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EIGHT ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW,. R0SE6URG, 6REG6M, THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1946 Attack on Japan Prior to Pearl Harbor Talked Of "(Continued From Page 1) Sltark on the PhlllrJDlnes. on T hailand, the Dutch Kasl Indies, ISInflapuiP, ur Kuiikooii. , "Tlie oossibility of an attack on Pearl Harbor was not discuss "d . . . ," he said. Stimson went on to sav that all agreed the Japanese expedition must not be allowed to land in the Gulf of .Siam, "that if the Japanese got into the Isthmus of nra. tne Hiltish would light; and. If the British fought, we would have to fight." Decision Not Followed "We decided, therefore, that we could not just sit still and do nothing," he continued. "On the other hand, we also decided that we could not attack without a fur ther warning to Japan, and we discussed what form the warning should take. The President sug gested a special telegram from himself to the Kmperor of Japan. After some discussion It was de cided that he would send such a letter to the Emperor, which would not be made public, and that at the same time he would deliver a special messae to Con gress reporting on the danger and reporting what we would have to do if the danger hap pened." As It develooed, this program was not followed. Stimson ex plained that the President went to Warm Springs, Ga., for Thanks giving and that in the interim be tween his return Dec. 1 It was learned that the Japanese exDedi tion was landing in Indo-China rather than going on into the Gulf of Siam. ' "This appeared to give us a lit tle respite, since it indicated that iM-rhaps they were not going to Invade Thailand at once,' he said. War Threat Not Secret Stimson remarked In his state ment that "from some of the com ments quoted in the public press, one would get the Impression that the imminent threat of war in October and November 1941 was a deep secret, known only to the authorities in Washington who Kept It mysteriously to them selves." It was a matter of public knowledge as anyone could see from reading the newspaper head lines, he said, adding that: On Oct. 24 Secretary Knox pub licly warned of a "clash" with Japan. On Nov. 11, Armistice day, the President warned the people that the nation was facing a world war again. On the same day, Sumner Welles, undersecretry of Stale, de clared "our people realize that at any moment war may be forced upon us." Gen. Short Contradicted Stimson replied spiritedly to the contention by Lt. Gen Walter C. Short, Hawaiian Army com mander when the Japanese at tacked, that the War Department failed to provide him with ade quate warning and Information. He said the "war warning" mes snpe sent Short on Nnv. 27 "pre- Winchester and Jackson Sts. scuted with Die utmost precision the situation with which we were all confronted ." Stimson declared Short shoultl have been on the alert evc.i If no warning message had been sent to him. "If lie did not know that the re lations between Japan and ihe United Slates were strained and might be broken at any lime, he must have been the only man in Hawaii who did not know it, for the radio and the newspapers were blazoning out those facts daily, and he had a chief of staff and an Intelligence officer to tell him so. "And If he did not know that the Japanese were likely to strike without warning, he could not have read his history of Japan or known the lessons taught in the Army schools in respect to such matters." Yet Stimson said that with the aid of "hindsight," he could see that the Army's war plans divi sion here would have placed it self and "thp safety of the coun try in a sounder position" if it had sent more Information to Short. Death Decreed for. Jap Gen. Homma, Bataan Beast (Continued From Page 1) shrink from the stern rigidity of capuai pumsnment. Japs Agree With M'Arthur Wataru Narahashl, chief cab inet secretary, said he and the Japanese people agreed as to the justice or MacArtnur s decision. "General MacArthur's decision teaches the Japanese a grave and important lesson, Mirahashi said "The Japanese now know that a commanding general, even if he himself doesn I issue orders, must assume responsibility for illegal acts of his subordinates." The supreme allied commander in the racuic said he could find "no circumstances of extenua tion." Nation Faces Less Poultry, Meat, Milk (Continued From Page 1) stored by another bumper wheat crop. Should this crop turn out as fa vorably as now indicated, it might be possible for the govern ment to end its present wheat conservation program by late summer. Thus the edict for dark er flour and bread could be lifted without curtailing grain ship ments to hungry areas abroad. The olanting survey released yesterday had one particularly dark spot. It indicated that the country may continue to be short of food fats and oils for possibly another year. Prospective acre ages of soy beans and flaxseed, principal sources of vegetable oils, are considerably short of government foals. Labor, Machinery Short A nationwide survey, the de partment said, shows that the to tal of principal crops planted or grown this ve;tr Is likely to reach HENNINGER'S MARTS 340 So. Stephens WEEKEND SPECIALS CANNED MILK lordc-ni or Carnation, 3 tall cans INSTANT POSTUM ..o. tans LIBBY'S FANCY SAUERKRAUT SUNBRITE CLEANSER 2. ALBERS OYENCLASS ROLLED OATS 3 crown KITCHEN QUEEN FLOUR DOERNER'S WINE vop.. , MARASCHINO CHERRIES NESCAFE Inirant Coffee. 4-oi. NABISCO SHREDDED WHEAT 2., FLORIDA TANGERINE JUICE N, , or NEW NUCOA 1 ; : BOOK MATCHES 2.n KRISPY CRACKERS bo 3S7.500.000 acres compared with 357,OX).0O0 last year and 355, 000,000 for the 19.'t.44 ten-vear average. The survey was based on farmer's plans as of March 1. The report said, however, that farmers anticiuated mure than usual difficulties in the wav or shortages of labor and agricul tural machinery. ' The total acreage Indicated for 10 major crops is three per cent below the government goals for the year but slightly above last year. Exceeding the goals are wheat, oats, peanuts, tobacco and rice. Kelow the goals are- corn, tame hay, sorghums, barley, soybeans, flaxseed, potatoes, swet potatoes, sugar beets, dry beans and neas. ihe department said the survey showed that the tight wartime la bor situation has been slow to im prove and that farmers who de pend upon hired labor expressed Increased concern about man power. Meat Shortage Eved Meanwhile a beef crisis that threatened to empty American meat counters stretched out from the midwest today, where the drastic reduction in the supply of slaughter steers at Hacking com panies started an OPA investiga tion to determine the cause of the serious shortage. Four OPA investigators were at work in Kansas City after the slaughter rate in the city's ma jor packing companies dropped to approximately 10 per cent of nor mal. Two Kansas City packing com pany officials stated that unless tne OPA could ease the situation, which they said was caused by OPA price ceilings and a grow ing black market, the killing of beef would be halted indefinitely. "We are facing a meat short age such as we ve never seen be fore," Joseph W. Stevens, field secretary of the Individual Retail Grocers and Meat Dealers Asso ciation, said in St. Louis yester day. OPA Ceilings Blamed Packing companies claim they are unable to slaughter cattle at a profit under the OPA ceilings and that they cannot compete in buying cattle with black market buyers. One company official said in Chicago that black market buyers were able to make an av erage profit of $50 a head. Thomas E. Wilson, chairman of Wilson & Co., told the company's stockholders In Chicago yesterday that the growing black market was ' "getting away from the OPA." Churchill Returning Home NEW YORK, March 21. P Winston Churchill's 66-dav visit to the United States ended today as the former British prime min ister sailed for England aboard the Queen Mary. If News-Review comet tails to deliver your popor Float CaO 100 4:15 one) 700 o. m 2 5 C 39 c 39c 9C ,o. ph, 33c 1.17 . 89c ,.39c 315 23e 47c ,....... 25c 25c :i:33e I r : . n.-fa I .... Urged by Eisenhower Continued From Page 1 ing to the larger ones to supply that strength. Patterson estimated the short age at 170.000 men If the draft law is not extended. He said pres ent Army strength Is about 2.500.- 000, with a net reduction of one million expected between now and next June. He said the War De partment Intends to continue a vigorous recruitment program, and already there have been 617, 000 enlistments, more than half of them for a three-year period. The top Army men were also to appear before a closed session of the Senate Military Committee to testify on the draft extension. Secretary of State Byrnes and Navy Secretary Forrestal also may be heard. Russia Refused Delay In Iran Dispute Hearing Continued From Page i own (Mr. Truman's) address of welcome. The Kusso-Iranian question was one of the first put to the Presi dent as the conference opened, and Mr. Truman made it clear that the United States will press for immediate action. Asked if he would tell that to Russian Ambassador Gromvko if the latter calls at the White House today, he said he would if Gromyko brougnt it up. The So viet envoy arranged an unex pected meeting with Secretary of State Byrnes. Although hP emphasized that he was not seeking another "Big Three" meeting, the President would not comment directly on Senator PeDoer's speech. Todnf's meeting between The Time to Sell Is NOW! If you are selling a House, Farm, Ranch, City Lots, Business Building, or a Business of any kind, list it where you will get action . . . 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It was Gromyko who yester day filed a request with UNO Secretary General Trvgve Lie for a postponement of the Security Council meeting from next Mon day to April 10, on grounds that Kussia had been surprised by Iran s request for council consid eration of its case against the So viet Union. In light of the Iranian action, Gromyko said, he needed time to prepare Russia's side of the dis pute. The best diplomatic opinion here is that the Kremlin will be unable to nrevent the case from coming before the Security Coun cil as soon as It convenes in New York next Monday. UNO Power Facet Test The United States is throwing its full weight behind Iran's de mantis for an immediate hearing by the council. This bears out re--centlv renewed assertions of both Truman and Bvrnes that UNO must become a going concern as soon as possible. Policy making officials indicat ed that the United States will adamantly oppose anv delav un less Russia e.m chnw raao. r the utmost importance. i ne American argument as it it is developing Is that in a case Of this Sort where Pncci-n-i tm,.r. are spreading over Iran territory nu nit? -wiuauon is iuii or explo sive nnsihiima Ihn nuinn ...i....u considers itself aggrieved has a right to the quickest remedies at the council's disposal: In this case a full hearing involving not only the prestige of the council but also the power of public opin ion. sentiences i-if a clul-i-.. to ,v. TO..- sia would be given additional crit ical ume in wmcn to pursue her unannounced objectives n Iran. Phone 207 HAS SPRUNG QUALITY MEATS making use of the continued pres ence of her Army there. MOSCOW, March i.l.H The Soviet government newspaper 1vestia declared today that "it is perfectly obvious that continu ance of the policy of react ionaiy circles In Iran may lead only to further sharpening of til? situa tion in the country." "Among Iranian political lead ers there are not a few persons who acknowledge the neeessliy for changes in foreign and inter nal policy," Izvestia added. "These changes have really ripened and are directed by the interests of the Iranian people." lzvestia's observation was made at the end of a long article re viewing the situation In Iran be ginning with August, 1941, when Soviet troops forces moved into the northern part of the country. vt-iua auacKeo. wnai u canea reaction in Iran, saying there was a lack of cultural and social reforms and failure to settle the question of national minorities agrarian reform and new labor laws. 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