The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-03
Senator Pepper Has Made Combine Charge
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Nomura and his colleague, Sahuro Kurusu,
 For Police Purposes
 Japan, through It's press, already has said that the troops in 1ndo- China are for policing purposes and to guard against threats of British concentrations on the Malayan border, If similar explanations are put forward officially to Washington they probably will get scant atten- ton because In the past such as- Sertlons usually have been the fore- runner to aggressive demonstrations,
 If seemed doubtful, therefore, that any explanation other than troop with drawalS could be deemed satls- factory by this government in the light of previous situations, and particularly so since officials feel that Japan has acted In bad faith in massing troops when her enissar- les were talking peace nere,
 If the Japanese answer is con- sidered unsatisfactory and If Japan does not show Q willingness to comply with the basic principles set forth in the Hull memorandum of Nov. 26, 1t seemed likely that the United States would decide there was little point in going ahead with the so- called exploratory peace" conver- sations.
 lA,000 American Trucks
 Washington, Dec, S--(Up)-More than l4,000 American made trucks provided chiefly through lend-lease funds - soon will be moving war equipment over the Burma Road to China, it was learned today.
 Tn addition 264 Americans trained pilots, many of them resigned U. &, Army officers and enlisted men, have signed up for Chinese service, More than 100 CurtisS P-40 fighter planes have been made available to China, according to officials here, Many of the pilots are engaged in guarding the Burma road,
 The trucks are part of the mount Ing lend-lease aid being made avail- able to China, including medicines, war supplies and vitally needed ma ehinery, and construction of Q Bur- mese railroad, hospitals and power stations.
 Defense ofIicials estimated that be- tween 4,000 and 5000 American trucks already are plying the treach- erous 700-odd mile road which stretches from Lashio, Burma, to Running, Chinese Yunnan province. Another 10000 trucks will be oper- ating early in l942 in order to trans port l6,000 tons of supplies @ month as recommended by the Arnstein committee, sent to the Far East to speed up transport of lend-lease aid, they said,
 Service Station
 In advance of the huge truck dee llVeries, officials said, American trained mechanics and engineers will set up a series of service sta- tions and garages, and train Chinese In maintenance and repair work to keep truck caravans moving. This will free truck space for transporting supplies now used for gasoline re- serve tanks, repair parts and spare tires.
 John E. Baker, U. s. traffic ex- pediter in charge of Burma road op- erations, Is supervising construction of the service stations and garages.
 These measures also are being taken, it was said, to speed up lease- lend deliveries:
 1. Chinese coolies are placing stones by hand in certain lengths of the road-which later will be covered with asphalt-to eliminate hazard- ous areas where trucks frequently bog down.
 2. Dangerous hairpin turns are being widened.
 3. Interminable red tape, which has delayed trucks days at a time for clearance papers, inspections ard customs, is slowly being elimi- mated.