Evening star., 1942-04-26
Axis Propaganda Broadcasters
Exploit Discord of Americans
Radio Becomes Powerful War Weapon; Distorted
Statements of Facts by Enemy
Fill Air Waves.
By RAYMOND p. Brandt.

Japan to America. February l4-"Ihe
I London Times Washington correspond
ent reports Senator Wheeler said
America was not fully prepared for war
/ and should exert every possible means
in defense Of America. Wheeler pointed
out that Britain did not make sufficient
use of the military supplies which
America took such pains in sending her
and that the attitude Of Britain is too
unitarian
Germany TO Latin America. February
1.-THE well-known American Senator
Wheeler declared in regard TO the Anglo
United States catastrophe in the Orient:
I have repeatedly stressed that our war
materials should be kept here for our
own defense and not sent to distant
countrie- Now it appears that he was
right in warning the United States that
il was not prepared for war
The japanese Radio.
Japan to America, February 16-Boake
Carter radio commentator. was quoted
as saying: The United States is closing
the door but asks the open door in
China Why don't we let the Philip
pines go?" The Japanese broadcaster
observed: This criticism of their COM
mercial Imperialism is a criticism against
gold and power seeking An American
does not know even how the United
States was built"
Italy to North America, February %
Senator Walsh stated that the Pacific
the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico
coasts of the United States are practi-
cally without defenders, adding that it
may soon become necessary to call for
defense of these coasts by what Senator
Walsh called our weakened American
Fleet
The same broadcast said that Sena-
tor Hiram Johnson of California had
stated that he expected another Pearl
Harbor catastrophe off the West Coast.
Japan to Latin America, in Portu-
gueSe, March Tn view of the present
great divergence of public opinion in the
United States, Secretary of the Navy
Frank Knox in a statement, having to
publish successive defeats of the Navy
and also to make the taxpayers more
NAAt1ANSAdoNANs OCIldlCO 1I1S SuppOII Ol
offensive against the Axis. But Senator
Walsh. chairman of the Senate Naval
Affairs Committee, declared February II
that America should concentrate her war
fleet IN waters near American territory
and save the country from most con-
siderable attack. America might be
bombed by Axis flyers as happened in
/ Hawaii. Senator Walsh added. Il
Lack OF Preparedness Shown.
There is also declaration by Repre-
sentative (Tokio so described him) Hi
ram johnson, emphasizing the mo-
mehtous import of the lack of protection
OF California coasts and noting the
sinking of American merchant ships in
the Pacific"
Italy to North America, March g.
The American men and women who
did their valiant best to prevent entry
of the United States into the war, who
should have been praised as patriots
rather than attacked as isolationists,
can now say I told you So All that was
predicted has come to pass America
has shown herself to be even less well
prepared than imagined"
Japan TO North America, March l6-In
talk, "A New Life for America" the
commentator suggested that America
may well get out of her troubled state
of affairs" by realizing the price she is
paying for President Roosevelt's mis-
takes. The country would have done
better under Mr.. Hoover, the commen-
tator declared, adding, There was Sc
curity in his policy of moderation"
Japan to North America, March 20
The commentator said: Il have no idea
what the American isolationistS are say
ing about the Roosevelt administration
at this moment. Whatever their stand
in America today. they have the whole
world standing behind them in full SYM
pathy and admiration"
Japan to China and South Seas. in
English. March 3o-"practicallv all the
leaders of the various parties in the
United States are strongly denouncing
Washington policy in connection with
American strategy. Various newspap pers
of the Hearst chain, even at this late
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