The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-16
UNITED STATES TO
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NNFgAasaAaNASN8 eeOAaA G0O be sinking og the Panay remains Co be assembled. The state and navy departments have not received the formal reports of their senior cf- elcers aboard the panay when Ja. panese planes attacked and sunk lt These are expected within the next day or two.
 State Awaits Reports
 They will be carefully studied be- fore the United states attempts to
 decide whether the Japanese gov- ernment's reply to the latest AEnerie can protest satisfies all American demands. Reports from Tokyo said the contents of the Japanese reply had been decided upon and might be expected within Q few days.
 The official reports were awaited with interest because of conflicting statements from unofficial eye witnesses of the bombing attack. officials hoped to obtain definite information regarding the delih- erateness of the bombing attack, concerning which official suspicion has been growing steadily since first reports of the Panay sinking were received.
 Joined In Attack
 If unofficial eyewitneSses reports that Japanese naval surface craft Ijolned ia the attack, machine.guSa. Ing the. gunboat aS 1t sank, are suhstantiated ii, the official versions lit is considered certain that this government's attitude will become even stlffer than it has been here. tofore. In their suspicion that the bombing of the Panay may have been much more deliberate than accidental, officials here indicated clear distinction between the Japan csc civil government and the japans csc military forces. Although tho civil government must Do held TO. sponsible for the acts of It's military and naval forces, officials here realize the civil government hes little or no control over the military forces. Admiral Sees Emperor
 Tokyo, Dec. i0-tUP)-AdIniral Mistumasa Yonai, secretary of tho navy, visited Emperor HEohlto to. day and it was understood that no told tho Emperor the navy's version of an attack by Japanese navy ar. plane on the United States gunboat Panay end three Standard oil steamships. At the foreign office, NxnArts were drafting 0 second note to the United States on the attack. officials refused to discuss President Roosevolt'S request that the Emperor be advisedthat no was deeply checked and concerned" by tho attack. t However, Q spokesman said that there would Do mo diff. culty" in complying with requests made ifa the note of protest sent from Washington. Most of the points in tho note had been covered alFeAdy the spokesman said, 50 that the drafting of the reply was largely . matter of phFaseology.
 To Obey American Requests
 president Roosevelt's request that the Emperor Do advised of his shock and concern at tho PanAy attack was made privately to tho Japanese government and was not contained in the American note. But tho for. elgn office spokesmanS statement that there would Do no difficulty in meeting American requests might Do taken as on indication that the President's request he'd Do needed.
 Sir Robert Cralgie, tho British ambassador, presented to the foreign office today Great Dritain's note of protest against Japanese attacks on British Warships.
 Newspaper and other cof11iienta. tors discussed the possibility that Great Britain and tho United States migh act jointly, but they discussed the possibility only to minimize it.
 (T'he United Press London bureau had reported that foreign geere. tasy Anthony Eden suggested joint action but was advised by secretary of state Cordell Hull that joint action would be contrary to United States foreign policy.-sEd.)
 People Nalse Fund
 There were increasing evidences of the sorrow Of the Japanese peos pie over tho attack on tho Aiiieri. can ships. It was noted teddy that ono of the contributors to . relief fund for men of tho Panay waS . son of vice admiral eaburo Yasuiiii. The fund ig being raised c Bpo1tans eouS tribute by the people of Japan to tho people of tho United States. h Washington before t was sent to TokIo.
 A worldwide boycott of Japanese goods will be started January l by tho international peace coinpaign committee which covers 4s countries and hes 400,000,0oo members. The decision was taken ct c meeting Of the international executive commit. tee presided over by DiBcount Cecil.
 Boycott Co Start
 Technical plans for tho boycott will be worked out immediately with the coopeyatien of 90 international examinations. The committee unafis inously adopted . resolution urging tho governmenX of peacesloving powers to take ali steps necessary to end Japanese aggression by ecos nonnic measures and calls upon ell industrial and commercial ofgA1iEas tions, individual producers end cons Sumers to assist even if no governs mental action is taken. ..l
 "A worldwide publicity service will Do organized to display thousandg Of posters and distribute millions of hand bilis explaining means of Identifying japansee goods.
 The romance between Sally Pliers and John Deai h RKo Radios new picture. "DAngor Patrol" strikes . snag because Of Deai'g