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Adolf Hitler — Part 2
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FRANGE, 100, 10 GET! Truman Asks No V-E Celebration |(HURCHILL
REICH SURRENDER! But Re-Dedication to Task Ahead |{T WEEK-E
\He Will Make Radio Talk to Emphasize
Thankfulness When Germany’s
Defeat Is Announced
Big Three Agree to Her Joining
Them in Accepting Final
German Capitulation
By HAROLD CALLENDER
By Woargiers lo Taz Kew Your Timea.
PARIS, May 1—The French/dent Truman wants no celebration
have just been assured by theiof the coming victory in Europe
British that France would join theland hopes that Americans will
Special to Tut New Youu Trans.
tic economy to the prodiction of
peacetime gooda and services. The
tasks which lie ahead are no less
ie Mess im eassieine Carmonwel oi. . t2. fhe mee fn hatara
iB SF eR ee AR eoiiaihiaeiad “VC UILIGUS ait ble wri weer wULYST
canitulation, whatever its form.'them, Jonathan Daniels, Presiden-jimportant, no less urgent, no Jess
authoritative quarters said today| tial press eecretary, aaid today.
after Gen. Charles de Gauite had) jn an announcement on behelf
discussed the question with the/or the President, Mr. Daniels said:
inet. “In event of the cessation ©
But high Allied authorities be-! hostilities in Europe, the President
Heved that there might be novwill speak by radio to emphasize
armistice with any (German indi- the necessity for thankfulness and
vidual or group bul instead simplylror the continuance by all Amer-
. " Ml-ijjes before us.
mander in Chief would proclaim, “He hopes there will be no cele-
the end of hostilities and the begin-ipration but a national under-
arn ont, Some qua rare thocent ending of the importance of the
. , u uf rt iob ich 2 ins.”
this a better proc. dure than any) Later. President Truman set
negotiations, however limited, wilh forth his desire that the war be
Heinrich Himmler or anyone ¢ls* carried on with undiminished vigor
for in this wey there oud be Moy the home front after Germany's
shadow of ¢cub. of Germany's) defeat in a ictter to Fred M. Vin-
complete c~leat. —_ tson, Director of the Office of War
Regardless, whether there 4 syobijization and Reconversion. In
a ain cieenantrovern-!_. 48 ¥7E Day approaches, many) to finish the task, When the heads
there would be no German govert-| or gur wartime agencies will face | of the agencies have done this, I
ment for an indciinile period bull. ost critical personncl problem.'shouid like to re to
aAtrictly Aled rule. There will be!ery gee ine personne! Propiem. should i for them | port, +0
- sera eat ta CW Se if ua =.
kinds of miliary goverrmant
vital to the fulure stability of our
free institutions than the tasks
which are behind us. ©
“In the months ahead our Gev-
ernment simply cannot afford to
lose the servicea of its key person-
nel. Through you, I am calling
upon thesc men and women to siick
to their posts until the battle is
won and the Ship of State Is safe
in the harbor again.
“E want you to write to the head
of each one of our important home
front agencies and ask him to can-
vass his key personnel, informing
him of my request that these key
workers stay on the job.
“T want the head of each agency,
in so far as possible, to secure @
Pledge from thesc essential em-
ployes that they wiil not go home
smacth 2 aft
war
i th
Us impact ef war, y tir succes .
i 2 ia i egencies Rave recruited many| “These patriotic citizens who
maarea rin ny-— British, Armericnn 25ene" executives. from private! have’ devoted themselves unstint-
‘ey. ee and French—and a fi" |ife, In every grade and rank to-;ingly toe the nation’s welfare in
eee nternational government " iday the Government is served by] tine of war, have earned the last-
£27 Gi—in Berlin and eventually) spiendid personnel. These men and ing gratitude of the American peo-
fe Ruhr as well as in Austria.tyomen have rendered faithtul,|ple. They have helped to pay that
phi Difficulty Anticipated |patriotic and effective service forjdebt which every citizen in the
In view of the interiocking prob- ihe country in meeting the critical| democracy owes to his country and
Jems of transport and administra-|ninblems of war on the home front./its institutions, But that debt is
tion, and cf the expectation that| says We Cannot Afford Relaxation: unpaid at least until we have fin-
the Germans in the Russian and)” “pose agencies cannot afford tofished the war and solved those
French zones will try at any cost)rolax their efforts or to disband|urgent problems which war leaves
to get into the British or Americ? }| thoir trained staffs efter V-E Day.|in {ts aftermath. I reiterate with
SORES, SODIE EAC BAS TS SVS ye still have a tremendous jod/ail the emphasis at my command
ahead in bringing the entire war to|that the nation cannot yet allow
will be complicated and difficult,
Others describe it as a huge eX-lq victorious conclusion. Beyond]any man to leave his post af duty.”
periment whose cutcome no one
can predict. ”
There iz no fixed lime limit lee in their administration If it is[auch a creative achievement also
the Allies’ occupation. Hencelinternational, as it is expected to|exiat
peated ts lone scinielice s ened be in the Ruhr. Theoretically, the| It France is ta be a great power,
gS permit the aolution of poltewat | Western Allies will enjoy a similar|she must become a great industrial
problems will in effect be realized. {Voice in political and economic de-| power, and this will be possible
During this eccupation periad—|cisions touching the Silesian indus-)Only if she gets a steady supply
some talk of five years—the Allies/trial region, which will presumbly | of German coal and if the German
must decide the extent of controi[be annexed to as Poland under|industrial potential is held in
of Germany that will continue | Russian iniluence, lFrene Wie ALIGN BS Well as Hit
after the occupation and the rela-; Thus it is believed there exiatal French experts agree. The Ameri-
tion of German to European in- at least the judicial prerequisite|caus seem keen for such control of
dustry. of some measure of planned econ-;German industry — going beyond
ussia, ee a member of thr Hu-lomy fer al] Germany in relation to) merely control of arms production
ropean Ad-isory Commission, has! Furope’s economy. But many here|—-though the British seem heai-
the right to participate in de- | doubt whether the polities] pre-|tant. The idea exists
elsions on the Ruhr and the Saar j;requisites or the enilective will, for
WASHINGTON, Mey 1—Presi-,that, we must reconvert our domea-|Senuine
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still — or
sgain—in Britain and other coun-
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Continued Fr
new offer from B
abate Britain's pes
In any onse th
powers will make
tain that Himmier
and ‘tote
military surrender |
any offer from him
Mr. Churchill r
that the political is
guided by the miuits
in this matter. “1°
He also -hinted
nouncement, whicl
cern ell enemy for
point was given to
night when the,»
thet Admiral Bos
acting independent!
petition “with, Him:
try to keep some
including the -Nav}
Reports of. the
German troops froz
lent support to |
that the German su
still be a plece-meal
Yet Britain ‘had :
peace \.as on the wa
live quarters ‘preps!
for the inevitable de
upon signing any i
ment and consultat)
three major phwere
fig’ the
ities, YG
‘Two-Day Celebrati
Mr, Churchill jet t
today that he wou
Prised at an unoffi:
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tries that German)
to European mab
think that. control
dustry is @ surer gu
ropean peace than.
Germany may som
democratic and pea:
The Saar is now J
5,000 tons of. coi
French have askec
this coal to help fi
It is estimated . ths
tons Gaily could be
pre-war average.- 4
fighting is over, ti
et this coal, Mea
liex’ wuthoreties res:
The Saar will be
zone and its coal
French for years .
But the future of
Westphalian ‘coal
larger economic pir
yet taken shape.
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