Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 December 1941 — Page 4

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H. 0. The former U.P. manager in Pokyo, who has been’ covering the meimentons Japan-ese-American conversations in Washington, Has obtained important new jnformaiion on the background of these conferences ‘and the influence exerted therein by a perconal appeal from Chinese Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek te President Roosevelt.

‘By H. 0, THOMPSON _ United Press Stall Correspondent WASHINGTON, Dee. 2.—The he pos. sibility of 8 Ww in Chinese ce to Japan Was an

e|Japan’s diplomatic envoys here, it was learned today. Information regerding China’s a sions was conisined in personal appeals sent by Chiang Kai-shek to

not! president Roosevelt and Prime Min-

ister Winston Churchifl. The Chinese ralissimo tele king that unless the United States and Britain sent him pilots and planes with which to guard the Burms Road he might be forced to eonsider making a separate pesce with the Japanese.

Serious Situation Cited Tbe Chiang telegram cited the

nd | seriousness of China's position after limore than four years. of warfare

ally eccupied by the British and escape from the present fighting arg simply lead to more fighting Inher west.

against Japan. Ii asserted that during that period China had been carrying the burden of pi democratic ideals and that while China was grateful for American sympathy and support, there was a danger that

§ {it might arrive too late.

Chiang was reported to have cited the danger of a Japanese

supposed if [attack upon Kunming, formerly | Yunnan-Fu, and to have said that if the Burma Road lifeline were cut

off, China would find it much more

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difficult to continue its resistance against the invaders, : The Chiang message, sent early inNovember, requested the transfer of American and British air forces in the Far East to China proper for use in defense of the Burma Road and suggested also that the United States. and Britain notify Japan that any Japanese attack upon the Burma Road would be regarded as an act of war. :

Two ‘Continents’ Stirred

The message caused considerable stir both in'London and Washington. Neither the United States nor Britain consented to the proposal that their air-forees in the Far East be, transferred onto Chinese soil to fight agdinst Japan. But both in other ways attempted to bolster wavering Chinese resistance.

Mr. Churchill, a short time after receipt of the Chiang message, made his announcement on Nov. 10 that Britain “within the, hour” would declare war on Japan if the United States ‘and Japan became engaged in hostilities. The United States speeded lendlease aid to* China and at the same time made it easier for volunteer pilots who might wish to enlist in the Chinese air service.

Later it was learned here that the United States was considering use of aerial “convoys” io protect the Burma Road in event Japan undertook further aggressive actions. This might be carried out by the American pilots who have been permitted to resign from the U. 8. Army and Navy to go to China.

Considered ‘Breathing Spell’

It was against that background, according to authentic information

now available, that the conversa-

tions between Secretary of Stat Cordell Hull and the Japanese diplomats—Saburo Kurusu and Admiral Nomura—were carried on. The American negotiators for a time gave favorable consideration to a proposal for a 20-day “breathing spell” during . which - the United States would lift partially the economic blockade against Japan in return ‘for Japan’s pledge not to

attack Russia and to. reduce her

“}garrisons in French Indo-China.

Those favoring such a plan

3 thought that it might be worked

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dize the Chinese position, but would ease tension and enable the United States and Japan to proceed with their exploratory talks under more favorable circumstances. There was never any intention on the part of the United States to depart from the basic principles of America’s foreign policy or any thought - of - appeasement. Any. relaxation of the economic pressure would be for supplying ‘only of Japan’s normal meeds and would not permit acquisition by Japan’s army and navy of vitally needed materials, The plan was, shown’ to the ABCD powers, Great Britain, Australia, The Netherlands agreed to it. China offered vigirous objections. Between Tuesday and Wednesday evening of last week China was able to muster enough opposition to cause this idea to be discarded and to bring this country’s stern stipulation that Japan must get out of China and abandon the Axis as preliminaries to any economic arrangement with the United States. Ominous troop movements in French Indo-China, making it appear as if the -Japanese contemplated an early attack on Thailand, also contributed to the stiffening in the American attitude.

Felt Public Opinion

In less than one full day, therefore, the State Department saw a

+|sample of public opinion which con-

vinced the policy makers that any movement which—even - through a thorough misrepresentation — could be tagged with the label of appeasement, would. not. be favorably received. / The Department had telegrams accusing it not only of appeasement but of “selling China down the river.” Neither course was contemplated, but those were the interpretations given tp the proposal of the 90-day “cooling off” period.

BROOKSIDE. LEAGUE ELECTS DIRECTORS

New directors of the Brookside Civic _ League were elected last night at the “Brookside Community House. : + They are Donald D. ‘Lieske, Henry G. Blume, Mrs. R. Edmond Jacobs, James S. Cross, William M, Calvin, Raymond Van Tasséll and Carl T. ‘Payne, league ‘president.

tion of smoke and objectionable t in rae peighborhood, was made by Fred He said a

petition Pro the odors had : filed with the City, Pian “Com“I mission. .

League members ett to hold their annual Christmas party Dec. 20 at ‘the Community House..

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Of Fear China Might G Give In HOUR RE “ .

ards in’ the courts. Lack Complete Boers’ In investigating the judge pro tem system—whereby a judge may appofht ahy attorney to’ sit in his place on the bench—the committee reported there was no complete record containing information on the number of pro tems appointed. In the first eight res of 1939, out of 210 working days, pro tems served 108 days in Municipal Court Room 3 and 113 in Court Room 4, the committee found, In neue courts, pro tems were on the ben 53 per cent of the working days in that eight-month period. During the same time, regular judges convicted 48 per cent of the defendants appearing before them

while - pro tems convicted only 39

per cent. “This discrepancy is very undesirable and the prattice which yields such results needs correction,” the| committee reported.

Law ‘Susceptible to Abuse’

Finding the judge pro tem law “particularly susceptible to abuse,” the committee recommended that the presiding judge serve as pro tem when needed. He would regulate the functioning of the courts in addition to assigning judges to the bench and would substitute for those who were absent or on vaca-

tion. Se Sumenting on the conviction records of municipal judges, the committee veported that statistics showing disparity between ests and convictions “do not warrant any conclusion as to whether the Judge alone is properly discharging his duties.” The report explained. ‘that statistical methods here are kept differently than those in other cities and that records of the courts are therefore not comparable.

No Evidence of “Fixing”

The report pointed out that the prosecutor assumes no responsibility for determining the mumber of charges to be preferred against defendants, Soawns the judgment of ‘the arresting officer It also pointed out ‘that deputy prosecuting attorneys do not follow the practice of interviewing arresting officers. The committee reported that it found no evidence of “fixing,” although, it added, judges are continually harassed and pursued by persons seeking to influence them. Court records, the committee said, are “confusing and incomplete” and should be improved. In regard to traffic, the committee found that the number of traffic cases being handled in the courts “warrants the establishment. of one of the courts as a traffic court. ” Citing reports of the National

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snese, "Prench, British, - “Riissian and German news agencies, who make the press room resemble aLeague of Nations meeting of happier days. At first glance it seems a sort of sleepy place, this old-fash-ioned ornate Department of State building, just across the street from the White House. Usually it doesn’t get really going of a morning much before 10:30. Newsmen stroll up the long, broad flight of steps sometime after that leisurely hour, walk down a pillaster-lined - corridor, curving staircase and enter their own sanctum behind a slatted, wooden door marked press room. General practice is to poke a nose into the Division of Current Information office across the hall first thing, and have a chat with t Michael MacDermott, veteran, chief of that division. “Mac” will talk over any press releases his office has put out and tell the boys what’s on deck for the day... & 2 8 * - ONE STEADY DATE for State Department reporters is the daily conference with Secretary Hull, usually held at noon. Shortly before then a stream of newsmen pours into the“secretary’s waiting room, and stands around a long mahogany table awaiting Hull's entrance with considerable decorum. The gentle-faced, whitehaired statesman greets the gathering with a courteous, “Good morning, gentlemen. Have you

got any questions?” Then the floor

is“open. The going gets thick and fast at times. Hull, clasping and unclasping his long hands, has to parry questions with caution, but seldom loses his southern: composure. Sometimes he will break the tension with a gq joke. "Privately, Hull often throws aside his press conference reserve and cuts right through the maze of diplomatic phraseology, pulling no punches. “It can go to hell in a minute,” was his reply to one" query about the general foreign situation... . After a chorused “Thank you, Mr, Secretary” has terminated the interview, there is a pell-mell rush for the. press room phones. _ Unexpected things are always popping up to keep the afternoons busy. State Department men must keep- tabs on the various ambassadors, embassies and legations scattered all over northwest Washington. Sometimes it may be French Ambassador Henri-Haye, hot under the collar because American newspapers have called him a Nazl stooge. Then the reporters who waylay him in the corridér ar sre shown offending clippings an

Committee on Traffic Law Enforce-|, cartoons with bitter rebukes irom

ment, the committee said the practice now being followed of alternating traffic monthly between the two criminal municipal courts “is highly objectionable.” .The report will be submitted to Fred C. Gause, Indianapolis Bar Association president. The committee was composed of Clarence F. Merrell, chairman; Harvey Hartsock, Paul Summers, Charles Holder and Elbert R. Gilliom.

29 KILLED IN R. A. F. RAID ON HAMBURG

BERLIN, Dec. 2 (U. P).—The Hamburger-Fremdenblatt reported today that 29 persons were killed, 12 missing and an undetermined number wounded in a British Royal Air Force Raid on Hamburg Sunday night. The newspaper published an official statement which said that “damage to industrial and similar works”: was considerable but that rogue was halted temporarily in only one plant. The announcement said that a number of dwellings were destroyed or damaged and that two hospitals and one school were hit. Three British planes were shot down, it was: claimed.

the Scotch-looking diplomat. Sometimes it’s Lord Halifax recently back from London . with. firsthand reports: for Hull, and friendly but guarded comments for the press. Too often-in the past two years is has been the chief representative of a 'Nazi-conquered state, come to inform the United States officially of his country’s fall.

ARE MINOR . crises, too, when diplomats from hostile countries pass each other in the "hall. Down-cast eyes avoid a diplomatically embarrassing situa-

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Lif they do, are carefully hidden

under a veneer of good-humored badinage. Chinese and Japanese ‘representatives rub shoulders. A hard-boiled humor is vented on the most delicate subjects. Take this for instance:

American reporter to Jap reporter (very pleasantly): “And how is your government’s cam-

paign of killing: women and c¢hil- |

dren progressing today?” Japanese (smiling gmiably): 3 satisfactorily, old man, very isfactorily.” lo while away idle time be-

: tween news breaks, or to lessen the

suspense of those breathless hours when .officials in State Department and nearby White House are watching every cable, the correspondents hold lotteries on the ponies, pools on prize fights and private bets on current events.

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