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mittee Counsel Mitchell to see If
any such orders were given.
L merely advert to this because
of all this talk of surprise, when
we were making war;" said Mr..
Gearhart.
Addressed to Country.
isn't that rather argumentative
to address to witness?" Chairman
Barley interjected.
That was addressed to the whole
country" Mr. Gearhart replied.
II have no doubt of that" Senator
Barley retorted.
When Admiral Inglis made his
comment about the lack of unity
among the people, Senator Ferguson
recalled that President Truman
made similar statement regarding
the responsibility of the people as a
whole when the Army and Navy re-
ports on Pearl Harbor were made
public last August. The Senator
asked witness if that was what gave
him the idea.
Believes People Contributed.
Admiral Inglis replied, mo, it was
my own opinion"
do you think the people were to
blame?" asked Senator Ferguson.
MY opinion is that the attitude
of the people did contribute some
what to Pearl Harbor," the witness
replied, explaining that, had the
country been more unified, appropri-
ations would have been larger and
the armed forces would have been
stronger.
Did you know anything about the
appropriations" Senator Ferguson
pressed.
Il know the Navy kept asking for
more than it got," the admiral re-
piled.
did you know that in some in
stances the Budget Bureau reduced
items that were later allowed by
Congress?" queried the Senator.
Now that you mention it, I dc
remember some instances of, that
kind Admiral Inglis answered.
Sought Factual Account.
Admiral Inglis explained that the
suggestion of Committee Counsel
Mitchell before he took the stand
was that he eliminate anything that
was controversial. since he was to
present a factual account of what
happened at Pearl Harbor on De-
cember 7, 1941.
At the start of today's session Mr.
Mitchell produced for Senator Fer
guson the message sent from WASH
ington on November Is, 1941, by Ad-
miral Harold r. Stark. then chief
of naval operations, directing that
all shipping in the Pacific be routed
to the south.
Senator Ferguson had inquired
late yesterday to whom this order
was sent.
Mr.. Mitchell said it showed it had
gone to the 18th naval district in
San Francisco and had been for
warded to the commanders of the
Pacific and Atlantic fleets, to the
14th naval district HawaiD and the
18th district Philippines). In ad-
dition to rerouting ships, the order
directed the feet commanders in
the Pacific to provide escorts.
Other Material Deleted.
Senator Ferguson asked the wit
ness what else he took out of his
prepared statement in addition to
an opinion that the country was not
united before Pearl Harbor, and
Admiral 1nglis said:
Historical material that went
back to 1881"
What was that material?"
Admiral Inglis said it referred to
japanese aggression in Manchuria,
the Marco Polo Bridge incident,
Italy'S conquest of Ethiopia, Ger
many's invasion of Russia and the
rise of Fasclsm and Naziism in
general. (The Marco Polo Bridge
incident was a skirmish between
Chinese and japanese troops at
Peiping that led to war between the
two countries)
<ASAiiA al 1llS1o odlu IlC WdS du-
viSed to delete the material by Of
ficers at the Navy Department, in
Guiding the judge advocate general,
as well as Mr.. Mitchell.
why did you put it in in the first
placer" the Senator demanded.
THE Navy wasn't going to make a
defense, was it?"
Data From Own knowledge.
mo it was my personal idea. But
1 saw it wasn't sound. I was adj
vised by everyone talked to that
it ought to come out"
Where did you get the data you
have referred to?"
From my own knowledge of the
history of the world prior to Pearl
Harbor. I thought it might be
background of some value
Reverting to the shipping order
sent November Is by'Admiral Stark,
Senator Ferguson asked Admiral
mglis why he did not relate the por-
ton of it instructing commanders to
provide the necessary escort" when
he summarized it for the committee