Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 December 1941 — Page 22

WAR EXPECTED, GALLUP CLAIMS

Majority American Voters Foresaw Clash.

By GEORGE GALLUP

Director, American Institute of Public Opinion

PRINCETON, N. J, Dec. 8—Although the time and manner of the outbreak of hostilities with the Japanese came as a surprise, war with Japan had been expected by & majority of American voters polled by the American Imstitute of Public Opinion, Moreover the trend of public sentiment in the last five months has definitely been in favor of taking steps to curb Japan even at the risk of war. During the week ending Dec. 8 the institute conducted a nation wide survey of public opinion on the question “Do You Think the U. 8S Will G8 To War. Against Japan Some Time in the Near Future?” Of those who were willing to hazard a definite guess, approximately two-thirds said they thought war would break out soon. The actual results were: Yes, 52 per cent; no, 27 per cent; unready to guess, 21 per cent. Another question

in the same

survey showed that 69 per cent of}.

all voters questioned thought Amerfca should take steps to keep Japan from becoming more powerful even if this meant risking war.

AGED MAN FOUND DEAD Charles Cox, 76, of 11118 N. Alabama St, was found dead in his room Saturday night and Dr. Hubert L. Collins, deputy coroner, said death was due to heart disease. Mr, Cox’s body was found by two other occupants of the house.

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 (U. P). —The crisis between the United States and Japan leading up to the outbreak of hostilities yesterday began in the Mukden incident of 1931. The step-by-step development to the climax occurred as follows: Sept. 18, 1931 Japanese troops entered Mukden, Manchuria, and began the seizure of territory which resulted in formation of the puppet state of Manchukuo. Jan. 27, 1932_Japanese troops landed in Shanghai. Nov. 5, 1836—Japan sighed the Anti-Comintern Pact with Germany. July 9, 1037—Japanese troops clashed with Chinese outside Peiping, starting the present Sino-Jap-anese war. July 18, 1937—Secretary of State Cordell Hull enunciated 14 points of United States foreign policy, points which have been the basis all negotiations with Japan since then. Dee. 12, 1937—Japanese planes

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Dec. 30, 1938—The United States sent a stiff note to Japan. July 26, 1939—The United States gave notice of intention to abrogate her commercial treaty with Japan. Sept, 27, 1940—Japan entered into a military alliance with Germany and Italy. Oct. 12, 1940—The United States froze Japanese assets here. July 28, 1941—Japanese troops began occupation of French IndoChina. July 30, 1941—_The United States protested Japanese bombing of U. 8S. 8S. Tutuila at Chungking. Aug. 1, 1941_President Roosevelt banned shipment of aviation fuels to Japan, Aug. 4 194)1_Japan suspended shipping to the United States. Aug. 18, 1941—President Roosevelt received a message of Premier Konoye of Japan, causing resumption of intermittent exploratory talks bes tween the two countries. Nov. 15, 1941 Saburo Kurusu arrived in Washington. Nov. 25, 1941—_The United States received reports of ominous new Japanese troop concentrations in Indo-China, with indications that Thailand might be attacked. Nov. 268. 1941—Hull handed Japanese diplomats a formal memorandum reciting the bagie Amerfean principles and their applica tion to east Asia issues. Dee. 2, 1041—President Roosevelt made a formal inquity of Japan's intentions in massing in Indo-China, Dee. 5, 1041—Japan replied that her troops in Indo-China were there in accordance with treaty and menaced only Chinese concentrations across the border in Yunnan prov ince. Dee. 8, 1041—President Roosevelt appealed to Emperor Hirohito di-

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ANESE BURN CHICAGO FILES

Friction Between Navies May ‘Have Caused War, Consul Says.

CHICAGO, Dee. 8 (U. P) —Attaches of the Japanese Consulate | here burned their office papers last ‘night as the actihg consul general, | Kihachiro Ohmoti, said in an interview that war between Japan and

|the United States may have been {caused by “friction between the | navies of the two nations.”

“The people of Japan do net | want war.” Ohmori said. “There are some excitable people who are the cause of war. “The actual incident may have been the result of friction between the two navies because both were so tense. Japan is not wealthy. It is a question how long she could continue a war with the United States. “I do not think Germany will declare war because the Tripartite | Pact cannot be invoked: I believe the war with China will continue, even though Japan may be forced

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KUIBYSHEV, De¢. 8-—Russian humorists are poking fun at Hitleg for failing to condition his Gers man troops for the Russian winter in the same way that he conditioned them for the neat of North Africa: Accompanying these comments are photographs of German sol« diers inadequately uniformed, wearing women’s shawls around their heads and obviously misers able with the cold. They are labeled as freshly captured pris< oners. Recalling that Nazi Panger units were prepared for service in Libya with special diets, eondition= ing in overheated rooms and the issuance of specially designed uniforms, one writer remarks on how much the German troops in Russ gia must envy their colleagues in Africa. “Instead of wool and fur, all they got was a flery speech from Hitler,” the writer said. “Let the English beat the smoked Ger« mans, we'll take care of the frozen ones.”

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