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Newspaper Page TextROOSEVELT BELIEVED JAP CONFLICT INEVITABLE WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (!') A Jupiiiii'KO mcssiigo to Tokyo luiurcupioci nearly n monui in fori) l'ourl Harbor doscrlbud the Into President Itnostivolt 08 be lieving than Hint Jnpnn would bo "on tliu move soon." Thin ciinio to Hunt today as tlia congri.'Slnul liHiulry Into tho 1'iiclllo i n 1 1 1 tit r v disaster on- ti'rod Ita iiccond duy of public nuiirluus. Tho iiu'finiiKo, "on I by Japanese Ambassador Klchlsuburo No mura on Noveinlmr 10, 11)41, uuotod "n corlu In cabinet mom bur" tin liuvlnii tidd Nomuru thul Mr, KooHiivult u i ul lh then Hoc rulnrv of Stnlo Cordoll Hull, did not bolluvo tho Inimmdlim "pence" eon forenoon would ultor urn toiwo (Hnioiiiiitio summon Tho pence confidences woro tihortly to begin with Nomuru and Simclu Envoy Bfiuuro luir usu roprosunllng tho Jupuncao lovcriunent. In a message thut won de coded and trunsliitud by u. s armv liitclllucnco two days nf tor It wiih Kent, Nomuru mild thut on November 0 a cubinet member had talked to him. Without naming him, tho Jape none ambassador emoted the cub inet official as follow: "Dear Friond" "You inn indued n rienr friend of ml no mid 1 tell this to you a one. Tho American liovorn- moot Is recelvhiK a number of reliable report Hint Jiipun will oa on tno move iooii. x na Ainer Icun iiovornmenl docs not be' llevo thut your visit on Monday to tho president or tho coming of Mr. Kurusu wll novo any ef fect on tho Kcncrnl situation." When Nomura protected thut neither tho Jiipuneio govern ment nor Its pcoplo desired war with tho United Slates, the cabinet member was quotod is replying: "Well, our boss, the presi dent, believes til one reports and so docs tho secretary of state." The Nomura mcssuile, sent af ter tho umbassudor had been advised by Tokyo thut Novem ber 23 was tho clcudllne for concluding negotiations with the uniteu biuies, was ono oi a series mudu public by tho con gressional Invsistlgutlng commit tee. The commlttuo opened Its for mal hearings yesterday with tes timony of urmy und navy wit nesses on tho actual attack made by tho Jupnncso at Pearl Har bor on December 7, 1D41. To day the committco was prom ised by Chairman Barklcy (D Ky.) review of the Japanese version of the attack. This was to be furnished by tho army and nuvy wltncssus, Rear Adm. T. B. I mills und Col. Uernurd Thlulcn, from captured Japancso docu ments. First, however, tho committee f dunned to finish its cross-exam-nation of tho two on the iiillial phase of their testimony. Bhlps Rerouted . Before crowd Jammed Into ; evory corner of tho committee. i room, Senator Forguson (R Mlcli.) drove yesterday at the point that Adm. Hurold R. Stiirk, ' then chief of naval operations, : hud ordered Hawaii-bound ship ping rerouted to tho south ol ' most two weeks before tho Japa nese attack. Ferguson and Senator Brew ster (R-Mc.) put their heads to gether often for whispered con ferences during tho cross-examination period. Ferguson indi cated later to reporters his questions were designed to show that thcro was somo advance knowledge In Washington of the possibility of attack. Thcro remained littlo doubt, after yesterday's presentation of tho Intercepted Japanese mes sages, that offlclul Washington knew Japan was on the verge of going to war. From Janunry. 1041, eleven months before tno attuck, the United States armed forces had been Intercepting and decoding . Japanese military messages. They hud broken tho Japancso diplomatic codo by August 6, 1941, and Tokyo's Instructions to Its representatives In the world's capltols wore being read by Americans. It was In this flood of mes sages that Nomura's report on his conversation with the cnb , Inot officer stood out, among , tlieso others: Tho Japanese woro reporting In detail the movements of tho U. S. Pacific fleet and continued roportlng it until tho day before the attack. They ordered their code books and machines destroyed Decern . bcr 2. They apparently believed that the United Slates and Grout Ilr tu In were nrouurlm to oc cupy Tho Nuthorlunds Eunt In dies und they woro prepared to uttucK in unit ureu. The Japanese told their axis allies as early us tho lust week in November that ncgolliitliius with the United States woro brokon off und got German und Italian promises to Join with them If they wont to wur agulust America. Laid before tho com mittco woro many which Indi cated thut Tokyo hud Instruct ed Its "pouco" ambassadors to play for time while tho Japanese tusk force already was steaming towurd Pearl Harbor. Nomura und Kurusu woro told by Tokyo In u November 20 mesnago tho nuvy translated tho sumo duy thut tho negoti ations with tho United Slates actually were being brokon off, but told them not to give thut impression here. On December 1, thn Japanese hore asked Tokyo whether it would be possible to arrungo a conference ut Honolulu between Vlco President Wallace, or Hur ry Hopkins, representing the United States, and former Pre mier Konove for Japan. "We reall.o, of course," their message snld, "thut an attempt to huvo President Roosevelt und former Premier Konoyo meet, rauca." Tokyo told Berlin Novombor 30, 1041, In a message trans luted hero December 1, thut no gotlntlons with tho United States "now stund ruptured-broken." "Grave Situation" "In tho fuce of this our em pire faces a gravo situation and must act with determination," said tho mcKsngo, which asked tho Jupaneso umbassudor to ar rungo for talks with Hitler and German Foreign Minister Joa chim von Itibbontrop. On December 3, 1041. Nomura messaged Tokyo urging the Japanese government to muke its reply to un American inquiry ubout the lncrcuso In Japanese forces In Indo-Chlna clear as to "our peuceful intentions." "Thcro is no saying but what tho United States government will take a bold step, depend ing upon how our reply is trior In ,' Yit mitumattn mnr In tho soma message in which Nomura told of his conversation with tho unnamed cabinet offi cer, tho umbassudor also report ed ho had sent Frederick Moore, .legal udvlser to tho Japanese embassy In Washington, to In terview both Senator Elbert Thomas (D-Utah) of the senate foreign relations committco and Secretary Hull. Moore brought back this report, Nomura said: "Tho United States is not bluffing. If Jupun lnvudcs again tho United States will fight with Japan. Psychologically tho American nnonle aro ready. The nuvy Is prepured and roudy lor action. The lute Frank Knox, then secretary of the navy, previous ly hud mude a speech which Nomura and othor Japancso of ficials hod Interpreted in mcs suges to Tokyo as Indicating an uggresslvo attitude on tho part of some American officials thut Nomura said did not seem to be borno out In diplomatic conver sations, After he hud sent his telegram about tho conversation with the cubinet member, Senator Thom as and Hull, Nomura reported in an "extremely urgent" mes sugo the gist of tulk ho had had with President Roosevelt, which he said "was held In a private room in tho White House to avoid publicity." Nomura outlined at length the views of his government with rcsnect to American de mands for tho withdrawal of Jupunese troops from China and French Indo-Chlna and other matters then under discussion Then he quoted Mr, Roosevelt as follows: "It Is my earnest wish that the preliminary talks relative to this question would hove good results which would servo as a i basis of future negotiation. Two Killed, One Wounded In Blazing Gun Baitle SEATTLE, Nov. 18 W) A veteran Seattle police patrolman and a negro gunman died and another police officer was wounded in a blazing gun bat tle here last night. . Patrolman Fred Hull, about SO, died on the way to a hospital after exchanging shots with Eu gene Moszce, 21, negro service station attendant. Moszee was killed when he took refuge in a gas station lubrication room after fleeing from a Madison street beer tavern. Patrolman Ralph L. Osborn was wounded in the ankle. Police reported thot Moszee was thrown out of the bar when he drew a knife. He left in an automobile when police were summoned. He will, Just as the Japanese gov ernment hopes, do my best In order to help carry on these ne gotiations successfully. I wish that the Japanese government would clearly set forth Its In tention of following a peaceful course in this policy and not an opposite course. This is the way to attain results toward which both you and we are working." drove to a service station nearby, where he was employed, and hid in the lubrication room. As Police Officers Hull and Osborn approached the room, the cornered negro started shooting. Hull fell, mortally wounoea, ana usoorn also went down with a bullet through his ankle. Osborn Jumped up and emptied his revolver through me cioor 10 me room. Other police officers, arriving on the scene, also began shoot ing through the door. The negro slumped, killed by the hall oi bullets. Patrolman Hull was hit bv three bullets One of them pierced his heart. rPkoto Quullutuyx DEVELOPING ENLARGING PRINTING PHOTO SERVICE 211 Dnderwood Bid Friday, Nov. 18. 194S HERALD AND NEWS THREE YOU DONT NEED CASH AT Smm-USI PURCHASE COUPONS Too to itt the Crtxftt AffM, Jmt mice to got hook full of eniipntti , thn you pend thi cpunnni Juil like caiIi Ml th roil ih the itorr. Thtro'i no fun or form a W Ity, no HlrnloR mIm illpi. 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