Hsh Treaty Ms Important
According to the latest radio
news broadcasts, the deli
berations of the Russians and
Japanese delegates negotiating
the fisheries treaty between
their respective nations, has bro
ken down
This is an extremely serious
question for Japan, For many
years, the fish with which she
pieces out her limited diet of rice
and soy Leu ns, has come from
Russian waters of the Okhotsk
Sea. Japan* se sword rattlers in
in the p^st have openly stated
that the failure to reach an amic
able tettlement of this question
would result in Japan taking
“positive measure*” to insure
this vaiual le source cf food for
her teeming and often hungry
millions
It v at very evident that the
term ' positive measures” meant
1 hat she was wili ng to wage a
majoi war to acquire the right
to fish in these waters. This is
some indication of the value
Japan places on this fisheries
treaty.
The agreement or failure to
agree on this matter might seem
of little concern to the average
citizen of Kodiak. But it is of
perhaps more concern to Kodiak
at this time than any other sing
le happening in the world. The
application of logic will readily
indicate why this is the case.
The refusal of Russia to sign
the fisheries treaty will in all
probability force Japan into war
for food. It is reasonable to be
lieve that Russia will withhold
the fishing rights to intentionally
diminish the Japanese larder
which will materially aid the
fight aga nst Nippon.
War between Russia and
Japan immediately makes Russia
an ally of the United States a
gainst Japan. Russian air anc
Naval bases in Siberia become
at once available to the Unitec
States Navy and Air force.
When this is brought about;
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the immense bridge between the
■ United States and Siberia can be
utilized. Bombers hopping off
from Sand Point can refuel at
Sitka, Kodiak, Dutch Harbor,
Komondorski Island, Petropav
lovsk and Vladivostok.
None of the jumps between
any of these places offer obsta
cles to our planes Even our fight
er planes could follow the route
described above.
To break down this bridge be
tween the United States and
Russia would become the major
task of Japan. This route would
have to be made impassable to
the thousands of pin res n^w roll
ing off , the assembly lines rr
laoan w< n d find her isla r d em
pire ti e <ai£et for an unending
-tremr of bombers.
Knocking out one leg of this
natural bridge to Asia would net
profit her greatly. To make the j
stoppage of planes effectual, she!
would have to isolate at least
two of the stepping stones, and
those would most likely be the
two that were fast taking on the
stature cf offensive bases such
as Kodiak and Dutch Harbor.
Theie is a probability that if
the negotiations between the
Russians and Japs result in an
impasse, we will see a strong at
tempt made to render those
two bases impotent for some
time to come. It is imperative
that every man, woman and
child on Kodiak Island realize
the importance of our pout’on.
It is equally imperative that
each man, woman and child do
nothing to aid an enemy ap
proch our shores, or for enemy
aircraft to search out our towns
and bases.
Observance of the regulations
promulgated by the Army,
Navy, and Civil Defense offic
ials will be more rigidly insisted
upon. Then realisation that an
ungarded light may be the means
of guiding an enemy plane to
our city should prompt us to be j
alert at all times to see that wc
and our neighbors through our
carelesness, do not cause the
death or injury of our fellow
citizen.
—Warren A. Taylor
See. Civil Defense Committee
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