Evening star., 1943-04-23
DooIiflIe Prolnlises
Another Air AHack
On Japan Soon
Resentment Increases
Against Execution
Of American Flyers

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sentiment" toward the Japanese
leaders responsible for the exc
cution of American. airmen cap
tured after the raid on Toxic and
other cities a year ago, Maj. Gen.
James H. Doolittle, leader of the
expedition, today promised an
other attack soon"
At Allied headquarters in North
Africa where he learned of the kill
ing of men in his mission, Gen. Doo-
little told the Associated Press that
he and the others who took part in
the first attack want to be in the
next raid over Japan. $50 We will
drop each bomb in memory of our
murdered comrades. Our bombs
will not be missing their mark"
Gen. Doolittle said his first re-
action to President Roosevelt's an
nouncement that some of the eight
American flyers who were captured
had been executed, was regret that
such wanton barbarity could still
exist in the civilized world"
Futile japanese Hope.
Then, he said, he could only feel
a deep loathing and resentment to-
ward the war leaders who are re-
sponsible for the act. There
must be a futile hope in the per-
verted Japanese mind that the
American people can be intimidated
by such atrocities.
Actually, the Japanese announce
ment will have the opposite effect.
- 1t is unfortunate that jap
anese psychology permits them to
think that Americans would be any
thing else but fighting mad after
such an announcement. It only re-
news our determination to do our
Job promptly and thoroughly.
I'VE do not seek revenge but We
do want to have a fighting part in
correcting situation that threatens
everything we hold dear. Our job
is utterly and completely to defeat
the Japanese nation and everything
her war lords stand for. This can
only be accomplished by striking at
the heart of Japan itself. We started
it year ago.
Soon our bombers will be there
again. Not like last years limited
effort but a devastating attack that
will continue until the Japanese en-
pire crumbles and they beg for
mercy"
Jap Claims "a Damned Lie"
Gen. Doolittle's raiders were care
full to spare Emperor Hirohito's pal
ace, the commander having ordered
that no military objectives be
attacked, and the Japanese claim
that the executions were in repara-
ton for the death of civilians yes
terday was bluntly characterized as
"a damned lie" by two of the parti-
cipating pilots, now being treated
at Walter Reed for wounds received
in the raid. ..-
One Of the flyers, Capt. Ted Law
son. 26, of Los Angeles, told a press
conference of flying low over a Jap
anese carrier IN Toxic i1arbor. 1All-
members Of the crew began crying
lets drop an egg on her." he said,
but he proceeded to his objective
two machine works and steel
smelter little south of Toxic. ATT
No planes were on the carriers
deck, there was no sign ofalfe aboard
and destruction would have been
comparatively easy. However, Gen.
(then lieutenant coloneD Doolittle
had ordered that only assigned tar
gets be bombed, and his instructions
were carried out to the letter.
A similar story of passing by non
military objectives was told by Capt
Harold F.. Watson, ~, of Hartford,
Conn, whose account of the raid
was printed in The Star Wednesday.
Repercussions Continue.
The Staying of the captured flyers,
in disregard of all rules of warfare,
continued to bring repercussions in
Congress yesterday.
Calling on Congress to deprive
Japanese in this country of all lib
critics, Senator Stewart, Democrat, of
Tennessee declared that wherever
you find one drop of Jap blood you'll
find treachery."
He urged action on his bill re-
quiring that all Japanese in the
United States be placed In custody
for the duration.