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No. isosa 16 PAGES HONOLULU, TERRITORY OF HAWAII, U. S. TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1941 16 PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS o) nrzin i ill inn i LAST A 6) I a IwaJ Dub OPPOSES LEND, LEASE PLAN IN PRESENT FORM Warns on Naval Con Kloofs i 3 PINEAPPLE FUS RAISE WAGEP.ATES Action Will Increase 1941 Payrolls By $1,200,000 Total Matsuoka Sees "-J Axis Success There Is i Predicts Achievement of 'New World Order'; Urges United States to Allay Crisis TOKYO, Jan. 21.

() Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka told the diet today that Japan, Germany and Italy certainly would accomplish their goal of a new world order Virgil, Victor if only given time" and expressed the hope that the United States "will bend her utmost efforts to allay the impending Venly erSsimSlitude Tefl! 'Em Apart hy Parft By AL KREINER Mike and Ike may look alike, but Virgil and Victor don't. For Virgil, who appears the left in the picture above, parts his hair on the left to distinguish himself from Victor, whose part is on the right. That's because Virgil is left handed and Victor isn't. Or is it the other way around? At any rate, Virgil F. and Victor T.

voys; Otherwise He Backs FDR's Ideas WASHINGTON. Jan. 21. (TV-Joseph P. Kennedy, former ambassador to Great Britain, testified today that Great Britain's-leadership is divided ever the question of the advisability ot the United States becoming an active participant in tne war.

Testifying before the house foreign affairs committee, the former envoy, responding to questions, said that some members of the British government feel that if the United States entered the war lt would "find a way to carry it through." Others believe entrance of America would be a great detriment because it would slow the flow of material aid from America. Many Britons feel they are not yet getting all the aid they might normally expect from the United States, he said. WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. (U.R) Joseph P.

Kennedy, former ambassador to Great Britain, today declared himself against the form of President Roosevelt's "lend or lease' bill to provide material aid to Britain, but said he favored "utmost aid to Britain." "I am against the bill in its present form." he said in testimony before the house. Joreien affairs com mittee, but when asked if he had any changes to suggest he said, "If I had, I would be glad to state them." He said powers to speed up the national defense program are "absolutely necessary." He said convoy- fvV mg of ship3 to Great Britain by United a te shirs or sendine the United States Mr. Kennedy navy "over there to fight for them" would make war inevitable for the United States. He declined to estimate how much it would cost to give Britain the aid she wants. "England today is spending 50 per cent of her national income." he said.

"If we spent anything like a corresponding amount, we would spend $40,000,000,000 a year." It is unquestionably in the interests of the United States that Hitler be prevented from dominating the world "up to the point that we don't have to go to war to do it." He said he is willing to see the Johnson act repealed. First Witness Called Mr. Kennedy was the first witness called by the minority to testify on President Roosevelt's "lend or lease" bill to provide material aid for the democracies. Mr. Kennedy made the following points in his testimony: 1 He does not believe the "lend or lease" bill would give President Turn to Page 5, Column 2 i Artillery and Aircraft Prepare the Way for Drive on Stronghold CAIRO, Jan.

21. (IP Outer and inner Italian defenses at the important Libyan port' of Tobruk have been penetrated to a depth of over five miles on a broad front, British general bead-quarters communique said today. CAIRO, Jan. 21. (U.R) British forces in Libya started their attack against the Italian stronghold at Tobruk early this morning, British general headquarters announced today.

The. British have been preparing for cn assault on Tobruk, about 100 miles along the Libyan coast from the Egyptian frontier, in operations similar to those which led to the fail ofBar-dia on January 5. Immediately after the fall of Bardia, British advance units moved on Tobruk. Artillery was brought up and prepared the way for attack with heavy bombardments aided by the Royal air force. Mechanized units swepi east of Tobruk, cutting the city off from help from Derna and Benghazi.

RAF headquarters said British bombers made a heavy raid on Tobruk on the night of January 19-20. "Several attacks were made and direct hits registered on marine re- LON'DON, Jan. 21. British military circles said today that Italians have lost 45,596 men in the Albanian campaign through battle, injuries and sickness. The Greeks have taken 16,000.

prisoners and rounded up thousands of deserters, it was added. ATHENS, Jan. 21. Italians were reported today to have launched a strong counter attack in the Tepelint sector in an effort to break up the Greek advance in the central sector. pair shops and military barracks," the communique said.

"One artillery battery of four guns was silenced and many bombs fell in a camp of about 200 tents. Attack Pressed Home "Antiaircraft fire was intense but our aircraft pressed home" the attack." The RAF raids obviously were a prelude to the assault by ground forces this morning. The RAF communique said the Turn to Page 4, Column 3 2 Plane Carriers Back From Coast The aircraft carriers Lexington and Enterprise, accompanied by four destroyers, arrived at Pearl Harbor early this morning, returning to the Hawaiian area after repair and vacation periods on the west coast. Aircraft took off from the carriers at sea and flew over the Wai-kiki district to land at the naval air station on Ford island. Due here from the mainland within the next week are the battleships Arizona, Tennessee, California, West Virginia, Colorado and Maryland, according to unofficial reports.

The main body of the fleet will be present on February 1 when Rear Admiral H. E. Kimmel, commander of cruisers battle force, relieves Admiral James O. Richardson as fleet commander aboard the flagship Pennsylvania at Pearl JUL 'If mme' crisis to civilization. Matsuoka said that should, both the United States and Japan become involved in war because of the triple alliance "no one could guarantee it could not develop into a war spelling the- downfall of modern civilization." The foreign minister said that United States trade embargoes against Japan left Japan no alternative save to build up a sufficient trade sphere greater than East Asia and said that the United States "has evidenced no adequate understanding" that such a sphere is "truly a matter of vital concern to Japan." Negotiations Progress Matsuoka said that negotiations are progressing in French Indo-China, and the Netherlands East Indies regardipg "the purchases of oil and otherurgent questions." He said that these territories "if only for geographical reasons should be in an intimate and inseparable relationship with our country therefore the situation which hither to has thwarted the development of this natural relationship must be thoroughly remedied." "Misplaced Hopes' Matsuoka referred to "the miserable plight" of the regime of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek of China which he said is continuing resistance because of "misplaced hopes of assistance from Britain and the United States." Expressing friendship for Thailand, Matsuoka said that "Japan as leader of East Asia can not afford to remain indifferent to such a dispute (between Thailand and French Indo-China), which it hopes will be settled at the earliest opportunity." New Bid for Favor TOKYO.

Jan. 21. (U.R) Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka, addressing the imperial diet on Japan's foreign policy, today made a new bid for soviet favor and attacked United States policy in the Pacific. Referring to the "tripartite pact among Japan, Italy and Germany, Matsuoka said, "Far from antagonizing any country, the pact is the embodiment of peaceful but powerful cooperation directed toward the establishment of a new world order." He pointed out that article five of the pact makes clear the alliance is not directed against Russia, and commented, "We hope the soviet understands Japan's true intentions, and that our two countries will be successful in achieving a readjustment of relations." Confusion Increases "The prevailing confusion in the international situation shows no signs of subsiding," Matsuoka said, "but on the contrary tends to increase. "Should the United States unfortunately become involved in the European war and should Japan too be compelled to participate in another great world war both in name and reality, there would ensue a situation which would defy all attempts to save." Commenting on Japan's view of the United States' foreign policy, Matsuoka said Washington appears to conceive of its western defenses as lying in China and southwestern Asia.

U. S. Aiding China. Matsuoka also charged that continuation of nationalist China's resistance to Japan must be attributed largely to American support of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek. The tone of the address, however, was generally factual and Gas Tax Yield Is $2,036,937 The 4 cent territorial gasoline tax yielded S2.036.337.69 for all counties in 1940.

Treasurer Norman D. Godbold announced today. Honolulu city-county paid S1.3S5.934.09: Maul county. Hawaii. $287,332.04, and Kauai, $170,653.84.

The 1 cent diesel oil tax yielded $11,962.68 in the ritv-rounty. while Honolulans paid $11,141.84 for aviation gasoline taxes. The total diesel oil tax collected in the territory amounted to of which $51,157.82 is subject to refunds, Mr. Godold said. The total tax on aviation ras collected from all counties amounted to $14,000.

Rice Backs Hecn Senator William II. Heen a former chairman of the senate judiciary committee, and former circuit judge, "should be the next judiciary committee chairman of the senate," Senator Harold W. Rice said in Honolulu today. Asked if he favored the Honolulu Democrat for the post. Mr.

Rice replied: "Absolutely. Besides having had experience in the post he's the only lawyer well have in the senate. There's no one else for the job." New Home Asked Terming the present detention home for children at 1221 S. King St. "unsafe, unfit and unsanitary." Judge Francis M.

Brooks, of the court of domestic relations, renewed his request for a new detention home today in a letter to Mayor Petrie and the board of supervisors. He asks the city-county consider the construction of a new home or that the matter be referred to the legislature. Disorders Spread BELGRADE, Jan. 21. OV-Diplomatic advices from Bucharest today said that severe fighting between the Rumanian army and the Iron Guards has spread to many parts of Rumania.

Premier Ion Antonescu was reported establishing a military dictatorship in an effort to control the situation. It was added that Iron Guards apparently have been armed with rifles, machine guns and grenades. It is not known whether German troops have engaged in the fighting. Communications and diplomatic calls to Rumania have been cut off. It was reported measures to quell the disturbances include the death penalty for killing a German soldier.

The press is under military censorship but it was reported that 87 factories and institutions have been occupied by Rumanian soldiers. Fund Action Urged The city-county must "act quickly" if it wishes to prevent a federal aid highway grant of about $500,000 from lapsing. Governor 5 Poindexter said today, after conferring with City-County Engineer Joseph F. Kunesh. "This money is available for elimination of the bottleneck on the way to Pearl Harbor" the governor added.

"Unless the city-county matches it dollar for dollar the money ill automatically lapse after June 30 and we won't have a chance at that fund again." Presumably the city-county supervisors would do the matching with about $595,000 in road funds, and the city-county planning commission may consider the matter Thursday. Governor Poindexter said the matter was "mentioned" during his conversation with Mr. Kunesh. No Convoys WASHINGTON'." Jan. 2L (U.R) President Roosevelt said today that he never considered using United States warships to convoy supply shipments to England, and said that reports that United States ships might be used in convoys as far as Iceland were news to him.

Speaking at his press conference, the president said that Minnesota Gov. Harold Stassen'a suggestion that a supreme defense council of Republican and Democratic congressional leaders be created would violate the constitution. Blast Kills 4 LONDON, Jan. 21. (OT Four persons were killed and slight damage was caused in an explosion in a Scottish arms factory this afternoon, the ministry of supply announced.

Going to Britain WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. (0V-Franklin D'Olier, president of the Prudential Life Insurance and Maj. Gen. Frank Parker, retired, will accompany American Legion commander, Milo Warner, on an unofficial inspection trip to Britain to study civilian defense methods, it was announced today.

Pineapple cannery and plantation workers of Hawaiian Pineapple Libby McNeill Libby and California Packing Corp. will earn about $1,200,000 more in wages in 1941 than in 1940 as a result of wage increases which went into effect Monday. Hawaiian Pine's wage increase will establish a cannery base rate of 42, cents an hour for men and cents an hour for women, Ath-erton Richards, president, announced, and a bonus of 5 cents an hour will be added to the wages of plantation employes who work 2326ths of the available working days in a month. CPC announced that all hourly paid classifications in its Honolulu cannery will receive wage increases of 5 cents an hour for men and 2H cents an hour for women. All employes paid by the hour on CPC's Oahu and Molokai plantations will receive the 5 cents an hour increase in the form of a monthly turnout bonus when the individual's record shows that he has worked at least per cent ot the available working days.

Libby's cannery workers on Oahu end Maui also will receive 5 cents and 2', a cents an hour wage increases, in the case of male and female employes respectively. An increase of 5 cents an hour in wage's paid Libby's male and female plantation employes also was announced for male employes who turn out 2326ths of the days of work offered and for female employes who turn out 2026ths of the days of work offered. "Immediately affected by the increases," Mr. Richards of the Hawaiian Pineapple Co. said, "are Hapco's regular and operating day base rate employes, together with those in the semiskilled and experienced groups whose earnings are similarly adjusted upwards.

"Additional thousands of employes who will go on the payroll during peak operations in the summer will likewise earn wages based Turn to Page 4, Column 1 Disabled Greek Ship Located By U. S. Freighter The American freighter Aquarius has located the disabled Greek freighter Aghia Thalassini, according to a radio message received here at 7 Monday night by the coast guard from another American cargo ship, the Yaka. No further details were given by the Yaka, a Waterman freighter which left here about a week ago for the Orient. The Aghia Thalassini appealed for assistance Monday noon while in a storm about 2,000 miles west of Honolulu.

The 29 year old steamer reported she was taking water in her forepeak and-No. 2 hold and was running short of fuel. The vessel is 348 feet long. The Yaka apparenUy relayed a message from the Aquarius or the Greek ship that the former had found the latter. Neither the Aquarius, a Lykes Bros, freighter, nor the Aghia Thalassini.

have called here recently. Honolulu than on the mainland, Mr. Johnson used this item to illustrate how freight charges enter into prices consumers must pay here. On the mainland cereals are shipped by weight from the east by rail. They are shipped to Honolulu by cubic Depending on the zone of origin, it costs an additional $1 to bring Honolulu a case of cereal weighing not more than 20 pounds.

That, Mr. Johnson continued, explains why package cereal that sells two for 15 cents on the mainland sells for 10 cents a package in Honolulu. All other light, bulky merchandise, he said, is in the same category, pointing out that while rail freight is by weight, steamer freight is based on the amount of space occupied. "I am not criticizing the steam-Turn to Page 4. Column 2 or Vice Versa? Overpass no A vehicular overpast Hawaiian Pineapple Co which the will build from Dillingham Blvd.

to its Iwilel cannery will relieve traffic congestion to some extent at the bottlenecks at Dillingnam and King King and Iwilei and Iwilci and Queen. R. M. Botley. Hapco production manager, said today.

A permit for the structure was granted late Monday. "We have been considering the overpass for a long time." Mr. Botley said. "It will be of material value to the company in the transportation of fruit from its Oahu plantation." The overpass will be 27 feet wide and 800 feet long, of steel and concrete. Work will be completed about July 1 at a cost of $39,000.

It will eliminate the circuitous route trucks must now travel through the congested area between Dillingham Blvd. and the cannery by way of King St Capt. Harry Powell, traffic safety engineer, -iews the project as another solution to the long standing traffic bottleneck in the Iwilei district, and said the Hawaiian Pineapple Co. "will save money in the long run by the improvement." Numerous other schemes are under consideration by the city-county public works department. Mayor Petrie, the board of supervisors and the Engineering Association of Hawaii.

The one considered best will be adopted and the legislature asked lor funds to built it. One suggestion is an overpass from Queen St to Dillingham Blvd. to relieve King St of traffic congestion. This has been considered by the territorial planning board, city planning commission and the territorial department of public works. Another plan suggested by Mayor Petrie calls for the widening of King St.

between Dillingham Blvd. and Iwilei P.d. Others suggested, according to Capt Powell, include a grade crossing at Kuwiii St from Iwilei Rd. in Dillingham an elevated roadway along Kuwiii St, a new route along Prison Rd. crossing the tracks on the mauka side near the Palama canal, and a route from Queen St crossing the railroad spurs running to the docks.

"THAT'S QUICK ACTUM" said Mr. Vanderburgh, when he sold his Dictaphone set ONE HOUR after The Star-Bulletin, carrying his little ad below, was issued: U.ed Dictaphone set. complete. Kxcel. cord.

E. M. Vanderburgh. Phone 6318. Quick sales at lowest cost are the rule in Star-Bulletin Want Ads Phone 4911 NET PAID CIRCULATION Yesterday ..41,014 Last Saturday .47,678 4 i Yosuke Matsuoka Hie War TWO things stood out in the testimony before a house committee today of Joseph P.

Kennedy, former ambassador to Great Britain: First, doubt that the British can defeat the axis. said he didn't see how a million and a half men could whip six million, all armed to the teeth, without a revolution among the latter. Second, a division of opinion between the British themselves as to the advisability of American entrance into the war. Some, said Kennedy, believe they might win with direct U. S.

help; others think it would hinder by obstructing the Xlow of supplies to England. Apparently on purpose, Berlin and Rome issued conflicting interpretations of the meeting yesterday between Hitler and Mussolini. Rome said the dictators planned active collaboration by France to make the Mediterranean too hot to hold the British fleet and merchant marine. Berlin said questions bearing on France were secondary; that the fuehrer and duce mapped a plan to win the war this year, and discussed post war decisions as well. From three different capitals came reports today, through diplomatic sources, of outbreaks of violence in Rumania.

Bombings and street fighting were reported in Bucharest, the capital. Whether the clashes involved the German army of occupation, the Iron Guard or civilians, and in what tnanner, was not clear. The final step in accommodating its national economy to war was reluctantly taken by the British government today. It embarked upon forced labor, announcing that both men and women will be registered lor service. Little formal opposition is expected.

-i a a In the Far East, Foreign Minister Matsuoka of Japan for the first time hung axis'aims upon an "if." He said the axis powers Germany, Italy and Japan can surely reach their goal "if" given sufficient time. His immediate allusion to the United States indicated that the "if" was predicated upon what this country may do. ICapioIani Project To End in Four Months The $250,000 Kapiolani Blvd. improvement will be completed within four months, according to the city-county puolic work's department. Delay has been caused by the lack of laborers available from the WPA.

Only 60 men are working now and twice that number could be used, the department said. Robertson. Hickam field identical twins, delight in befuddling friends. From the day in 1917, when they were born at Cleburne. Tex, the Robertson lookalikes have had parallel careers.

Both enlisted at Randolph field. Texas, in 1838. They came to Ha waii together in late 1939. Both list photography as their hobby, which a jointly owned putt-putt helps them to enjoyi Many a motorist has looked a second time as the Robertson twins scooted by on one of their five circuits of Oahu. Both Robertsons are air corps sergeants and both are rated first class air mechanics.

During working hours It's no trick to get their names right Virgil's outfit is the 13th bombardment squadron, and Victor is with the 2nd material squadron. But when they're slicked up during off hours, there's only one way to tell them apart, and that's the way they part their hair: Virgil on the left and Victor on the right, or is it the other way around? Orncllas Named To Boxing Board Adam Ornellas. chairman of the executive committee of the Catholic Youth Organization, and a member of the Oahu AAU boxing committee, was this morning appointed on the territorial boxing commission by Governor Joseph B. Poindexter. Mr.

Ornellas, who is also on the recreation commission and franchise owner of the Braves of the Hawaii Baseball league, succeeds George Y. Bennett, whose term expired last December 31. The term of the new commissioner will expire December 31. 1945. Other members on -the TBC are J.

Donovan Flint, chairman; Dr. Wah Kai Chang. Allan McGuire and George E. Parker. traction payrolls.

are directly on the navy The Hawaiian organic act provision mentioned in the dispatch from The Star-Bulletin's Washington bureau above, reads as follows: "The Hawaiian Organic Act of April 30, 1900, as amended by the Act of July 9, 1921, provides in Section 105 that: "No person shall be employed as a mechanic or laborer upon any public work carried on in the Territory of Hawaii by the Government of the United States, whether the work Is done by contract or otherwise, unless such person Is cltixen of the United States er eligible to become such a citizen." (48 U. S. code 518) It is understood that the public works office of the Fourteenth Naval district holds that the provision quoted fully covers employment of non-citizen labor at Pearl Harbor and that no persons who are not citizens or are ineligible to become citizens of the Territory of Hawaii can be employed on such public works. The dispatch from Washington indicates that this provision has recently been cited as a ruling against the employment of Filipino nations on this work. Navy Jobs Barred To.

FoBapimio Naftioiinais Mere Star-Bulletin Bureau Washington, D. Jan. 21 A provision of the Hawaii organic act has been cited by the federal government to bar employment of Filipino nationals on public work contracts at Pearl Harbor. While there is no official verification of this situation. In informed ESeport on IFood IPinices IHleid (LMaQir A report made public by the territorial labor department, holding food prices in Honolulu to be 21 per cent higher than on the mainland, is not in.

keeping with the actual situation here, Cecil E. Johnson, general manager of Piggly Wiggly Stores, Hawaii, said today. The report -was summarized in The Star-Bulletin Monday afternoon. sources at the national capital it is assumed" the federal government is applying this section of the organic act to federal defense work in the territory. The provision of the territorial organic act prevents the employment of non-citizen labor or labor of those ineligible for citizenship on public works in the territory, whether that work is territorial, municipal of federal.

These restrictions preclude the employment of Filipino nationals and also Orientals who are not, by reason of birth on American soil, citizens of the United States. One authoritative source pointed to the mandatory phraseology in the organic act saying that it is compulsory to apply this to public works within the territory. Both at navy and army headquarters here, official comment has been refused, thus far. However, informed sources say that the provision cannot possibly apply to Americans of Japanese ancestry. From unofficial sources in close contact with contractors who are handling federal work at Pearl Harbor comes the statement that employes of Japanese ancestry are working on contract jobs in Hawaii although no citizens of Japanese ex He said he believed that before the report 'was compiled, all of the facts concerning the price situation here should have been obtained, and that comparable mainland of the mainland as a whole, used in making price comparisons.

Mr. Johnson said that freight charges between the mainland and Honolulu must, of necessity, create an increase in the prices of commodities locally as compared with prices in, say, San Francisco or "After all." he added. "I can buy an automobile in Flint. cheaper than I can in Honolulu. It costs considerable in freight charges to bring an automobile from Flint to Honolulu.

And one will find that this matter of freight applies to other commodities." Commenting on the holding of the labor department report that cereals cost 27 per cent more in Ma j. Gen, Short Due Here February 5 To Relieve Gen. Herron Maj. Gen. Walter C.

Short will relieve Lt Gen. Charles D. Herron as commanding general of the Hawaiian department in ceremonies at Ft. Shaf ter at 9 a. m.

February 7, army authorities announced today." Gen. Short is scheduled to arrive February 5 aboard the Matsonia from command of the 1st army corps with headquarters at Columbia, S. Gen. Herron reaches the age of retirement on March 13. He plans to leave Honolulu February 7.

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