Evening star., 1943-04-03
Jap '1wo-kan Sub
Displayed Here 10 Help
Sell War Bonds
First Purchase Made
By Hawaii Delegate
During Broadcast

The two-man Jap submarine
whose career ended the same day it
struck at Pearl Harbor went on ex-
hibition on wind-swept Capitol
Plaza today to help swell Washing
tons quota of War bonds.
Only a handful of persons. the
majority of them school children,
was on hand at the opening this
morning. With the visits of men,
bers Of Congress later in the day,
the crowd was expected to grow.
The first bonds were purchased
by j. r. harrington. Delegate to
Congress from Hawaii He bought
four 325 bonds for members of his
family.
Was at Pearl Harbor Dec. !.
Mr.. harrington, who was at Pearl
Harbor when the Japs pulled their
sneak attack on December 7. 194l
told a radio audience in a broadcast
at the stern of the .8l-foot sub that
he welcomed the opportunity to buy
the first bond during the exhibition
of this terrible instrument of de-
struction and symbol Of deception. u
He said that "at no place under
the American nag is the resolution to
bring to justice those responsible for
the perpetration of the crime Of De-
cember against our country more
fixed and more lasting than 1t Is in
the islands OF the Territory of
Hawaii"
Enemy Called Ruthless"
Mr.. harrington said it was "a
ruthless, clever and determined
enemy that we face" and added
that we owe it to ourselves and par
ticularly to our children that this be
done-to wipe forever from the face
of the earth the creatures that
brought into being the menace and
unhappiness that has found such
ugly expression in the weapon that
sits out here in front Of the Capitol
today"
The youngsters who first swarmed
up on the platform-at price of at
least one 25-cent War stamp
gathered around 16-year-old Joseph
Sing, a Chinese student at Mckinley
High School. Joseph. pointing out
that Japs stole the Chinese symbols
for their written language, promptly
identified markings on boxes in the
subs interior as medicine kit and
food stores.
The sub. the interior of which is
too small for the average American
adult Is closed to visitors. Long
slots have been cut into it's metal
hull and heavy glass placed over
them. Through these visitors were
able to see two Japs-dummies, OF
course-one in the engine room and
the other in a forward compart-
ment. near torpedo tube releases.
At the bow are fitted two blunt
headed torpedoes painted yellow.
The craft is only s feet in diameter,
When captured, it weighed nearly
IS tons.
Child First to See Sub.
Eleven-year-old Ralph Horrell Of
1903 G street Sc. became the FIRST
to view the sub. He got his ticket
by buying a War stamp at school.
The craft arrived here late last
night on a specially built trailer
truck after a stand yesterday after
noon at Alexandria, where a total Of
81. .061 500 in War bonds and stamps
was sold Officials said this topped
all records for Virginia since the sub
began its tour.
George G. Herring. an Alexandra
businessman, bid $4,000 to view the
sub. He was the first to move to
the platform for look inside.
C. S. Taylor Burke, who bid $4,000
In bonds. followed Mr.. Herring and
from then on continuous stream
of purchasers moved by the craft.
Following this mornings opening
ceremonies the Marine Band gave
a concert shortly before noon.
At 10 a m. tomorrow the sub will
BE- moved to F street between Four
teenth and Fifteenth streets NV.
for exhibition. On Monday hours
Of exhibition will be from 10 am.
to 10 pm. at the F street location.