The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-04

, meeting were 9uli. Knor. Marshall.
Stark and myself. There the Presi.
dent brought up the relationship
with the japanese. He brought up
the event that We were likely to be
attacked perhaps as soon as--per.
haps next Monday. for the laps are
notorious for making an attack
without warning, and the question
was what we should do. We con-
ferred on the general problem"
Furthermore. General Marshall
and Admiral Stark were worried
lest the ultimatum lead to war and
wrote memorandum warning the
President that the Americans are
not ready. Nothing is said about
this to the American people, who at
the time were being programmed
into participation In a European
War and are being bluffed about
relations with Japan.
On November "a, the Domsi
News Agency says:
90. there Is little hope OF bridg.
ing the gap between the opinion
OF japan and the United States. ="
Nevertheless. the President Of
the United States leaves for Warm
Springs, on the 2sth. and General
Marshall goes South for mansuvers.
Apparently, the American people
are lulled into desuetude. II the
President Is not worrying. why
should theyf The Army and Navy
reports indicate tremendous excite
ment and fear behind the scenes.
but the President goes on q holi-
dag and the Chief OF Staff goes to
see some maneuvers. Mr.. Roose-
welt, the politician, covers up. In
press interview on November 20,
he said:
"In days like these II is always
possible that our boys at the mill
tary and naval academies may ac-
tually be fighting for the defense of
these American institutions OF
ours"
That was said two days after the
ultimatum had been issued. And
there 10 private knowledge that
Admiral Nomura and Mr.. Kurusu
tried. through indirect means to
reach the President at Warm
Springs. They failed. But on No
vember 30, the President leaves
Warm Springs and returns to
Washington. Why did he go to
Warm Springs? Mr.. Roosevelt was
not babe in arms. He knew what
an ultimatum meant. He knew
that the Japanese would not get out
OF China and Indo-China unless
beaten TO the ground. Look at this
timetable:
November 26-Messers. Hull,
Stimson and Knox discuss Ultima
tum.
November 27-Hull issues it;
Stimson Is frightened and speaks
to President on TIE telephone; Gen.
eral Marshall and Admiral Stark,
not knowing that the Ultimatum
has been issued, prepare memoir
andum warning that the United
States Is not ready for war; Kim
mel and Short are not notified.
November 2S--Mr. Roosevelt
leaves for Warm Springs: General
| MdTbudll ROts OOuNh lOE HidhcuftIB.
November 29-Mr. Roosevelt
says war might have taken place
by this time next year.
November 30-Mr. Roosevelt
leaves Warm Springs for Washing
ton.
December 1-Conference with
japanese is resumed in Washing
ton.
What is the sense In all this.
Certainl. the Japanese were not
to be impressed with this nonchal-
ance. Read Ambassador Crews re-
ports from Tokyo and II becomes
clear that he was reporting that
japan was girding for war, but the
American people could not believe
that war was in immediate pros
pect, IL the President of the Unit
ed States could take holiday at
Warm Springs after an ultimatum
had been issued to country which
the Chief OF STAFF OF our Army and
the Chief Of Operations Of our Navy