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FEBRUARY 7, 1942. PART I. flog Anoetes glmcs SATURDAY MORNING. Japan Sought Gasoline Data Editor of 'Petroleum World' Sent No Data; Gave Letter to F.B.I. President to Be Asked to State Alien Policy Decision to Request Enunciation Reached at Parley of Officials and Coast Congressmen BY KYLE PALMER Times Staff Correspondent WHAT goes on? Bg Chapin Hall Not only was the Japanese WASHINGTON, Feb.

6. Deci. Rubber, for example, Is na espionage network avid for de slon to ask President Roosevelt tive to Brazil and can also be tailed information on the Los to enunciate a policy setting forth successfully grown in Central Angeles municipal water sys the extent to which the federal America. There, Mr. Carson $500,000 will be asked.

from Congress by the Federal Security Agency, it was said, to defray the cost of surveys and construction of units in a resettlement program covering the housing and occupational needs of enemy aliens now being evacuated from Pacific Coast points. Addi tem, as disclosed Thursday by points out, is a quarter of a H. A. Van Norman, chief engi billion dollars worth of busi ness we should be doing with neer and general manager of km, jcrs If ft 0 1 LA ji the Bureau of Water Works and Latin America, giving employment to 600,000 workers. Rubber is as important as steel to tional funds will be sought as Supply; it brazenly attempted to learn where and how much the program is expanded the modern world.

The Eng government should go in removing American-born Japanese from Pacific Coast defense areas was reached here today. It was felt that this course would take the heat off the Department of Justice and relieve Attorney General Biddle of pressure from West Coast legislators who have been increasingly critical of Biddle's unwillingness to include citizens of Japanese ancestry in his enemy alien evacuation program. CONFERENCE HELD lish and the Dutch saw this STUD OF ECONOMY Studies also have been started by the Department of Agri aviation gasoline was being produced in California. And, as in the Japanese Consul culture to determine the extent ate's attempt to obtain strate to which national economy will be disrupted by wholesale re gically important data on the water system, Nippon's effort to moval of Japanese truck gardeners and farmers from the coastal area. The President will be given a full account of measures already taken to control enemy aliens on gain details of the petroleum refining industry proved futile.

ASKS FOR DETAILS On5 the letterhead of Mitsubishi Shoji Kaisha, (Mitsubishi Trading a San HOW TO HANDLE A DUD Inspectors Bruce Clark, left, and E. C. Biffle, and Deputy Chief Homer B. Cross of Police Department unload 100-pound bomb at scene of demonstration on how to handle unexploded bo mbs for instruction of police. TimM photo the West Coast, and will be pro vided with a statement covering all phases of the more complex Francisco Japanese wrote Rus Immediate Sabotage Alert problem of handling the Ameri' can-born Japanese.

Steps to lav the matter be sell Palmer, editor of Petroleum World, 412 W. Sixth Los An fore the President were taken Commanded Here by Army at a conference of representa geles, in part as follows: In this connection it is said that arrangements for the temporary admission into this country of several thousand Mexican farm laborers may be set up. Should the President decide to move all Japanese irrespective of nationality from the Pacific Coast, government officials said, various Federal agencies will cooperate to handle the gigantic undertaking on a basis broad enough to carry out simultaneously a readjustment program that will permit the evacuees to find homes and work without serious disruption of their ordinary and accustomed activities. PLEA WITHHELD Resolutions drafted by west tives of the Justice Department, A MORNING THOUGHT "Love your neighbor, yet pull not down your hedge." One spring midday (it was early December, south of the Equator) "What Goes On" sat in a pleasant room overlooking the famous Avenue Rio Branco in Rio de Janeiro discussing with a group of local permen the need of more friendly commercial relations and co-operation between their country and ours and incidentally the differences between this country and those of South America. The standard problem soon came up, i.e., that of the similarity of products which seemed to preclude a common or extensive meeting ground.

Brazil was going in for cotton in a big way and cotton was, at that time, a drug on the United States market. The Argentine was a great meat producer but the United States had more cattle and sheep than It knew what to do with. Chile could supply the world with nitrates, but we manufactured more nitrates at less cost than we could use and so on, ad infinitum. Single-track Mind Finally the editor of a Rio paper said and the translation is extremely literal "The trouble with you North Americans is that you have a single-track mind when it conies to South America. You take our coffee and bananas which you can't grow; you refuse to have anything to do with our products which you duplicate but you will not give us a tumble on other important items because you have become so accustomed to securing them from overseas." "What, for example?" we "Rubber, chocolate, coconuts, quinine, fibers, to mention just a few.

Why bother about cotton which we can "In reference to many of your State Department and Army and Lesson Given on Demolition Police Officials Get Instructions on How to Treat Bombs and Duds articles concerning alkylation Navy officers. This conference State-wide Warning Issued Pending First Ousting of Enemy Aliens From Prohibited Areas Monday and iso-octane plants, will you followed a meeting of a commit early and they cultivated the tree scientifically. Foundation Laid No tires, no golf balls, no girdles, and all because of the lack of intelligent precaution. Henry Ford, Harvey'Firestone and the Goodyear organization did their part, however. A substantial foundation has been laid by them for the development of rubber-growing areas in the Western Hemisphere.

Results cannot be expected soon, Mr. Carson explains, but history will bless these men for their foresight and patriotism. It was less than 30 years ago when we were hunting wild rubber in' the great Amazon Valley. We will be doing it again now, but our neighbor, Mexico, will give us some of the precious staple from the guayule bush, as will the experiments under way in the Southwestern United States. The war will vindicate the vision of Henry Ford and other pioneers and a large part of our future rubber supply will come from Latin America to the mutual advantage of all concerned.

We are the lacgest importer of chocolate in the world. Ecuador, Brazil, Guatemala, Salvador and the Dominican Republic produce it. We went to Africa for our supply until the trade lanes were cut off by war. be kind enough to let us know for our information the tee of Western States Senators and Representatives at which government authorities were given renewed assurance that vestigation at Fish Harbor, Capt. Continued from First Page Basil Starkey of the San Pedro of the war supply to cripple "1.

Name of companies that the people of California, Oregon police division assigned a detail of five men to the Terminal Island area. have alkylation andor iso-octane plants in California, its capacity and Washington are viewing the situation calmly, but with extreme concern. ern members or tne House of Starkey quoted K. Higashi. (each) and date of construction.

oil. Most of those to be evacuated live in the vicinity of power plants, defense zones, aircraft plants, water systems and similar vital-to-defense installations OPEN CRITICISM AVOIDED Demolition of time bombs and duds one of the most hazardous jobs created by modern air warfare yesterday was demonstrated to heads of police detec "2. By whom and how many Despite the dissatisfaction of are in the process of being con Representatives in which American-born Japanese are called upon to start a voluntary exodus to the interior have been held in abeyance until President Roosevelt is apprised of the structed in California, when will the western Congressional contingent with the government's president of the Japanese-American Citizens League, as complaining junkmen and used furniture dealers were telling wives of arrested aliens that the Federal government intended to seize their household belongings. BUY UP UTENSILS and projects. it be completed and its capacities.

hesitancy to tackle the native- The notices the aliens will re 'You will kindly let us know Coast's defensive problems. tive bureaus by Deputy Chief Homer B. Cross at the Police Training Center, Elysian Park. Under the home defense pro ceive through the mail will in as soon as possible, if such information is available. Even an es-j struct them to go to the Social Security Board offices in their Through this technique they timate of the capacity for the gram of the Police Department detectives will have the job of were buying refrigerators, radios, above will be appreciated." Dorn Japanese problem, open criticism on the floor of the Senate and the House has been avoided.

But the determination of the group to get a satisfactory answer to their demands has grown steadily during the last 10 days. An initial appropriation of Several members still expressed a conviction that this simple means of appealing to the patriotism and to the common sense of Japanese-Americans may prove the simplest and most effective means of getting desired results. stoves and other furniture cost The letter was dated June 25, 1940. REFERRED TO FJB.I. ing from $50 to $200 for from $4 to $5, loading their purchases on their trucks and driving away, dealing with bombs that do not explode after being dropped on Los Angeles when and if enemy planes fly over the city.

TICKLISH TASK Yesterday's demonstration, at which the demolition of an un Palmer replied to Mitsubishi's Higashi complained. Coconut Crop letter in businesslike terms, re communities. They will be given information and access to attorneys to learn their civil rights, if they desire, and will receive funds if they cannot finance their enforced moves. JOB EFFORT PLANNED Efforts will be made to get them jobs in the interior perhaps in Utah, Clark said. Clark estimated that at least The police were instructed to aid Higashi in warning his gretting inability to furnish the Olson Tells Japanese Here desired information and "suggest ing that we might have more gen- eral information of Interest to raise and sell cheaper than the I them." Mitsubishi did not reply, people not to sacrifice their belongings.

Higashi was aiding Y. Sakamoto, head of the Southern California Japanese Fishermen's Association, to register aliens at the The letter was immediately turned over to the Federal Bu 6257 aliens would be forced to rcau of Investigation offices here, They Must Help or Get Out Governor States He Opposes Evacuation Plan, but Will Urge It Unless Co-operation Shown SACRAMENTO, Feb. 6. (JP)l posed the demand from some The best way the Japanese of quarters for the mass evacuation California can help themselves oft a11 aclu'1 Japanese-alien and 'riftTon a Lr tn tha interim rf exploded bomb was simulated, was given to prepare all detectives for the ticklish task that will be their if the worst happens. The demonstration opened when a Fire Department truck towed a trailer containing an empty 100-pound bomb and a 12-foofstcel tripod onto the flat plateau selected for the show.

The tripod was erected, a rope sling placed around the bomb which indicated it had been move from tneir nomes prohibited areas by Feb. 24. He said working in this field of inquiry local postoffices. They also were attempting to prevent hunger or destitution among families of aliens now In custody. Sakamoto said he was obtain at the time.

Later, the Dies com he expected the total for the en mittee asked for a copy of Mitsu tire State would reach 10,000 bishi's letter, which Palmer mailed to Chairman Martin Dies. in the present war situation is to when the investigation is com pleted. the United States, but said he will recommend the plan to the AVIATION GASOLINE aid in bringing about the ulti- ing powers of attorney from alien owners of jigboats to permit their sale to provide funds to support the fishermen's families pending receipt of Federal and oh, so gently the bomb Clark said the current listing The plants on which the Japa was hoisted from the trailer and pf Governor Federal government unless the is based on a survey made before nese sought information are used lowered to the ground. Japanese-American leaders to-! cent behind this country. entirely in the manufacture of aid.

About 45 of the small fishing alien registration is completed and that it does not cover all prohibited areas of the State. The coconut crop is one of mankind's most important. Our normal import is 500,000 tons a year from Ceylon and the South Pacific islands. Yet the greatest coconut groves in the world are in Latin America needing only money and the market to insure their cultivation. Quinine is a native of rent, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guatemala.

We preferred, until Dec. 7. to go to Java, Sumatra, and the East Indies for ours. Tannin made from woods like the mangrove grows almost everywhere in Latin America, but we have imported our supply from Portuguese East Africa. The United States has been importing poun of fibers from the Far East.

They grow profitably a few hundred miles away in Latin America. Now we must learn the lesson the hard way, that our neigh-bors' riches are not only in their corfce and bananas, but in their fields, mines and forests. So we must set about developing, on this continent, and easy of access, what we have been seeking in pastures thousands of miles away, across perilous seas now at the mercy of alien enemies. day. Saburo Ktdo of San Francisco 100-oetane aviation gasoline.

boats are involved. Whether Japan's espionage net WOULD USE CAMPS work ever obtained the informa the United states, or annul me Argentine's wheat or grain or meat?" Well, the conversation did not get anywhere that was conclusive. Our hosts were too polite. Lovely Copacabana Beach was calling and we were off for a trfp To the Pan de Assucar (Sugar Loaf Mountain) and a dip Into the Organ Mountains with their five "Fingers of God" and an inspection of the world's most magnificent harbor. Significance Recalled This was quite a while before the war and the discussion was more or less academic, but its significance was recalled hy an address by James S.

Carson at a recent Latin-American conference. If this country had taken the trouble, a few years ago, to Inform itself on the possibilities of South and Central America and had acted with reasonable foiT.slghtedness we would not now be facing a famine in so many of the things we so badly need. tion unsuccessfully sought from Possibilities of detaining alien Palmer remains unknown. Per and other dangerous Japanese in the county's string of mountain "Japan is going to be defeated absolutely driven to the wall," Olson said. "The government of Japan will be made to surrender and disarm and will be wiped out.

There isn't any middle ground for Japanese citizens." The Governor declared he op- national president of the Japanese-American Citizens League, told the Governor he for one is willing to co-operate in the defeat of Japan, but said members of his race will "lose face" if, after trying to be loyal American citizens, they are denied constitutional rights. haps, as in the case of the water system plans, the Japs man road camps and the jail honor DYNAMITE CHARGES Chief Cross stooped over the bomb and placed small blocks of wood, representing charges of dynamite, on both sides of it. Next. Chief Cross attached a wire that led from a detonator box to the make-believe explosives, stepped back to the detonator and shoved the plunger down. "Now." said Chief Cross," if that bomb had been loaded and those blocks of wood had been dynamite, the bomb would have been blown to smithereens but.

aged to gain the Information by other means. Registration of Aliens Passes 14,000 Mark Registration of approximately 14,000 aliens of enemy nationalities out of an estimated 21,000 to be listed was completed yesterday at the registration unit at 22nd and San Pedro with three days left to go. Aliens were advised by Postmaster Mary D. Briggs that the farm at Castaic were- explored yesterday by Supervisor Roger Jessup and Sheriff Biscailuz. Biscailuz told Jessup hundreds of aliens or other undesirables could be accommodated at the honor farm and road camps if War Risk Clause Sunday Sight-seeing Autos the present occupants Again Banned in Port Area of thr-sc! offices will maintain shorter be dis- hours today and tomorrow, open establishments could of course, we would not have Asked in Contracts Appeal Made to County Board of Contractors charged perhaps for enlistment in the armed forces.

ing at 8 a.m. and dosing at 5 p.m., instead of 9 p.m. The office! The two county officials decid for the final day, Monday, will ed to seek information on wheth er the honor system prisoners-all sentenced for misdemeanors, An appeal that contracts made be open from 8 a.m. to fl p.m. German, Italian and Japanese nationals, 1 1 years of age or over, are required to appear in person by the county government for not felonies are acceptable to Oil Industry's Leaders Tell Need of Greater Protection the Army building public works contain a war risk exemption clause was nese attiirk on Pearl Harbor until two weeks ago.

Traffic immediately became so heavy in the area that it was decided to impose the restrictions again. Hereafter, the only motorist who will be permitted to enter the harbor area on Sunday, start ing tomorrow, will be defense workers and residents of the arei who can prove their status by their drivers' licenses. Recurrence of unusually heavy motor traffic in the Ias Angeles Harbor area, despite pleas of officials that sight-seeing motorists remain away during the emergency, yesterday resulted in Sunday pleasure traffic again being banned. Sight-seers had been barred from the harbor area by police and Sheriff's deputies, at the request of military authorities from a few days after, the Japa to apply for the certificates of identification. Most of the prisoners are in an age group suitable for military on file yesterday with the Board of Supervisors.

It came from the Southern Chaper of the Associat ed General Contractors. stood so close if this was the real thing." SI.Ml'IiATKD CRATER Cross then took his students over to a simulated bomb crater that had been scooped out of the ground. The crater was 27 feet in diameter and four feet deep. "This," said Cross, "is the approximate size of the crater that a 100-pound bomb makes when exploded." The next and final step of the demonstration was the explosion of six pounds of dynamite simulating the explosion of a 100-pound bomb. As the explosion came a geyser of earth blossomed several hundred feet into the air and the force of the blast could be felt 300 yards It was pointed out to the board that the War Department already has Included a clause in Democrats Plan Washington Dinner Event to Take Place in Cocoanut Grove its contracts which releases contractors from liability for "dam Plans for safeguarding California's war-vital oil Industry from possible sabotage yesterday were considered at an emergency conference called by State Director of Public Works FrankAV.

Clark. A. C. Rubel, vice-president, of Union Oil Co. and chairman of the Oil Industry Protection Committee, a division of the State Co-operation of the personnel of the State Department of Motor Vehicles and of the State Guard was suggested by the oil men as one means of strengthening protection around the oil properties.

Col. Jack llastie Southern California Commander of the State Guard, informed the group that at least 75,000 men are necessary for the adequate protection service, Biscailuz said. They could be released through action of the County Parole Board, which is composed of the Sheriff, the District Attorney and the Chief of Police. Jessup, chairman of the Supervisorial Board, said he had been notified hy Wayne R. Allen, county administrative officer, that the Federal Security Agency in Washington had agreed to assist all aliens made destitute by eviction from prohibited or re-strirted areas in the Pacific Coast Griffith Pork Placed Under Army Control and Hours Cut age resulting from enemy operations." This includes sabo tage as well as damage done in air raids, bombardments or other enemy military operations.

Such a clause, it was asserted, will result in lower prices submitted by competitive bidders. Southern California Democratic chieftains made plans yesterday for a Washington's Birthday dinner Monday, Feb. 2.1. in the Council of Defense, related there away. "Imagine the force of a 100 combat zone.

Cocoanut Grove at the Ambassa- pound boml) or a 500-pound have been no serious sabotage at tempts to date in the industry. INDUSTRY FKARPl'L Allen asked Jessup to Inform dor to supersede the annual Lni, said Cross. jacKsnn nay dinner. National D.A.R. Head him if the F.S.A.

failed to deliv-cr. in which case Allen would There was a long, thoughtful Senator Claude Pepper of Flor silence. Griffith Park has been placed under military guard and will be open to the public only between 8 a.m., daylight saving time, and sunset, Park Super. intendent Gilbert L. Skutt an nounccd yesterday.

Persons violating this order and entering the park boundaries at night court death from armed sentries, Skutt said. "I have been asked by the commander of the armed forces to make this announcement in "Rut that," he explained, "Is why we're so apprehensive. We order to safeguard the public," Superintendent Skutt ex-plained. "Sentries have been instructed to challenge any civilians entering the premises from sunset to 6 a.m." Skutt explained he Is anxious that hikers, equestriennes, bicycle riders and others who have been in the habit of using the trails and roads in the park at night, in disregard of Park Department orders, should become aware of the military guard and possible consequences. ida will sneak.

An attendance A police photographer took a to Attend Meeting of strategic points over the State, although only 7000 men are now available. CEXSt'RKS LEGISLATURE Clark Introduced a resolution censuring the Legislature for "failure to provide for adequate protection of the oil industry" at the last session. He also criticized the oil industry for failing to exert pressure on the legislators to finance an adequate State Guard. foar there may be some wcii-or-ganlzod plan of sabotage which might be carried out on a concert motion picture of the entire demonstration. This will be used by the men who watched the show take it up witn tne agency headquarters in the national capital.

PROTECT EVACUEES Determined to halt Asserted racketeering by Junkmen and On a national tour to speed up ed scale at some future time, a though the Industry has no to Instruct detectives in Iwimb demolition work at classes to be of 1000 Is expected. James C. Sheppard was chairman of yesterday's meeting at the Biltmore. Among those conferring with him were Helen Gahagan, Democratic National Committcewoman from California, and Claude Welch. County Central Committee chairman.

war work being done by society members. Mrs. William H. Pouch, president of the National held at all police precincts. secondhand furniture dealers up Society of the Daughters of the on the confused and panicky families of alien Japanese seized American Revolution, will attend the California State Conference by the Federal Bureau of In Pending a decision by the State Guard as to how it will be able to aid in safeguarding the oil Industry, the California Highway Department is spending approximately $2000 a day guarding State arterials in the vicinity Ambulance Corps Sells Auto Plaques To raise funds for the British and American Ambulance Corps, automobile license plaques bear evidence now of such a plot." oil industry spokesman reported that petroleum companies oyer the State are now spending from $2,000,000 to W.OOO.OOO a year for-the protection of their properties.

ritOTECTldN -NEEDED He held, however, that still additional protection Is needed to make certain that nothing will necur to halt the production of California oil, on which the entire war of the rnclflc will bo run. of the D.A.R. at the Dlltmore next Thursday. On her tour, Mrs. Pouch Is su-, pervlslng the establishing of war relief workrooms for the coordination of relief work being done by society members.

of oil plants, it was pointed out. Woman Beheaded in Paris, Says Berlin BERLIN. Feb. fi. (Official German Broadcast Recorded in New York by United Press.) A report from Paris today said that Luclenne Dupont, 48, has been beheaded in Paris after con ing patriotic tdogans are on sale PRECAUTIONS URGED A.

A. Jerglns, vice-chairman of Australia Plans Ambulance Trains CANBERRA (Australia) Feb. 6. (A1) Ten new ambulance trains will be put In service. Army Minister Francis M.

Force announced today. The trains will be apportioned according to population and the estimated number of patients served. A large-scale reorganisation of the vegetable growing Industry, with farmers producing crops under contract, ha Ixrn proposed. the OH Industry Protection Committee, said the Army and Navy "The oil industry," he pointed out, "Is different from most other Your tornjrmman aVidrhclpl Mail him bundk, today LOS ANGELES, FALL IN! at corps headquarters, mm Santa Monica Beverly Hills. Made to be attached below or altove State license plates, the plaques bear such slogans as "Remember Tearl Harbor." "Victory" and "I.oose Talk May Cost Lives." are furnishing men to guard certain phases of the industry at present.

Every possible precaution must be taken, Clark emphasized, during what he called the "dan viction of murdering her daughter. 5. Aircraft Job Course Opened to Women Applications are now being received at the Los Angeles campus of the University of California for women seeking training In a new tuition-free course In aircraft engineering drawing, it was announced yesterday. Mml jot OneVkek Only. industries In that fields which' are destroyed cannot be replaced." it was reported at the meeting, conducted at the State Hulldlng, that the destruction of but a single well in a high-pressure field rouM mean the loss of the entire field.

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