Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 December 1941 — Page 6
FEAR HARA-KIR OF JAP ENVOY
U. S. Guards Stationed to Balk Possible Suicide Effort by Nomura.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 (U.P) — Special American guards at the Japanese embassy today are guarding against possible attempts at
hara-kiri by Ambassador Kichisa-| bure Nomura or members of his gtaft, | Local police have been stationed) Inside the embassy, it was learned, ahd have special !
instructions to! frustrate, if possible, any suicide attempts, i
Hara-kirl, in which the victim) disembowels himself, is a 500-year-| old Japanese custom that originated | with the feeling that suicide is] preferable to disgrace, or “losing face.” Well-informed sources said there had been fear that Nomura, extremely disheartened by failure of hit efforts th avoid & JapaneseAmerican war, might seek the) Japanese gentleman’s way out. Must Ack Emperor However, some authorities on hara-kiri hold that a Japanese must return to Japanese soll to commit hara-kiri and that that form of self-destruction cannot be employed by high officials without special permission of the emperor. The em-| bassy might be consiaerea Japanese; territory, but communication with the emperor would be difficult from this distance Hara-kiri no longer is fashionable in Japan but the army and higher] caste Japanese are said to cling to} it. They do not call it hara-Kiri;| they say seppuku.’ i Meanwhile, arrangements are being made to transfer American and Japanese nationals back to their respective homelands. The first move will be to arrange! for a neutral power to represent the United States in Tokyo. Argentina has been mentioned as a possibility. There are 142 representatives of} the American State Department in Japan or in parts of cceupied Chi-| na. There are some 200 Caucasian American civilians in Japan and several thousand in China. | The State department said there) have been no reports of mistreat-| ment by the Japanese thus far]
USCULAR RHEUMATIC PAIN For Quick Relief — Rub On |
A soldier's girl “kisses the boy goodby,” in a New York bus terminal, while another soldier co-operates by holding her up to reach him.
The picture was taken just before a bus load of Army men left when |
their leaves were terminated by the situation in the Pacific.
Japan yesterday:
The Declaration of War
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (U. P)—Here is the text of the United States resolution formally declaring a state of war with
Declaring that a state of war exists between the Imperial Government of Japan and the Government and the people of the United States and making provisions to prosecute the same. "Whereas the Impetial Government of Japan hat com. mitted unprovoked acts of war against the Government and the people of the United States of America; therefore be it "Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, that the state of war between the United States and the Imperial Government of Japan which has thus been thrust upon the United States is hereby formally declared; and the President it hereby authorired and directed to employ the entire navel and military forces of the United States and the resources of the Government to carry on war against the Imperial Govern. ment of Japan: and, to bring the conflict to a successful termination all of the resources of the country are hereby pledged by the Congress of the United States."
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BOY DIES OF LOCKJAW VALPARAISO, Dec. 8 (U. P).—
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Memorial hospital of lockjaw. The boy stepped on a nail two weeks ago and it was believed the wound had
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KILLED IN GARY CRASH GARY, Dec. 9 (U. P) —Miss Martha Bever, 34, Chicago, was injured fatally yesterday when the automobile in which she was riding crashed side of a Nickel Plate freight train at a Gary crossing.
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RUSSIA PONDERS) Ace
ROLE IN PAGIFIC
Strictly Neutral Now, but Early ‘Developments’ Are Predicted.
By A. T. STEELE AL DBI RR Te KUIBYSHEV, Dee. 9.—Aliied diplomats here are eagerly awaiting some clarification from Moscow of the Soviet government's policy in respect to the Pacific war, There is as yet no official inkling whatever
of what that attitude will be. Diplomatic circles anticipated “important developments” in view of American lend-lease aid and Russia's obvious . strategic potentialities in the oriental war theater. Up to now the Soviet policy has been one of aloof neutrality based on the Russo-Japanese neutrality pact of April 13. Russia so far has done everything possible to avoid a conflict on her Far Eastern frontier, Whether or not it will be neces sary in any respect to modify Russia’s attitude toward Japan as a result of the Pacific outbreak is not yet clear. -
Unexcited Over Japan
Following the settlement of the Manchukuo-Mongolia border dispute last October the Japanese have been trying to reopen discussions | with Russia on fishery and other issues, This country, deeply engrossed in |the biggest land battle in history, has shown great interest but ne undue excitement over the begin ning in the Pacific of what may be the biggest sea war in history. It will be some time before repercussions of the Far Eastern struggle will be fully registered in Russia.
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Ananta Khittasangka, son of the prime minister of Thalland and an engineering student at Purdue University, has been given permission by the House Military Affairs Commitiee to enter the United States Military Academy at West Point.
6. 0. P. VETERANS WILL MEET FRIDAY
|PACIFIC ISLES
Prominent party members #ill be the speakers at a meeting of the Re- | publican Veterans of Marion County | Friday evening in the Hotel Wash- | ington. . Among them will be Ralph F. Gates, Republican state chairman; William R. Higgins, 12th district
However, some inevitable complications already are evident. The! new difficulties in the way of the furnishing and delivery of Amer- | ican and British supplies to Russia! are of outstanding gravity.
Winter Lull to Help
No longer will it be possible to send American merchant ships
vostok. However, that line of supply has been little used. The other two lines, through Iran and Archangel are still open, though the problem of getting ships
immensely serious as a result of] Japan's naval offensive. | Fortunately for the Russians, the advent of winter will slow up the| Russo-German military operations | for a few months. | The great German drive on Mos- | cow has been abandoned for the| winter, according to dispatches] from Berlin. ! But the need for American and] British materials will grow in-|
creasingly urgent as spring ape! proaches. The Russians are keenly hopeful that part at least of this stream of supplies can be continued.
Supplies Are Necessary
While it is realized that the Pacific war may require most or all of | American airplane production for] some time to come the steady supply of certain essential raw materials to Russia must go on if the Russians are to continue fighting with high efficiency. The Russians are most vigilant on their Far Eastern frontier where a powerful Soviet army stands] guard against any hostile move. While materials are the big Ruse sian problem, there is no question of lack of manpower. Hugh reserve armies are being trained in Asiatic Russia as in other parts of this country and these would be instantly available in that
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James L. Bradford, Marion County chairman, and George N. Craig, city attorney of Brazil. The meating is one of a series arranged by the Marion County Republican Central Committee, Mark W. Rhoads heads the arrangements committee, assisted by Joe Rand Beckett, Raymond Demaree and William H. Remy. Frank E. Livengood is chairman of the Marion County Veterans’ organisa tion which sponsors the meeting in co-operation with the County Republican committee.
VITAL TO U. S.
Guam, Wake and Midway Used in Keeping Lifeline Open to Manila.
By CLEM J. RANDAU United Press Stat Correspondent
NEW YORK, Dec. 9-—Keeping
open America’s life line to the
Orient—between Hawaii and Ma-
nila—will be the most vital job of| |
the United States Navy and its air Sues, if this country is to defeat Japa The bombing raids on Hawaii and Guam showed clearly the impor= tance which the Japanese High Command attaches to cutting the main air route to the Far East. There are three bases, Midway,
Wake Island and Guam on this| |
route, providing easy jumps of from
1185 to 1600 miles for long range|
bombing and transport planes. Important Sub Bases Japanese possession of
many years ago by the United States Navy as cable station, and which have since 1935 served as stops for Pan-American Airways trans-Pacific service, over the main Pacific aerial route. Their
of American submarines, which will plan to use these islands for refueling and provisioning. At Midway and Wake Islands, both coral reefs shaped roughly like a horseshoe of five to 10 miles diameter, the American Government has been rushing fortifica{tions for the last year. Recent reports indicate that it would take a sizable enemy naval landing party to take them over,
Guam Well Defended
Guam, which is considerably larger, and also much closer to the group of Japanese mandated islands, has long been fairly well protected. Along with Pearl Harbor in Hawaii and Corregidor in Manila Bay, Guam is the principal American naval stronghold in the Orient. A strong force of American planes has been established at Guam, according to recent reports. Of utmost importance te the defense of these islands, as well as Manila and the Dutch East Indies, is the fact that the surrounding waters are shallow and studded with coral reefs. The designated
these \ bases, which were first developed}
loss |: would also hamstring the operation |.
regular shipping channels can easily
be mined. Thus an invading force would be easy to locate and subject to devastating air attack. Should, however, Japan succeed in taking over one or more of these islands, it will be a serious, though not necessarily fatal, blow to American naval and air warfare in the Pacific.
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GARY, Dec. 9 (U.P. .—Seven-year-old Lilllan Nobile, daughter of
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The Indiana Motor Truck Association today notified Samuel OC. Hadden, Highway Commission chairman, that it would join the State in contesting the suit filed recently in Marion County by Pri vate Truck Owners of Indiana Ine. against the new truck license fee law. C. L. Jones of South Bend, president of the Motor Truck Association, said that his organization had engaged an Indianapolis law firm which would aid Attorney General George Beamer on the case. The suit seeks to set aside the new law which would net the State approximately $1200000 in ine creased license fees to make up for a great part of the $1.600,000 revenue to be lost through repeal of the tire weight tax by the ‘41 Legislature. The Indiana Motor Truck Association is composed of owners of trucks for hire. This association indorsed the increased license fee act during the last legislative session whiie the Private Truck Own ers Association opposed it. The new license fee law has an obviously faulty title.
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