The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-04-01
D, ALBERT n. LYMAN


trsysls shall wreck General
MscArthurs plans They are
securing the barren mountains
trying 10 locate a secret radio
station and have clamped an
sp. m. to 5 a. m. curfew on the
italian residents OF the Cook
town area across the Torres
Strait The Diggers are deter
mined that the Black Dragon
spies and their Axis partners
shall not snoop for invasion sites
as they did in the Netherlands
East Indies.
A lifting OF censorship permits
the telling Of that story: Shortly
before the war very polite jap
anese scientists on a botanical
research expedition arrived at
New Guinea, where American
sviators now are fighting. The
professors spent great sums
delving in the tungles and
around the coast. The first ink
ling that something was cock
eyed came when the Dutch
authorities discovered that the
floral experts were travelling
under false names and actually
were high ranking naval Off
GERS.
Hirohito's hawkshaws sneaked
around other spots in the srchi-
pelago. On lonely atolls they
openly browbeat the natives and
warned that terrible things
would happen If they ever re-
sisted Japan. In Java the tour
lists became polished scholars
again and quietly told a local
prince that the mikado would
make him King Of Java as
soon as the weak Dutch" were
driven out. The hand-picked
future puppet squealed TO the
officials-but by that time the
Nips had skipped.
Although the suspicion is
widespread that Vichy plans TO
double-cross us in Africa. the
latest word TO reach New York
from very reliable sources is that
Daksr is still entirely French
and at the moment contains no
Nazi soldiers, sailors. or filters.
In fact Governor General Boisson
insists he will fight the axis as
quickly as he would fire upon
the allies. This may be bluff.
which certainly would be called
II Hitler rushed down from
Spain and Admiral Darlan
ganged in with him.
At present tricolor battleships.
cruisers. destroyers and SUBJ
marines are in the Atlantic port.
Our agents know for certain that
Berlin has sent IA guns, e
torepod boats. and dismantled u
boats Of 120 tons. These and the
old fleet may pass into the
fuehrer's control but common
talk in the strategic outpost is
that Frenchmen never would
man the vessels. Evidence is
available which shows that Ger
man crews have been learning in
the Baltic how 10 operate tur-
rets, engines and other special
devices on French vessels in
their possession since 1889.
The Reich has been building
up good will among the 120, 900
natives which inhsbit the Afr-
can area by releasing Senegalese
war prisoners. To offset this
slick move the British in Cape
town have recruited Zulus in
case they are needed in Daksr
and have requested coiored
troops from the United states
whose arrival would tremendous
~ influence the colonial garri-
sons.
More than hundred air
minded Gauchos have arrived at
Camp Garner, Uvslde. Texas. TO
study for seven months beside
American boys as flying cadets.
The good neighbors won scholar
ships given by Uncle sam TO Ar
gentine youths. Their presence
srouses interesting speculation:
Why are students from the least
snti-sxis South American coun-
try training here for war; Does
IL indicate that despite neutral
itv declarations. Buenos Aires -
getting ready to enter the strug-
gle
At first IN. granting Of sps-
eisl openings in our aviation
schools 70 aliens aroused oonsid-
cradle resentment n various
communities when many local
applicants we're turned down on
the plea that there was no more
room. This feeling has lessened
since the army stepped Up It's
program and now II accepting
nearly anyone who car qualify
BY having two years Of college
20 MS credit or can pass the
exams.
British youngsters are 81 the
Institute o. Aeronsuucs. Tusca-
loosz. Alzbam where they are
learning 10 become r \. 2.
pilots. Officers from the L. s A.
have recently been IN England
taking special biitz lessons n
operating snt-sircraft batteries.
sesrchlIghts and rsdio-locstors.
Australian graduates Of Cana
dian plane schools are petition
ing London % send them home
where they are needed rather
thar n ire usual battle practice
over France and Germany.