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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 7, 1945)
i Marshall, On Pearl Harbor Day, Says Stark Opposed Warnings Against Japs WASHINGTON, Doo. 7 UP) Gen. Oooi'ko C. Marshall told Pearl Hurbur Invostlttutors to day that Admiral Harold H. Stark thouKht warning to Paci fic commumturii on Due, 7, 1041 would "only confuse thorn." So Stark, Hum chief of naval onorntlnns, at flmt onnosed lend ing such wurnlngs after It bo- enmo clear that troublo wui browing for tho United States that day. Marshall told tho son- te-houno commlttea Investigat ing tho attack. Marshall, wnrtlmo army chief of stuff, testified he culled Stark buck on the White llouao tele phone, however, and innlntod on tending the messages. Then the admlrul acceded, Murahnll auld and aakod that the army warn ings bo umondud ao that naval officers at l'aclflc outpoata would be odvlaed. Stark Spectator Stark, later naval chief In the European theater or operation, wax a spectator In the hearing room na Murshull testified. The hearing was lute In start ing because tlio commltteo met in aocrot acaslon to decide on tho relevancy of certain ovldance, Brownell Says GOP To Sweep '46 Elections Br JACK BELL CHICAGO, Dee, 7 (!) Na tional Chairman Herbert E. Brownell predicted here today republicana would iialn control of both houses of congreai in the 1040 elections. Hero for a midwinter meeting of the party' national commit tee, Brownell told nowa con ference that every lgn points to sweeping GOP victory In tho oir-ycar elections. He voiced approval of a state- ment of party policy made yes terday by senate and houso re- Jiubllcana In Washington. He ndlcated that national commit tee approval la a foregone conclusion.' "When tho republican party unci coniroi oi congress arter next November's election." he aid, "these men will bo tho ones wno direct the party's program In congress. It la nnnronrinto that they Issue a policy state ment." Asked why he appeared o confident of a OOP aweep In the congressional contests, tho chair man laid three special elections una yoor indicated that republi can candidate! wore mectlno with favor among the votors. He mentioned contests In the 24th district of Illinois, the 2nd dis trict or Montana, ana the 4th district of Now Jersey. Friendly Helpfulness To Every ' Creed and Puna Ward's Klamath Funeral Home Marguerite M. Ward and Soni 25 High Phon 9394 Later, Chairman Berkley (D Ky.) said tho discussion wai about tho lottor Marshall sont to Gov. Thomas K, Dowoy of Now York, 1044 republican presiden tial candidate, urging him not to disclose during hli campaign that the U. S. had cracked Jap anese codes bofore tho Pearl Harbor attack. Dowey complied. Uarklev said that exchange would be brought up In later testimony. Marshull reconstructed for tho commlttoo how he spent thut fateful morning of Duo, 7 four years ago today. Marshall told tho committee thut It wai not until ho reached hla offlco thut day thut he learned of Japan'a final diplo matic note to Secretary of State Hull, indicating a ureuk in rem lions with the U. S. The nolo, intercepted and decoded, was sont to Japanese "peace envoys" with Instructions to delivery It to Hull at 1 d. m. (Washington time) the hour of the assault on Pearl Harbor. "On that morning," Marshall rclatod. "I hud breakfast, I pre sume about 8 o'clock, according to tn routine of previous sun. days. I went riding. "I must have ridden later than 8:30. I suppose I read the Sun day puoors and than went rid' Ing. My rides usually were about ou minutes. "While I was taking my shower, word came to me thut Colonel Brattun had some' thing very Important and wish' ed to come out to Fort Myer. I told him 1 was coming to the war department directly. "My shower probubly took 10 minutes. On my arrival there, iiratton handed me these inter' copts. When I reached tho end, and it was a long message, some of which I read twice, on the noxt iheet was the 1 o clock mes sage. Indication "That of courso was an Indi cation to me of some very defi nite action l o clock on a Sua day in Washington, Involving tne secretary o( note was very unusual. YOU DONT NIID CASH AT Soars-USI PURCHASE COUPONS " Toe Is Onm OfM art ohm U pi i book ful or ooupnot . . . Win )ro tpmt Uw apupoM Uk. auh throuih tfw tloto. Thwt'i m fail or forml Ity, M rtfnln MlN tllix. SttftJl Son poymosl tnS ooUilr npwaOM. Iiw MirjlDf staff arr youri today at Your SEARS CREDIT Offke "I called Stark and he said he had seen it. "I proposod messages to the Pacific commanders. Sturk felt we might confuso thorn. I hung up the White Houso telephone und wrote out a message In long hand." I had thought that Stark called me back but on checking I find now that I called him buck. The effect of our con versation was then that he wished me to add to my mes sages 'show this to your naval officers.' "Thepo was soma tulk of typ ing ine mosBUge out tne decision was that thore was no timo to type It. Bratton took tne mes sages and I asked him about the time involved In getting them off. I sont him buck, for esti mates and I sent him and Col, Bundy back a second timo to make sure." Marshall disputed previous testimony before the committee and the armv board on lnuulry. published last 'August, that he telephoned the warning mes sage to General Douglas Arthur In the Philippines. "I did not telephone whore," he said. .Mac- any- of SPECIAL PURCHASE Men's WHITE SHORTS . . . Sanforized! 80 Sq. Fabric! 3 Button Yokel Tie Side! Sizes 28 to 381 Panol Seatl 1 MO LIMIT. Buy all you need while quantity lasts! 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