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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
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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.
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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
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Byrnes and Gromyko was the
first involving the two since the
i-uouuii uimu meeting in Janu
ary. 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.
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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.
There was great agitation for
these, Izvestia said, and Azerbai
jan finally determined her own
course by proclaiming herself au
tonomous. TEHRAN, March 21. (JB
Iran s 19-year-olds were sum
moned to the colors today in the
wake of reports that three Iran
ian Army garrisons were under
attack by Kurdish tribesmen in
the Isolated region near the
border of Iraq.
At the same time, leaders of
Iran's Leftist Tudeh party were
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lief the Tudeh party might lead
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