Evening star., 1942-02-28
Dies Hears Axis Has Bases
StrotegicoIIy Placed Near u. S.
West Coast and ConoI Zone Held
Still in Grave Peril of Attuck'
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Reports that Japan and Ger
many are using air and supply
bases close to the American con-
tinent reached the Dies commit
tee today following its assertion
that the West Coast and Panama
Canal "are still in the gravest
peril" from japanese attack.
Location of the secret enemy out
posts was not disclosed but informed
sources said they we're strategically
placed either for direct action
against the Americas or for dis
rupting vital supply routes.
Committees members, after max
ing public report summarizing its
evidence of japanese espionage in
California, Hawaii and the Canal
Zone, called on Government agen-
cies to intensity their campaign
against the Japanese.
With these disclosures, there no
longer should be any question as to
the urgency of very vigorous efforts
to remove all Japs and Nazis and
Fascists from all coast towns, de-
fense centers and other places
where they could disrupt the war
program or endanger our security"
declared Chairman Dies of the
House Committee Investigating Un-
American Activities.
Campaign ito Crush U. S."
Representative Voorhis, Demo-
crat, of California, another men,
ber, said that the Government
promptly should select concentra-
ton points for the Japanese.
The committees report was
heavily documented and traced the
Japanese campaign to crush the
United States" citing elaborate maps
and plans for sudden fifth column
work in conjunction with the at
tack on Pearl Harbor.
Made public while a resolution
for continuance of the committee
from April to January 8 was
pending on the House calendar. the
report said that much of the COM
mittee's information was available
last fall but was withheld at the
request of the State and Justice De-
partments and, indirectly, of Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
However" the report stated, "the
committees evidence was made
available to the appropriate agen-
cies of our Government. The mill
tary intelligence has gone over all
of it."
Asserting that the Nation has
yet much to learn on the opera
tions of the fifth column In the
United States" the committee said
it had decided to present part of
the evidence it had obtained with
undiSguiSed fear that our West
Coast and the Panama Canal are
still in the gravest peril from Japa-
nese espionage and Japanese at
tack"
Detailed Maps Of Defenses.
The report submitted evidence
and documents intended to show
that detailed maps of West Coast
strategic centers and Of Pearl Har-
Dor, as well as the Panama Canal
and the Philippines were in Japan's
possession last fall and that schools,
civic. military and fraternal or
CARNATIONS were used as outlets for
japanese activities in California.
And the committee reproduced
excerpts from book by Japanese
Army leader who outlined plan of
attack against the United States.
The committees translation said
that the program called for taking
Hawaii first.
The Panama Canal and the United
States Fleet next were to be de-
stroyed in order to make more easy
the conquest of the Pacific Coast.
Then the time table called for a
Japanese defensive stand in the
Rocky Mountains in preparation for
a move to the Eastern seaboard.
The committee said 1t made avail
able to Government agencies before
the Pearl Harbor attack evidence
showing that:
1. The Japanese had detailed
maps, drawings and photographs
of Pearl Harbor, West Coast cities
and Notifications, and of United
States naval vessels.
2. In 1910 there was talk in
Toxic of submarines with 10000
mile radius-about enough to reach
the West Coast and return-and of
taking the Midway Islands in one
day.
Knockout Blow "Haf the Battle"
8. Nipponese military men held
the opinion that lightning attack
in Hawaiian waters was necessary
to gain the advantage over the
United States, and that a knockout
blow to the fleet and subjugation OF
the Panama Canal was half the
battle"
4. The japanese fishing fleet in
the Pacific engaged in espionage
and many of the boats were stated
by Japanese naval officers.
5. Through thousands Of mer-
chants temporarily in this country
and its own nationals and adherentS,
Japan for many years had con-
Quoted an elaborate espionage cam
paign.
1t. Gen. Kiyokatsu Sato was the
japanese officer who outlined pro-
posed conquest of the United States,
the report said.
"The great thing is for Japan to
see that hostilities are opened be-
fore the main strength Of the
American Fleet is brought to Ha-
waii and that her naval operations
take place with lightning speed" !"