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VOL. 43. No. 61. NOME, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JULY 25, 1941. Per Copy is*
President Freezes Japanese Credits
Jap Dream Conquest Fast Moving Toward Reality
German Invasion Russia All But Completely Halted
President Freezes Japanese Credits
In U.S., Also Chinese Credits At
Request Gen, Cliiang Kai Sliek
HYDE PARK. July 25 <fP) —
President Roosevelt froze Japan
ese assets in the United States
today, effective on the opening of
business Saturday.
Chinese assets were also frozen
at the request of Generalissimo
Chiang Kai Shek, for the pur
pose of helping the Chinese gov
ernment in Japanese-occupied
portions of China.
The order apparently prevent
ed the removal of any Japanese
ships from the United States.
Further U. S.
Action Depend
On Developments
HYDE PARK, July 25 </P) —
President Roosevelt disclosed
that the United States would re
taliate with specific action to
mcrrow against Japan’s occupa
tion of naval and air bases in
French Indo-China. He told a
press conference that something
will be disclosed in Washington
tomorrow, but wouldn’t say ex
actly what. Most likely, the move
appeared to be the freezing of
Japanese credits and assets in the
United States. Many persons con
sidered the step inevitable. Whe
ther the United States is ready
to take additional measures, ap
peared to be waiting for furture
determination, depending on how
the international situation devel
ops in the Pacific.
To the question of whether “ev
ents in the Far East have sharply
accentuated the dangers of the in
temational situation, the Presi
dent suggested the answer be put
this way: The events in the Far
East are bringing a greateir
awareness, on the part of the
public, to the dangers of the
world situation.
Seaking in the past tense, in
Washington yesterday, the Presi
dent enunciated a policy under
which the government has been
letting Japan obtain oil from the
United States with the objective
of restraining her from invad
ing the Dutch East Indies for pet
roleum. A reporter asked: “As of
today, will the government fol
low the policy you outlined yes
terday?" to which Roosevelt said
he couldn’t talk a/bout that. He
said he had been describing what
has happened up to the time he
was speaking.
Japanese Move
Menace To
U. S. Security
WASHINGTON. July 24 (/P) —
The United States government
strongly denounced Japatfs ag
gression on French Indo-China
and declared a move there meh
aced American security and en
dangering American territory
and interests in the Far East.
Secretary Welles issued a for
mal statement asserting Japan’s
action is primarily in prepara
tion for further “movement and
conquest of adjacent areas.”
Welles 3aid the substance of his
statement was given tonight to
the Japanese Ambassador, in a
ha'f hour conference. Welles’
statement contained no hint of
steps planned by this country on
the Japanese move.
U. S., Britain To
Collaborate East
LONDON. July 25 1/P) — An
thony Eden told Parliament that
“certain defense measures in Ma
laya have already been enforced”
to counter the potential threat of
a Japanese occupation of Indo
China. The House of Commons
cheered Eden who said the Brit
ish government is in close touch
with the United States govern
ment on developments in the Far|
East.
Japan Reported Mobilizing Million
Men—Ships At Sea Are Ordered
Maintain Complete Radio Silence
UNDATED. Ju’y 25 UP) —
Japan’s dream of conquest in the
Pacific moved toward a grim re
ality with the reported mobiliza
tion of a million men, at at sea,
her ships blanked out in silence
as they turned away from Ameri
can shores.
British dispatches from Singa
pore said France’s colony of Indo
China ignored a recent offer of
rotection by the British, U. S.,
China, and Dutch East Indies,
“against further encirclement
from the outside.”
In Rome, Editor Gayda declar
ed the Indo-China thrust, first
episode of Japan’s march to the
south, was undertaken with the
fu 1 agreement of other Axis pow
ers.
Dispatches from Saigon said
the concessions (gained by Japan
include the right to station war
ships at strategic Camranth Bay
on the southeast Indo-China
coast, 800 miles from Singapore.
Moreover, the reports said, the
Japanese may station warships
at the river port of Saigon and
obtain several air bases in south
ern Indo-China.
Foreign intelligence reports
reaching Shanghai said the Jap
anese mobilization is the greatest
since July. 1937, when the war
with China began, and has been
in progress since July 17 and is
sti'l continuing. Troop designa
tions were kept secret but ad
vance contingents are expected
to occupy the newly-won air and
r.aval bases in Indo-China.
Sud: v, one Hanoi newspaper,
put it that “Indo-China is on the
way to Singapore and the Neth
erlands East Indies.
In Berlin, authorized sources
declared Japan informed Ger
many that she is determined to
oppose will every means, any
British attempt in Indo-China,
and any threat to Japan's new
order in the Far East.
San Frincisco reports said
Japan is taking no chances of
having her finest liners and cargo
ships seized by the United States,
■and clamped strict orders for
radio silence on her vast mer
chant marine fleet which was
halted suddenly on the high seas.
Forty two Japanese ships were
reported marking time or turn
ing 'back to Japan.
MONEY FOR ALASKA BASES
WASHINGTON. July 24 (JP)—
The House Appropriations Com
mittee recommended $291,000,000
for a public works program for
naval yards and stations, in the
eight billion dollar supplemental
national defense appropriations.
The measure included: for the
submarine base at Kodiak, addi
tional submarine operation facil
ities and including ammunition
and storage facilities, $3,413,000.
For the submarine base at Un
alska areas, cold storage facilit
ies. $200,000.
For the naval air station at
Kodiak, additional aviation fac
ilities, $3,260,000.
For the naval air station at
Sitka, additional aviation facil
ities, $2,654,000.
For the naval air station at Un
alaska. additional aviation facil
ities, $4,346,000.
3 Billion Dollar
Tax Bill, Largest
In U. S. History
WASHINGTON, July 24 <JP) — j
A three billion five hundred twen
ty nine million dollar tax bill,
the biggest in the nation’s his
tory. designed to make both in
dividuals and corporations dig
deeper than ever, to help finance
the defense program, is headed
for the House for consideration
after approval by the Ways and
Means Committee.
The Committee stamped final
approval after a number of last
minute changes, among them the
inclusion of unprecedented levies
on radio broadcasts, billboards,
and new surtaxes on individual
incomes: starting at five percent
for the first dollar of taxable in
come and ranging up to the pres
ent maximum of 75 percent of in
comes over five million, and vir
tually treble the payments iby
persons of the lower and middle
brackets. The instance of a mar
ried man with two children and
a $3,000 net income who now
pays no tax, will pay $1)1 under
the proposed levies. A man with
the same number of dependents
with a $5,000 net income who
now pays $74 to $80 will pay
from $200 to $240 under the new
schedule.
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War.”
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Hitler’s Invasion Russia Slowing
Down If Not Entirely Halted
Acknowledge Strong Resistance
UNDATED. July 24 WP> — Hit
ler’s invasion of Russia is slow
ing down, if not entirely halted,
authoritative London quarters
said & that at Russia's back door,
there were unconfirmed reports
that Japanese and Soviet troops
clashed on the Manchukuo-Siber
ia frontier.
In the Far East. Japanese war
ships were reported off Cape St.
Jaques in Camran Bay in south
ern French Indo-China, after the
French were said officially to
have yielded to Tokyo’s demands
for air and naval bases. A French
colony disatch from Saigon de
clared also that 12 Japanese
troops transports are enroute to
Saigon, less than 700 miles by
air from Britain’s key naval
stronghold of Singapore.
Meanwhile as Mussolini’s c Tu
rn and claimed a smashing at
tak on a British convoy in the
central Mediterranean with four;
ships sunk and seven other dam
aged, athoritative Fascist editor
Gayda asserted that there is “sus
picion more than well founded"
that a U. S. submarine is operat
ing with the British fleet in the
Mediterranean.
On the Russo-German w-ar
front, violent fightning continu
ed without a decisive turn to the
conflict.
DNB asserted that a large Rus
sian force encircled Nevel, south
of Vitebsk on the central front,
smashing Nazi troops “with ex
traordinarily heavy losses.” It
was said 13.000 Soviet prisoners
were captured.
Hitler's command, once more
acknowledging “strong local re
sistance” by Soviet troops, declar
ed “operations of the German
armed forces and their allies,
are taking their planned course
along the entire eastern front, in
spite of difficult roads.”
Windows U. S.
Embassy Moscow
Broken In Raid
r
MOSCOW, July 20 i(/P) — Win
dows on two sides of the resi
dence of United States Ambassa
dor Steinhardt, were blown in by
bombs on the third successive
night of German air assault on
Moscow. The raid lasted five and
one half hours, but the Russians
declared, like its predecessors, it
was a failure. There are no offic
ers of the U. S. Embassy in resi
dence but four American news
papermen there were unhurt.
Curtains were riped and rugs and
furniture showered with glass.
Marshal Turns
Down Proposal
By Sen. Taft
WASHINGTON, July 24 (/Pi
General Marshall turned thumbs
down on the proposal by Senator
Taft to limit the maximum active
service for selectees to 16
months. In a statement filed with
the Senate Military Committee,
he said Taf.t’s plan “has great
merit, but only as a long-range
plan of peacetime procurement
for training purposes. The pres
ent grave international situation
prompts me again to request Con
gress to remove the restrictive
clauses on the present law in
order that the War Department
have maximum flexibility to
meet any situation which may
arise.”
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help never have asked for it.
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The above map shows the (locale of the threatened new' outbreak in the Far East with Japan making
demands for concessions of French Indo-Ghina. Britain was concerned over whether the action was
preliminary to a Japanese attack on Singapore, England's heavily fortified stronghold. Star sym
boys show locations of principal U. S. Navy sea and air bases in the Pacific.
THE LID’S ON—“How's this angle?” New York’s Mayor
Fiorelio LaGuardia queries, trying on a civilian air raid helmet
brought him by Robert H. Htnckley (left), assistant secretary of
commerce, who has just returned from an observation trip to
England. The tin hat was a gift to the “Little Flower from Her
bert Morrison, England’s secretary for home security. ,