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called for three times the existing
permanent fire personnel, plus one air
raid warden for every 500 persons.
The War Department asked all Gov
errors to be "on the alert" with home
guards and State troopers available
to meet any situation; instructed
special plant protection services to
protect all arsenals, factories and
storage depots against sabotage.
Director McNutt of Defense Health
and Welfare Services asked Cover
nors to complete mobilization of State
health and welfare services. He also
issued call for young women to en-
roll in schools of nursing to meet crit
ical shortages of professional nur-
ses for the Army, Navy and civilian
requirements.
The Navy initiated censorship on
all outgoing communications and for
bid the publication of any naval in
formation that might be of value to
the enemy. The Army restricted in
formation of troop movements ex-
cept when announced by the War De-
partment. The Maritime Commission
requested the press, radio and other
news channels to refrain from pub
fishing information about merchant
vessels in any waters.
The President authorized the De-
Tense Communications Board to desig-
nate radio facilities of the nation for
use, control, inspection or closure by
Federal agencies. The Federal Com
munications Commission prohibited
operation of amateur radio stations
in all u. S. territory.
The Army and Navy announced
lists will be withheld from publica-
ton in order to avoid giving aid to
the enemy in determining where and
when and how many losses the U. S.
had sustained. Families of casualties,
however, will be notified Immediate
ly whenever possible.
The White House issued state
ment that "the Lend-Lease program
is and will continue in full operation"
The statement said at was the Ger
man hope that if the u. S. and Japan
could be pushed into war, that such a
conflict would put an end to the
program" Germany and
Japan, the President said, "are con-
Quoting their military and naval OPP
erations in accordance with a joint
plan. The American people must re-
alize it can be matched only with sim
liar grand strategy. o."
The State Department asked the
Pan-American Union to call a con-
ference of Western Hemisphere ma
tons in Rio de Janeiro in January. BY
December IL, Great Britain, Canada,
Costa RIGA, Guatemala, Australia,
Canada, China, Cuba, DOM
inican Republic, Ell Salvador, Free
France, Greece, Haiti, Honduras,
Netherlands Indies, New Zealand.
Panama, Poland, South
Africa, and the Soviet Union had
either declared war on Japan, sever
ed relations with that country, or ex-
pressed willingness to cooperate with
the U. S.
Under Secretary of War Patter-
son called for production of all NUM-
tons on a 24-hour-a-day basis. The
SPAB issued declaration that the
defense program had been replaced
with a victory program. OPM Direc-
tor Knudsen told his press conference
the victory program calls for 1000
heavy four-engine bombers a month
and 168-hour week for the plane,
tank, gun, ammunition and shipbuild-
ing industries as fast as men, mater
ials and machines are available. Di-
rector Odlum of the OPM Contract
Distribution Division, speaking in
New York, said war production will
double in 1912. Civilian Supply Di-