New Pacific War Council Announced
By FDR Is To Meet In Washington
WASHINGTON, March 31 — President Roosevelt
established a new Pacific War council and its first
meeting was called at the White House on Anril 1.
Creation of the new Pacific council was revealed in
the announcement of its first session. Such a council
has recently been urged by the governments of Aus
tralian and New Zealand, and by other governments
vitally interested in the war in the Pacific. The coun
cil will work with, and be in intimate contact with a
similar body in London.
Seven Nations Represented
Represented on the council are all the United Na
tions battling the Japanese and Axis forces in the Far
Pacific. President Roosevelt will represent the United
States. Other nations sitting around the council will
be Great Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand,
China and the Netherlands.
Australia w'l be represented bv her foreign minister,
Dr. Herbert Evatt; New Zealand by her minister to
Washington, Walter Nash; Canada by Dr. Hugh Wrong
counselor at the Canadian legation; China by her for
eign minister, Dr. T. V. Soong*. Great Britain by Brit
ish Ambassador Lord Halifax, an 1 the Netherlands by
Dr. Lodon, the Dutch minister.
Importance Is Stressed
In announcing the meeting of the Pacific council,
the President stressed the importance of consultation
and close cooperation among the United Nations driv
ing to stop the Japanese in the Pacific areas. Said he:
“It is imperative that all of the United Nations now
actively engaged in the Pacific conflict consider to
gether matters of policy relating to our joint war ef
fort. An effective war can only be prosecuted with the
complete cooperation and understanding of all the na
tions concerned. The new council will be in intimate
contact with a similar body in London.”
Preference Is
Sought For
Alaska Labor
A radiogram received by Act
ing Governor E. L. Bartlett from
Gov. Erne.st Gruening in Wash
ington, indicates that the Gover
nor is attempting to secure pref
erential treatment for Alaska resi
dents in connection with work ori
the International Highway.
The Governor, said Bartlett,
particularly desires to take care
of the needs of Bristol Bay fish
ermen wtho may be unable to
work this summer. Bartlett point
ed out that while regulations ap
proved by Secretary of the In
terior Harold L. Ickes open up
Bristol Bay and the Alaska Pen
insula region to normal fishing
operations, the problem of trans
portation has not yet been solv
ed, and the fishermen and can
nery workers may be unable to
work this season.
Bartlett said that every effort
is being made to divert the mod
erate amount of tonnage which
would be required for the val
uable red fish pack, but that no
assurances have been given by
those in charge that the neces
sary vessels will be available.
The Acting Governor said that
in the event fishing does not take
place, every effort will be made
to see to it that residents obtain
employment elsewhere. He said
that all Federal agencies in Al
aska, hiring labor, will be ac
quainted with the situation so
that Bristol Bay and Alaska Pen
insula fishermen will receive the
preferential treatment to which
they are entitled.
Bartlett said that it is believed
that in most cases the busy con
struction season ahead will solve
the probem which might other
wise exist to the westward if
there is no fishing.
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Japs Plan Two
Headed Offensive
Says Australian
Washington, Mar. — Aus
tral i m foreign minister
Herbert Evatt declares
that Japan intends to
launch a two-headed drive
into India and Australia as
; quickly as possible. He call
ed for a common council of
the United Nations to
make the military deci
sions in Washington.
In a radio address before
the Overseas Writers’ Club
in Washington, Evatt de
clare1'3:
“The war we are fight
ing is one war, a total war.
Each of the nations has a
special responsibility, each
carries a particular risk.
Each nation, we believe,
should have some effective
part in the decisions that
are made.”
The Australian foreign
minister said it seems plain
that Japan, having split
the northern and southern
war theaters in the Far
Pacific, intends to attack in
both areas and to do so at
once. He called for pa
tience while the Allied
counter-attack is organiz
ed, and declared:
“At times the tempo of
administration seems ag
gravatingly slow. But the
essential preliminary to
the final offensive is the
present organization of all
Allied resources.”
Evatt dwelt at some
length, on the organization
of a supreme command. At
present the chiefs of staff
of the United States an *
Great Britain form the top
strategy council. Said the
foreign minister:
“Australia is especial
anxious to improve in on
or two respects the method
of organizing our common
effort. It is not a matter o
satisfying national pride
for the fate of every Allied
nation is involved.”
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