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The strategic position of Japan with reference to
cent developments in the Far East: % her menacng
position against Vadvostok which holds as Russian
divisions Siberia p Hainan the Chinese island which
she has been using troop concentration point and
base for operations against the important Burma road
which the Chinese army gets much Of its supplies;
3 Camranh Bay which she obtained with the acquescence
Of the Nichy government placing her feet only 740 miles
from Manila and IN position n TO strike at Borneo
Java the British base Singapore key the Orient
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-27

winning victory over Russia snd
in weakening or conquerine
Britain.
In which CASE the United States
would be forced 10 conduct z
naval war in two oceans stimuli.
taneously with our fleet not yet
built up 10 authorized strength
and with our new Caribbean bases
not yet completed.
Hitler always has shown great
daring and sense Of timing. and
his whole strategy has been "a
strike suddenly before his OPP
ponents are prepared. In conSe-
quence, the President warned in
his message 10 Congress on Mon
day I'VE Americans cannot ar
ford TO speculate with the security
of America"
ote-The opinions eX-
pressed and the assertions made
herein are my own and are not
10 be construed as official or re-
fleeing. in any way. the views
Of the navy department or the
naval service at large.
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Nd-i Technique
Has Familiar Ring

In his broadcast on May 27, the
President had stressed the inn
-pOrrance Of the Azores and Cape
Verde Islands as strategic out
posts Of American defense and an
-nounced n policy Of active resist
anCe 10 any German attempt 10
extend Nazi domination to this
Hemisphere.
Both the Spanish and Portu-
gueSe press. several times in re-
cent months, have expressed con-
Germ about the Anglo American
intentions regarding Portugal. To
students of NaZi technique this
has a familiar ring. The strategic
position of Portugal and the
Azores and Cape Verde Islands
athwart the sea lanes Of the At
lantic is obvious. Portuguese
harborS and those Of northwestern
Spain would provide for Germany
excellent bases from which 10 in
tensify submarine and land at
tacks on British shipping.
Portugal and Spain signed a
mutual nonaggreSsion treaty a
year ago For a time this con-
Siderably allayed Portuguese fears
of annexation by Spain under
German auspices, hut with re-
newed rumors Of Spain poining the
-Na2f frIpartIte pact these fears
have ben revived and She may
Vet he occupied by Germany 10
"forestal Britain when and if
Germany ffiites al Gibraltar.
In the event ethat Germany
should move against Portugal the
sovereignty of the Portuguese
islands would he placed in danger
and the issue become a matter Of
-eravc concern 10 the United
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-27
Azores approach
To AmericaS

A. the same timc ho minated
20 Congress and ga tho people Of
Tho United States that he would
act without hesitation 4 and when
The time comes 10 act In defense
~ Tho Western Hemisphere.
Just rs Iceland which We re-
Gently occupied is an approach 10
North America ,o orc jhc Azores
and Cane Verde 1'Iards approaches
20 South America.
Similar moves on these latter
wNNd hr, merr'v AZ elementary
,a'c21tHd r. oIr territorial ScoN,-
I'H -ri|the goecInanon could ho
accomplished 'rfe without riSkng
retaliation -hv force on the part
-;
Our Atlantic fleet would be q
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-27
Japan Shipping Troops
To Occupy IndO-China

Immediately into the task of ar
ranging for the billeting of great
numbers troops.
japanese naval vessels and troop
transports were reported en- route
TO Camranh Bay at the mouth OF
the Mekong River, short distance
south of Saigon. They were exc
pected 10 arrive at any time be-
tween today and Tuesday.
Sumita was greeted by repre-
SentativeS of the Japanese army
and navy who preceded him 10
Saigon, and by many military Off
GERS and civilians in Saigon since
the armiStice with Thailand.
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Auto Imports Gain

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, July
26.-(INS)-lmportS NJ anto~'o-
biles from continental United
States 10 Puerto Rico increased
from 1887 during the first quar-
ter Of 1910 10 $500 during the first
quarter of this year. according 10
the Chamber OF Commerce Of
Puerto RICO.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-27
Still May Trade

Some financial quarters I'm
Toxic expressed the eFfnieH that
limited trade between Japan and
the western democratic powers
Will still he possible.
Japan cUnmercTaf pact with
Britain will expire IN one year
and those With India and Burma
in Sin months. under provisions
for denuncIatlon contained in
those treaties
Finance Minister Ogura. COM
menting on President RooScvelts
action Just before Japan'S rctalia-
ton was announced. said tho
effect Of the American move Will
be 'ComDaratiVelv slight.
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undoubtedly is making his mcticu-
louS plans for a drive through
Spain while Japan keeps The
world eyes focused on the Pacific
That Spain Is now an actual full
nedged satellite of the ANS can no
longer be doubted since Generals
simo Frances militant speech 10
the national council of the Falangc
party 10 days ago IN which he
pledged anew the friendship OF
SPAN with the AXIS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-27
No Surprise to Japs

The concerted economic meas
ureS taken by the United States
and Britain in freezing Japanese
assets were officially stated in
Toxic 10 have come as no surprise
to Japan which had taken advance
steps 10 minimize the effects.
Nevertheless, the extent and
scope of the Anglo-American ac-
ton appeared 10 have taken Japa-
ncSc financial circles, at least, by
some surprise. The Toxic Stock
Exchange and the raw silk market
were swept by selling wave that
sent stock exchange shares. for
example down to a 1O-year low
of "a yen, 80 sen a dive Of Z yen.
90 sen within q day.
Trading on the raw silk market
was suddenly suspended for the
Saturday afternoon session.
The emperor called a meeting Of
his privy council the nation S
highest administrative body. for
Monday when the immohllizaiior
of American and Canadian assets
takes effect
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-27
Attack on Gibraltar
Due, Woodward Says
Rock Fortress Called Tempting Goal,
While World Watches Pacific

Rear Admiral CLARK H. Woodward L. s. NJ in the following
SPECIAL article that while Japan keeping the worlds
focused the Hitler planning
surprise blow through Spain and possibly Portugal obtain bases
VIII would directly The Western Hemisphere
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WASHINGTON July For that dark and tricks
uohrcr lis peculiar particularly when II
WaeinC war.
Keeping the nations guessing 10 what may he his next move
the taking Of the Portuguese Atlantic
ullnna-n lhc Mcslom IcmlsphereIlel
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War Basis Army
In Philippines
Macarthur Called
copyrlqht By petroit IIms,. An riaht, o.,
Continued from Page One)

10 he known as the United States
Army Forces ln-the- Far Fast
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Under Army Control

The new command, with head
quarters at Manila. includes the
Philippine department Of the
United States Army, the forces
of the Commonwealth Of the Phil
.ippineS. and other forces which
may be assigned 10 it. Defense
of the Philippines is now directly
under the United States war and
navy departments, where formerly
the Philippine native army was
a separate force.
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mean. where Winter months are
more suited for military opera
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Japan Freezes
Funds, Then
Appeals 10 u.s..
CONTINUED from Page One)

Continued from Page One)
the Joint defense of French
(AdviccS from Saigon said
Japan. already had begun oc-
cupying her newl y obtained
bases in southern Indo-China
A Chungking dispatch reported
10000 Japanese troops, massed
aboard transports, were ready
to land at Saigon and other
southern Indo-ChineSe points
after their commanding officers
arrived to arrange for the dis
embarkationD
Foreign Minister Admiral Tel
.iiro Toyoda, who announced that
Britain had served notice of abro-
.Cation of the three commercial
pactS, was received in audience by
the emperor twice Saturday the
second time after he had staged
a hurried conference with Premier
Prince Fumimaro Konoye.
ENJOY Sees Toyoda
At the same time. il was learned
United States Ambassador JOSEPH
Grew conferred with Toyoda three
times within "a hours, the --latest
conference having been held Satur
day afternoon and lasting an hour
Signs of close Anglo American
coordination were evident iron
the fact that Grew also conferred
with British Ambassador Sir Rob
Icrt Leslie Craigie and Australian
Minister Latham yesterday after
moon and again last night.
Under the freezing order iSSucC
by Finance Minister 9eurs, at
nationals of the United States, the
Philippine Commonwealth. Puerto
Rico. Guam, Alaska and other
American territories, as well as
those of Canada. must, effective
Monday receive permission from
the Japanese finance ministry tC
obtain more than 500 ven cap.
IproXimately S1l5l per month ir
the Japanese empire.
Disposition Of all real estate
holdings, personal and other prop.
critics held by these nationals. II
was ordered, will be under the
rigid control of the finance min.
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To command the new force the
President recalled 10 active duty
General Macarthur, now only 81,
who in the past six years has
brought the Philippine army into
being
In 1885 General Macarthur was
made military visor 10 the
Philippine government Later ne
was made field marshal of the
Philippine army.
In his new command Of all
United States Army forces IN the
Far East he will hold the rank
.of lieutenant general.
Macarthur, who was one NJ tho
youngest and most capable Of the
army chiefs of staff, was called
to the Philippines specifically Ia
create small but hghly-trained
mobile and well-equipped army for
Philippine defense.
One OF his first recommended
ItionS was the establishment Of a
fleet Of small hlgh-speed torpedo
carrying boats for the defense of
the vast Philippine COaStllne.
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ON AUantlc ice, would he a
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-27

nrnnaPanda tactlcs.
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ARMY CAMP RATES

fPIsass ehseb, and oecordinrbJ
, . , .
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ADVERTIsFMENT
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IEWssT coHsef7sr

too who were afraid to run her under full sail.
Well, with winds against her and out of season
when Cape Stiff was acting up her best she made
it in 108 days. But when she tied up there were
some ugly stories running around the wharves.
First of ALL the crimp boats ran alongside and all
her crew went ashore before she reached the dock.
And that wasn't all. Seems that nine of the
crew who had signed on in New York didn't finish
the voyage and five more were laid up in the fore
castle two of EN- near dead newspaper, the Cali
fornia Courier ran the following story of the
arrival Of the Challenge
1.-THE ship Challenge has arrived and Captain
Waterman her commander, has also. But where
nine of his crew? And where is he and his
guilty mate? The accounts given of Captain Water
man towards his men, if true, make him one of the
most inhuman monsters of the age---
eff they are true, he should be burned alive
he should never leave this city live man. Nine of
his men are missing and the sailors who are here
declared that four were shaken from the mizzen-
topsail-yard into the sea, where they were
drowned, and five of them died Of the effects of
wounds and i'll treatment
1.-THE scene at this time on board the ship beg
CARS all description. Five of them manged
and bruised in the most shocking manner One poor
fellow died today and five others it is expected,
will soon be in the embrace of death. One of the
men now lying on his death bed has been severely
injured by kick from this brute in human form.
Had these poor men been put in den with bears
and panthers they could not have been more in
humanity and shockingly manned They are all now
lying in the forecastle of the ship. The captain,
the vile monster, has made his escape and so has
his brutal mate.
'Tt is an inhuman outrage to have such bloody
murderer to command ship. He is noted for his
cruelty elsewhere, and in New York he cannot show
himself upon the streets, nor dare he hereafter
show himself in this city. We hope that the re-
spectacle house to which he is consigned here will
not only disavow his conduct but if they have the
power, will remove him from command If he is not
removed, we hope this community will not allow
such monster to sail out of this port as captain
of any vessel In all sincerity we hope the monster
will be caught and dealt with in the severest man.
ner We did hear last night that the mate had been
taken and now we trust that all humane men will
turn out and pursue the captain until he is captured
and punished"
THAT'S the story that paper carried. and it
i wasn't long before other papers were adding
to it.
Well, San Francisco in those days was one of
widest places this side of hell. The Barbary Coast
was then a place it was better to avoid if you
didn't intend to get in fight cause one The port
was full of Australians people called Sydney Coves
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-23

and they could have no fear of god, man or devil.
That's the kind of men they needed to drive good
ships. And they drove the Sea Witch. She was the
first vessel to go from New York, round Cape Horn
to San Francisco in less than 100 days. She broke
the record from and to Canton twice, setting an all
time record of rs days.
Course there was lot of jealousy among other
shipmasters Some of them daren't run their ships
with the canvas Waterman put on the Sea Witch,
and some of his officers even said their pray
ers when they saw the lee yards dragging and the
waist three feet under. Orders were that no man
could take sail off her without the captains sayso.
But once the watch let go couple of courses
without saying anything You shoulda heard
Waterman He called them to the poop rail and
told them what he thought. He sneered at them for
towards; sniveling wharf scrapings, he called
them. Mean, chickenlivered bilge rats were some
of the potter things he thought Of
Then he padlocked the halliards. Halliards are
the ends of the lines attached to the sails and they
have to be loosed from their pins before sail can
be furled That did it! No sailorman dared cut
ballard, no matter how much he was scared and
Waterman knew that.
So the Sea Witch went on breaking records.
And her crews when they got ashore boosted of
their captain, soon as they got their nerves back
and had had few shots of rum to get over the
frights they had been through. Oh sure, the Sea
Witch wasn't no sailors snug harbor.
Waterman drove his men like he drove the ship,
but he paid them well and fed them well so what
more could sailorman ask? They used to say that
when he came aboard, all landed and tricked up
like one of them Broadway playboys he'd throw his
clothes overheard and put on his seagoing cobber.
They'll be outta style when we get back" he'd
grim and the hands knew the voyage was started.
In 1849 Waterman handed the Sea Witch over
to his first mate and went into steam. Yes sir,
Waterman went into steam. His old dandy pals
were Disguised but there was look in his cold
eye that stopped any funny cracks before they
came out. He ran between New York and Cali
fornia for Rowland and Aspinwail a few times and
made so much money running gold seekers that he
was all set to buy farm and settle down.
Swallow the anchor, we call it.
ID UT his owners didn't like to see fine sailor on
ID shore. They got after him and made him
mighty good offer to take new clipper, the Chal-
lenge, to San Francisco. That Challenge was ia
nous ship in her time. Over 1000 tons old register,
she was Her mainmast was 210 feet tall and her
lower studdingsls were 100 feet from leach to
leach. He ran her under full spread almost all the
way.
Well, to give you an idea of the kind of bloke he
was after he quit the Challenge her spars were cut
down three times by different captains; good men
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erg of Gold, San Francisco KneU Only LaU
Illustration. There's and CutthrOdts From
hgs We're Frequent Until the Vigilantes Put
the Chaos.
was smart dresser too and mighty soft spoken
when ashore
WELL sir. Rowland and Aspnwal after see
w ing what he did with the Natchez, decided to
give him real ship and they ordered plans for one
of the fastest ships that ever broke sea- the Sea
Witch
And between visits to the yard to watch her rig
cling Bob Waterman married Cordelia Sterling and
she stood at his side to watch the launching of the
prettiest clipper ever built. She ITO feet
inches long, SO feet IL inches beam and 10 feet
deep; tonnage 908.
Seems small nowadays, doesn't it? Her long,
low hull was painted black above the copper and
above that she wore narrow red and white stripe.
nder mighty spread of canvas (she carried
Three standing skys'lyards; royal studdings'ls,
large, square studdingsls with swinging booms,
ringtas and water sails). She rolled like hog and
needed plenty of ballast.
But she was dry ship and her decks were the
color of fresh cream. Waterman went over her
like doctor searching for blemish and he picked
his crew personally; mostly men who had shipped
with him before wv
In those days ships officers were big men
and were paid accordingly. They were good seamen
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scum from the old convict stations in Botany Bay
and they were something to see and forget But
for all that there were few people who had IDEAS
that the little new town should have future and
they had attacks of reform.
The plug-uglies of the place enjoyed that too;
reform usually meant hanging and rare fights
with good chances of loot So San Francisco wasn't
surprised to find about 1000 bearded, whsky-mad
DULLES raging up and down the streets squallng
for Waterman's blood. San Francisco, full of men
who'd started for the California goldfields but
stopped where they saw chance of getting money
without working, was a mean place for anyone,
least of all man who had even the criminals after
him. They burst into Allsop's offices (Allsop and
Company were Watermans agents., but he wasn't
there.
Burn Bully Waterman they were yelling.
And they meant it. They ganged down to the ship
and found Captain Land who was supposed to be
pal of Waterman's.
where's Bully Waterman, you Yankee psalm
singin' SON." they demanded.
"Get off my ship you scum O. the earth" he
''You got him hid" they shouted and grabbed
That mob drunk as lords, shouting firing off
their revolvers and smashing windows, dragged
that old man through the streets until they came
to an OLD warehouse with loading beam above
its door.
Here we are" they hollered "We'n hang him"
Someone knotted rope about the captains
neck and another threw the blight of it over the
beam.
"Heave ho!" they yelled, laughing and enjoying
themselves, like they were at picnic though If
the truth were known every man jack of them
DULLES would have been better off on the end of
that rope.
Well they were about to haul away when they
stopped.
The Monumental Fire Bell was ringing!
Know what that meant? It meant that the
Vigilantes were out. The Vigilantes were band of
decent people who were bound to bring law and
order to the town, even if they had to use guns.
They weren't legal but there weren't enough police
to do the job and they decided to.
The Xigilantes were one bunch the Sydney
Coves had no stomach for. They stood there like
reform kids caught robbing pantry, listening to
that old brass bell bonging away like the crack Of
doom. They broke and ran like the rats they
were down every alley that was broad enough to
take them. Inside five minutes there were over
thousand Vigilantes in that square and the brave
old captain was cut free of his rope.
Still they didn't find Waterman, but the police
got hold of some of his crew and before many days
were past the papers were printing a bit of a diff
ferent story. Maybe he wasn't 50 bad, for near a
dozen of his crew said they were ready to sail with
him again. That made them newspaper people sit
n
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-23

Thrilling Tdles. Never
Before Told. Of Our
Brave. Swift Selling
Ships Thoi voyased
Over Strange Seas TO
Stranger Ports. and
Thof Make Live Once
More Days Of Glorious
Adventure None Of Us
Will Ever See Again
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CONTINUED on Page 49,
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IRRESPONSIBLE journalism

sCOSSIP WRITING is irresponsible form of ouInasm-th
VI dissemination rumor suspicion unvered report
his influence thinker moder of publ
opinion else probably today tina
before"-S Walker The New Republic
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"HE is A BRILLIANT BORE

HE A BRILLIANT He is a He i
alleged scoops really Some
thing should his succesS is revolving He once
Neville Chamberlain his nerve?'-St
Clair McKelway in the New Yorker.
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that there hundreds OF clergHmer
appreciate the work doing to rid this country of those
undesirabes trying those things which
believe good F. C. Dartne
Methodist Church, Limestone Me-
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HE is the New Gemanys American because he tells
lies Fuerer hundreds of American
newspapers readers From the Ber
in
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DOROTHY
THOMPSON
Writes:
IF You Would knoW' US,
Read the Catalogs

(Ths opinions expressed by
Miss Thompson are not nsees-
sariIy those cr The Detroit
Times.)
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Is keyhole- pepper Maj every
time he the bed H Bond Bliss Miami paper.
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WHY Doesn't He Enlist 2

GIT IS SHAME allowed TO insult United States
congressman Is end his disregard
for the elected people Jake Toe
of Montana.
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JAMES MCLEAN, Miami paper "a bow to Walter Wnche
presentation Not only does he s
spectacular but constantly holds to top standard
accuracy
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-27

HES wARMONGER should be taken off the air..
Senator Burton X Wheeler.
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WILLIAM O. PLAYER JR in the N y. Eveg Post: i hear
Winchen had something Miss Wood her
apartment any indication his general
we'll"
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IRON the New York Journal American; The way uhdr-
will go the $50 Sunday night
He taking Wnche declaring ahead of
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For the Inside News" Of
Washington, Follow Paul NAL
Ions Column In the Times.
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FROM THE ROCHESTER IN. W Democrat Chronicle "It
his blessed and leave the affairs of State
Mr.. Hull"
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my CHIEF REASON in writing YOU 10 compliment on
Broadway Alien To it the finest thing have
done would like pamphlet form and sent TO all the
girls Catholic colleges thoughouhe United MonSgnor
Fulton Sheen
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SITS IN of the Stork Club and Processes TO know
Chicago
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EX-SENATOR RUSH Hollis quote Hes gents roor
ntrna iSfi"