Japs tell of A-bomb
asualties
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2£— U.P.) — Japan gave its first etailed report on atomic omb today — 70.000 persons illed outright, 120,000 wound-.d, 290.000 made homeless, nd an unknown number issing from the two dropped y by Superfortresses on a
air of her cities.
These casualty figures were sup-lemented by the report of a Jap-nese scientist sent to the scene of ne blast to make a detailed investi-ation. Radio Tokyo quoted nis es-imation of the explosions—”Mons-ous—spectacular.”
A Domei distatch recorded by Jnited Press here «aid killed, ounded and homeless in Hiro-hima and Nagasaki totaled 480,-and added that it was impos-ible yet to estimate the number f missing. Bodies buried in colapsed buildings still are uncount-
"Many persons are dying daily m burns sustained during the ids,” the broadcast said. “Many f those who received burns cannot rvive the wounds because of the ncanny effects which the atomic mb produces on the human body, ’en those who received minor urns and looked quite healthy at irst weakened after a few days for me unknown reason.”
Domei said 60,000 were killed,
100.000	were wounded and 200,000 were homeless in Hiroshima while
10.000	were killed, 20,000 wounded and 90,000 homeless in Nagasaki.
The first atomic bomb exploded in shattering heat flash as it dangled om a parachute a quarter of a mile bove Hiroshima, releasing mighty hirlpools of energy whose terrific reasure continued for “a consid-rable length of time,” Sutezo Torii, entified as a scientist by Tokyo io. reported.
Torii, technician for Japanese mperial general headquarters, returned to Tokyo yesterday from iroshima where he made a defed survey. His description, couched In scientific language, which only occasionally descended to human terms, estimated time, speed and distance.
"When the atomic bomb exploded here was seen a flash and white smoke, which gradually formed into cumulus,” he said.
C continues ook drive
Only two days remain for SC stolen ts and faculty members to contribute books to the books drive for en overseas. The drive, being idled nationally by the chaplains’ ervice corps, is under the SC War >ard.
A collection box has been placed n the foyer of the Student Union or the convenience of those wishing give books.
Chaplains abroad and in the nited States have written often elling of how important these books to the servicemen overseas, xt books are especially sought although all types of books are being llected.
Students are reminded that al-hough the war is over, large occu-ation forces wiU still be overseas nd that many of these men lack ooks and other reading material, rhich are all a requisite to the haplains* corps in succesfully caring out their morale building ?ork.
.R. group slates ummer meeting
The International Relations club holds its first meeting of the today at 12:30 p.m. in 203 ridge, according to Barbara Kenedy Mahlburg. vice-president. Miss ahlburg stated that the meeting is ing held in conjunction with the urn of Dr. J. Eugene Harley.
All former members as well as er students having an interest in temational relations are urged to ttend.
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Vol. XXXVI
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Los Angeles, Thursday, Aug. 23, 1945
Night PhonJ RI. 6472
No. 184
Man to Dinner opens at SC
ROGER JOSEPH . . . Mr. Stanley.
ESTELLE KARCHNER . . . Maggie.
LARRY WEISS . . . Banjo.
Patterson speaks on island situation
Intolerable abuses and mistreatment of natives on the islands of the Pacific by the British, French, and Dutch were uncovered by a Congressional committee on a 35,000 mile tour recently, Representative Ellis E. Patterson, 16 Congressional district, said yesterday.
Congressman Patterson brought to the campus under the combined sponsorship of the Trovets and the We Are One organizations, declared that the committee will recommend to Congress and the United Nations that the United States retain possession of the majority of the Pacific islands through trusteeship under the United Nations.
“Our committee will recommend that these islands we have occupied, in addition to others still under the trusteeship of other Allied powers, be made the responsibility of the United States government,” he stated. Listing the route of the committed air tour, which lasted three weeks and took in Okinawa, Kwajalein, Midway, Guam, Iwo Jima, the Philippines, Guadalcanal, New Guinea and many other Islands, he asserted :
“We found that it is the universal policy throughout that area to exploit the natives, draining the islands of their natural resources, working the natives in what amounts to slave conditions, and never making any attempts whatever to raise the living standards on the islands.”
Congressman Patterson, who was formerly lieutenant governor of California, gave as an example the New Hebrides, which are under the joint control of England and France, with both taking out enormous profits from the islands’ resources but making no effort to ease living conditions of disease and squalor. Both the French and the English have indentured natives from Asia and India, transporting them to the islands under contracts which provide for a maximum time limit of three or four years and later breaking faith by violating the contracts.
The only difference they found between the two nations’ treatment of the natives, he declared, was the I difference in the amount of pay: the French pay 12*A cents a day, while the British pay 15 cents daily. The speaker said he talked to one man irom the Malay peninsula who : had gone to the islands under a j contract for three years, had al-■ ready been there for seven years with no hope of returning, and was making 12 ^ cents every day.
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Profs speak on atom force
Featuring a panel discussion on atomic energy, the Men’s Faculty club held its weekly luncheon yesterday in the tearoom on the third floor of the Student Union.
The guest speakers at the luncheon were Dr. Charles S. Copeland, associate professor of chemistry, Dr. Wilbert L. Hindman, assistant professor of political science, and Dr. George B. Mangold, professor of sociology &nd social work.
Atomic energy and its implications in the fields of industry, government, and social welfare were discussed by the members of the panel.
Dr. Copeland gave a general outline of the principles of atomic energy. The sociological aspects and consequences were presented by Dr. Mangold. Dr. Hindman discussed the political scientist’s relation to these new developments in the use of atomic energy and compared it with the cultural lag in some of our present day institutions.
A general discussion followed the speakers in which various members of the organization participated .
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WAO leaders to attend meet
Two delegates of the We Are One society will represent that campus organization at the “Mobilization for Democracy” conference set for Aug. 26 in the Los Angeles City College auditorium..
Request for the WAO group to send delegates to the conference came from Attorney-General Robert W. Kenny, general chairman of the gathering, and Dr. Joseph Weck-ler, American Council on Race Relations, who will sponsor the WAO society next fall.
Announcement of the conference was made last week by the Attorney-General as a follow up of the “American City in Action” rally on July 20 held at the Olympic auditorium. Twelve thousand persons crowded Into the auditorium and voted Attorney-General Kenny a mandate to carry forward Its purpose of strengthening all democratic organizations of the community, fostering closer unity for the postwar transition period, and insuring that the community shall not become a breeding-ground and headquarters for disruptive race and labor-hating activities.
Dr. Weckler, chairman of the conference program committee, stated that Col. Evans Carlson, of the U.S. marines, commanding officer of “Carlson’s Raiders” who became legendary heroes in the Pacific war, will be one of the principal speakers at the conference. The opening session is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. with adjustment set for 6:30 p.m.
Serving as members of the program committee are G. Raymond Booth, Marshall Stimson, Dr. George Gleason, Rollin McNitt, Leo Gallin, Robert L. Smith, John Cromwell, David Coleman, the Rev. Clayton Russell, Mrs. Char-(Continued on Page Three)
Vets to discuss legislation
A pro and con discussion on the Wagner-Murray-Dingell health insurance bill is on the menu for the next meeting of the Trovets organization to be held Monday noon Aug. 27 in 206 Administration.
The program is in line with the policy of the Trovets group leaders to present problems of society for open discussions before this war-veterans’ organization, stated Milton Buck, entertainment chairman of the organization.
Dr. Sanford Goldner, assistant research director of the California
CIO council, who received his Ph.D. in philosophy at the University of California at Berkeley, will speak in favor of the bill.
On the con side will be Dr. L. A Alesen, secretary-treasurer of the Los Angeles County Medical association and vice-speaker of the house of delegates of the California Medical association. Dr. Alesen is an associate clinical professor of surgery at the College of Medical Evangelists, Los Angeles.
President Frank Soares said that all medical students are invited to attend.
SC thespians to enact famed comedy tonight
After smash successes on the stage and screen, Hart and Kaufman's “The Man Who Came to Dinner,” as interpreted by SC dramatists, will come to Bovard auditorium at 8:30 tonight.
Dress rehearsals were held Tuesday, Wednesday afternoon and evening, and the final rehearsal will be held this afternoon as final preparations for the comedy-satire.
“The play’s cast is an experienced group, and they promise to do their best to put the show over to Trojans and others who plan to attend,” said Kae Jansen, who is in charge of properties.
Frieda J. Meblin, instructor in drama is directing the play for the drama department. William C. De-Mille, professor of drama, is in charge of the production.
Frank Skukalek is now playing John, the butler in the Stanley family’s residence. Mr. Stanley, Roger Joseph, is the harassed lord of the castle in which Sheridan Whiteside, “the man,” is spending his time annoying the characters of the play. Skukalek is one of the linguists of the cast.
Ray Unger, who is playing Beverly Carlton, speaks four languages, French, German, Portuguese, and English. Skukalek speaks Czechoslovakian and English, and has worked with a troupe of actors who did their plays in both languages. He has worked on the radio in Pennsylvania doing monologues, and played “Charley's Aunt” in Czechoslovakian. He is studying speech and hopes to act on the radio.
The mummy case which is being used In the play to house the siren of the show, Lorraine Sheldon, played by Beth Allwine, is one that has just been received from the Ellis Mercantile company, and just got it back from a motion picture studio who used it for the same reason in a picture.
La Sheldon is hidden in the case to keep Bert Jefferson from finding out he is being tricked into a romance with Miss Sheldon by Whiteside to keep him from marrying (Continued on Page Three)
Blue Key makes new cabinet shift
A special election held by members of the Blue Key, national men’s service honorary society, resulted in the elevation of Alden Brown from secretary to vice-president. Warren Taft, president of the School of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, was elected secretary. Brown is a member of Phi Delta Theta and Taft is a Beta Theta Pi.
The special election was necessitated because of the vacancy left by Ken Macleod, who vacated the presidency, because of heavy studies. Jerry Juergen§ automatically became president, being vice-president at the time.
Juergens stated that the newly elected leaders were excellent choices and that he is sure they will uphold the high standards that have been set by Blue Key officers in the past.
Announcement was made at the special meeting of the annual hay-ride and barn dance, which is to be held Saturday night at the Fox Hill stables. A complete program of the annual affair was announced by the president. Programs for the rest of
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date told
MANILA, Aug. 23 — (U.P.) —Japan’s final surrender will be signed aboard the giant
battleship Missouri in Tokyo bay Friday, Aug. 31, Gen. Douglas MacArthur announced today.
It previously had been predicted that the super-warship would be selected for the historic event in honor of President Truman’s home state of Missouri.
Gen. MacArthur plans to land with airborne forces at Atsugi airdrome, 21 miles southwest of Tokyo, next Tuesday — three days before the surrender ceremony — simultaneously with the landing of naval and marine forces at or near Yokosuka naval base at the entrance to Tokyo bay.
Airborne troops are expected to land at Atsugi Sunday, according to Japanese announcements^ to prepare for the arrival of the Allied commander.
(Radio Tokyo, heard by the Federal Communications commission, estimated that the troops in the initial occupation forces would total between 50,000 and 60,000.)
MacArthur, revealing the first phase of his occupation plan and the final surrender story, announced a six-point program which starts at 6 p.m. tomorrow (5 a.m. Thursday EWT) with the grounding of all planes, and the close control of Japanese ships of all types.
Japan asked and received permission to fly a few small planes for urgent liaison in connection with the surrender.
Japanese broadcasts outlined a long series of measures the imperial government and general staff were taking to ensure the smooth operation of the surrender.
Tokyo revealed also that Emperor Hirohito had sent three princes of the royal blood, themselves aU army officers, to enforce the surrender of the Japanese commanders in chief in Manchuria, China, and southeast Asia.
MacArthur’s time table for (Continued on Page Four)
Church group to hear Titus
Dr. Eric L. Titus, assistant professor of New Testament Literature of the School of Religion, will lead a discussion of “The Unique Contributions of the Individual Denominations to Christianity and the World” this evening at 5:30 in the YWCA house, to be held under the sponsorship of various protestant groups at SC.
Dr. Titus has been at SC since last November and prior to that time he was minister at the First Baptist ^church of Chicago. Having graduated and received his Ph.D. at the University of Chicago, he taught at the Divinity school at that university last summer.
Declaring that he would bring additional information concerning protestant denominations not discussed by the student speakers during the meeting, Dr. Titus stated that much can be achieved toward understanding one another through meetings such as these. “There is no need for the protestant denominations to remain apart and aloof from each other,” Dr. Titus added.
George Acevedo, Baptist group; Don Gibbs, Epsicopalian group; Bob Jones, Presbyterian group; and Skip Premo, YMCA, are the students in charge of tonight's meeting.
Community singing will start the meeting tonight and several musical numbers will be furnished by Eileen De Fazzio. Dinner will be served after the entertainment is completed. A summary of what has been presented during the meeting will be presented by
Dr. Titus.
Students are urged to attend this first meeting, and those who plan on coming are asked to leave their names with Mrs. Ruth Grant executive secretary of the YWCA. Tickets may be obtained for 50 cents.