cabinet had been in continuous session until late Monday night. It is understood the Japanese government’s re ply probably will be available any time as soon as the legal procedure is completed.” Broadcast Follows Raid Observers noted that the Domei broadcast report ing acceptance of the Potsdam proclamation came- in the ..wake of another heavy Superfortress attack on Honshu. (In Guam, headquarters of Gen. Carl A. Spaatz, commander of the U. S. Strategic Air Forces in the Pacific, the assault was described as the first phase of a new 10-week campaign to reduce Japanese industries to ashes.) Three fleets of B-29’s, in the first such attack since the war broke out, hit railroad marshalling yards at Marifu, on Honshu, on Tuesday, Japan time, encoun tering no opposition, according to official announce ments from Guam. (Marifu is not far from Hiroshima, victim of the first atomic bomb.)
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