The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-27
Japanese Treachery.
 Told For First Time
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wave radio to get digest of world events.
 From the Japanese controlled sta ton at Shanghai, China, blared news reports that Hawaii had been at- tackled.
 Grew rushed from the breakfast table and telephoned the Japanese foreign office.
 "so sorry, but nothing is known" was the reply in substance.
 President Roosevelt had sent Em- peror Hirohito Sunday morning (Saturday, United States timc) his last urgent appeal for peace. The Japanese army war lords had held 1t 12 hours so Grew could not dis- c,lss 1t with the emperor before they made their sneak attack on Pearl Harbor.
 Butthey had released 1t finally, and Grew had made an appointment to see the emperor at 10 a. m. Mon day-the emperor as well as Grew evidently unaware that the war had started.
 The appointment at the Imperial palace naturally was off.
 Grew tipped off higher embassy staff members and awaited de- velopments tensely.
 At Il a. m. & Japanese foreign office official called on Edward Sav- age Crocker, 2d, first secretary, and read him the decloration of war in a most informal manner.
 Those of the embassy staff below Crocker's rank did not know even then that their country had been at war with Japan for 8 day.
 While the Japanese official read the declaration, he was interrupted several times by embassy staff mem bers who entered Crocker's office on routine matters and went out again. .
 Middle of the Night
 It was in the middle of the night in Tokyo when the Japanese at- tackled Pearl Harbor-7:55 a. m. Sunday Hawaii time, 1928 p. m. Sunday EST and 3:25 a. m. Monday Tokyo time.
 had gone home after learning that Ambassador Grew had made his 10 8. m. Monday appointment with the emperor.
 At 5 a. m. Monday the Japanese o1flcial news agency Domei tele- phoned to say that the war had be- gun and that Hawaii had been at- tackled.
 Policemen soon arrived at my home. I was unable to get the em- EASsy by telephone but I was able to telephone messages to the United Press before police arrived.
 I do not yet know whether these messages cleared: I doubt they did
 (The first fragmentary messages did clear, before the war lords clamped on the censorship was confined in my home until 6 8. m. Tuesday.
 In Concentration Camp
 Then four policemen escorted me to concentration camp outside Tokyo, where I was put with g dozen other Americans into small complete bare room.
 had no chance to see the streets of Tokyo the day war was declared But others told me later that Japa. nese were anxious and surprised They stood around radio shops grimly listening to war bulletins. My informants said that no en. thusiasm was shown.
 Once during my internment was taken through the streets to 1 hospital. They seemed deserted compared to normal times. Espe cially there were few men and ever young boys around, for they wer now in military training.
 The very few automobiles am trucks were all charcoal burners.
 The only entertainment. so far a I saw, was provided by ancient Ital ian and German and third-rat films. Movie attendance had fallel off sharply.
 was informed that. as tim passed. Japanese business becann stagnant because of lack of stock Japanese shops had been closin for three years: at the last repoI IT heard about 70 per cent ha closed. most of them in the year left Tokyo.
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