Journalist Chiping Chu's Account  Remembering the End of World
War II  How the storm of war abated in the calm of morning  by
Chiping Chu, September 2, 1985  "Forty years ago, I witnessed
the formal surrender of the Japanese aboard the USS Missouri in
a peaceful Tokyo Bay.  As a war-time correspondent for Ta Kung
Pao with the US Pacific Fleet, I boarded the USS Missouri at 7
a.m. on September 2, 1945.  The 45,000 ton flagship of Admiral
William F. Halsey resembled a closely guarded island from a
distance. Its tower and guns stood erect against the cloudy sky
and its new coat of grey paint added even more solemnity to the
occasion. Even the band was silent as the Japanese delegation
arrived in a light boat. Only the sound of flags whipping in the
wind overhead broke the silence.  [Foreign Minister Mamoru]
Shigemitsu lurched forward dragging his stiff left leg. He set
down his hat and cane, seated himself at the table, removed his
gloves and picked up the documents. He scanned them for a minute
or so, pulled ou