~eoreur, B7rma baa Jut oont1raet <.eneral Mio ~ v • • 1tat••nt that he • • not kegt 1nt0l'ael about leYeloJaent■ at ta• lo■oo• oonterenoe - - 4eYeloJ119nt1 oonoerniq the 11tabl11llaeal ot a tov•»•••r arrangement tor tile oontro"' ot Japan. •l•• -- General . . . . . Mar s hall 114 · not 11•• ap,arut approYal to the 4eo1a1on■ that were be1111 ma4e at Moaoow. -{(L ii6eore'8r7 i1-1na that tile atatement ••• ,,. ~o•• Blake, P••• ott101r ot the aute 4ejl&rtaeat, • • not auborlut - - - - at Koaoo• an4 • • • 111111 111• o - . 4'ha Blan ■tateaut • • lent. I In a441t1on to thla aeoretar7 B711l•• tell■ u that lt • • - P'Nt Jtritain not ~o•1•t j(ua1a, that in■ i■tel ■o■t ■tronglJ' . . , - . o'ber nation• eboul.4 1-• glYa a Yolo• 1D the a4alJl1■tatlon of Japan - the arrangement that baa been orlt1 o 1se4 tor 61Y111& tile Soelets a •o1oe and a ••to. -ra1a tollo•• abarg or1t1o1 ■m of th• o■alb1llt7 tb&t llao Uthur might be overruled and that hi& ■4m1n1■tration ■i&llt • i.e llall41oagpe4 by the ooapl1oate4 ■7■t1m agree& •peD at Mo■oow. Ber•'• a thing that, I ■uppo■•• n1Ter happened 1n hlator, 'before: • 41Ylnit7 resignal a god qulta hie oeleatlal ~ob. anl aum 01111011 !be B:mp1rior ot Japan, •or■hipp14,'b7 a nation of 1lpt7 ■llllon ~ 11 • p4, 111u14 a proolamatlon to4a7 1tat11lg that there 11 notbilag 4iT1n• about bla at au. a, lmperlal •ntate, 111 11 Jut uotaer ,.!" ... -' ~ ~ .ar~nL~ ~~lb-6.~""'"1-~ ~ ~ · i90 th• Jap ■ begin th• ,ear ot nln•t•• tortJ•■lz ■lnl tile - - - 11•'1 Ua11 haYI bllll taqbt to •orablp. till■ of 00,v■e, ••U•• General llao Arthur'• 4ireot1Y• a b oli1bin& ·••t• lhlAtoi•· tlll - out of th• 41T1ne •per.tor. Hirohito fall■ in line: 11i1t t•lt■ 1~• 4ootr1ne ot the 41Ylnlt7 of•• 1■p1rtor 1■ not IO w1r1 014 1n Japan. Ironloall7 enoqb, it began ln a blg •1 wltll tll• 1ntro4uot1on ot ••■tern o1Yilisat1oa. the Jap1 ba4 al•,a ~ A•rlabea tbe legend that the imperial 4711a ■t7 •a 4e■oen4• 4 tl"CIIII be 4eaoe n 4ed trom Ju~lter, ~pollo or !•roul••• But tor oenturll • y the emperor • a a mere t1gureb•4- sometime■ bar41J tr•t• 4 with r••il•ot. 'J.'be ohange oame after Japan, l'1tb.erto a berait t111c4•, tial ~ been opened up bJ our 01111)-"~P•r17• an4 the Jap■ leollll ,o alopt auob benevelent ln■titutlon• of tbe •••ta■ au• ail lattlellhlp■• ·tbeJ NDt ao4ern 1n that alllt&Qltlo . , . bat ~ in thelr form ot 1o•e.rm11n~r•••rte4 to prlmeTal 1uper■titlon• th• 41vin1ty ot the lllaperor. 'lb• oontra■t •1 ezpla1D a pel leal◄4ogt1DS •4•rn •1• ot • r ul, al tb• ••• tllle, tlxl . . u, a rel 1g1on tba t wor■n1ppe4 tb• lQllperor •• • 004 • An,-1, the 4ootr1n• ot the lllperlal 41Tnlt7 • • 1noorpol'atel t 1n th• oonaltution ot ao4ern Japan, th• oonatltutlon a4o~l4 11a eighteen elgbty-nlne. It mate 1mperor-•or■hl9 a part ot tbe Japan,■• ottloial ayat•• ~ ~ thB t • a all 0Y1r now- thank■ to iao Arthar • IIU'Oh1 to, ■tepping out aa a ~o4 t , QC1a7, 4eolared that tb• 14• ot bl■ 41v1n1t7 waa what ho oall•A-"A tal■• oonooptlon•• 'Ill• lmporllll proola•tlon ■tat•• the to,1ow11111: "th• t1•• be'11••n u 884 oar and people Ao not depend on more l•g•n~th•• th•T are not pret1lo•t• 4 ~ 3 oo~lnu• Hirohito, "on the tal■e oonoept1011 that tile •p•r• 11 41Ylne.• io tola7 tbe Jap ■ behold their ohlet 41•initJ ■tepplllC ott Ill■ pe&eatlllj an4 •1b• &Ola& 011t to ■lloot • ••• t pooT,. ~ ~ • 1er1oui,•tbe tol'lllll abolition ot title 4ootr1De ot tb1 . . p.lal 41•1111 t7 aut l . . •e a oonai4enble gap in th~ rellglou . , . , . ill alpt be tile an . . er-lt tbe !_OT let■ Ion' t get there t 1r1t • pearl Harbor Tb• P•rl Barbor 1nYeat1gat1on wa ■ renewe4 toaa7 , an4 t•tvel alok:mM tor A4111ral ~tark, oh1et ot naTal operation.a at tb• tlae of th• attaok. Ku 'l. allba • • • niolmalle that A4ainl Stark gaye A4alal KillNl, co..u4er ot th• fleet at PNrl Barlaor. WQ • • - ....,-,QA 1c..&. AN\ ~ 1zoeed1Dgl7 ■o ■leaTurki■b na■eT (tbyltul.7 •u1a1 ltait, bl tl441D&, • • thiDkin& . . Mutapba ICe■-1, tile ■tNDC MD of !Utq. a..J1ut 4o we l•rn fro■ the oorr••~on4•~7 UII llutiagbaT A !ht general tenor of tb• letter■ a ■ read betor• • • Pearl Barbor o-■ttt•• to4a7, • • that A4■1nl Xblllel •• av.oh aonoenel aboat the lna4equao7 of th• tlHt an4 it ■ equlpent at PNrl Barbor. lit •a oon■ tantl7 a ■kiJI& tor aore ahlp■, aore arma■ent, ■ore ••obaniam1, ■ore gwia. ~• telt that we 414n't ha•• enoap DAY7 to f 1cbt two •:r•, one in •oh ooean.1f • u l n l Stark wrote to A4airal K l■ael that the tleet •• alrea47 at • r in , the .At 1 ant1o - Ind he •z ~ eoted •r in the Pacilio at an7 time. One faot ot history wa ■ di■olo■•d to4a7 - .A4miral Stark telllDC '4ainl Kl-•l that P res i dent Aooaewelt, months betor• !' earl lllrbor, glann•4 anct •z v ed1 t1on to ae1ze the Azore■• kie 1natraotet Atal.l'al S\ark to get ah11>• nadJ to%" auoh a ac,ye - to toreatall tll• oenaan ••1aur• ot the Asor••• Bo••••r, \be gl.aD • • nnu pat t!lroa,11 - th• Br1t1ah prooure4 baa•• 1D the Aaorea by negotlatla1 • • Ill th• l'ortuau • •• gonruen,,~ ~ - : , ~ " ' -fl.-- dl-- " " " ' ~ ~ C'\,\. : s . ~ ~ ..... o~. 1nautt101enoie• ot gua, •1u1.-1at and Mil ••r• a,n•el la I bt bad gl•• the ooaaaD4 at PNrl Barbor aaple wnlq lllat ar ~~,, ... wltb Ja,aa ■1gbt brNk out at an, tlae, a anllll that h•~•llll ,-t Ule fleet at .PNrl llarltor on th• al.er,. Harbor, 9lanne4 ane ex .l) edl tion to aelze the Jzorea. lie in■ tl"WltM Atall'al Sark to get sb19■ rea47 tor ■uoh a ao•• - to tore ■tall p•t ,au-oqll - tb• Br1t1ab proour14 baa•• 1D the Jsor•• by negotlatlllc w :. Ul th• Portugu e se gov1nment,~ ~ IN"'<. ~ e . ~ dt--,. " " " ' ~ ~ C'I,\. s ~ ~ J .... o~. Inautf1o1eno1•• ot gua, equ1.l)lleDt and ■ea ••r• ■ln■■.a 111 llt hid ,1.,a tb• OO■-ll4 at PNrl Bal'laor upl• •rntac tllat 1IU' -t:L;,,,,£ .... wltb Japan migbt br•k out at •DJ 11111, • •nllll tb.at hi ~•1111 ,., UII fl••' at PNrl Barlaoza OD th• al.er,. lap ab A cnariou 4oouaent ••• •4• pa.bllo to4a¥. It•• a atat•al , 1 th• Oaptured •kipper of a Japan••• ■14&•t 8UIIIUt1M tut -1'?.tt attempted te get into PMrl BarbOl'i While l•.PU••· glan•• •••• ~ ~ I\ --, b•ltln& on that fateful 4eoember ••••ntb. B• la aub-lleutenan• ,. ~ _,. -- - " IUallikl• llbo, whll• a prl ■oner ot • r , to.l.4 ~• •4 ■tor,. a. related lt lJl &ng lab, Japan••• nrletJ, pl&gln. hononble ~•-oountl'J" he aa14, "1Datltut14 u 1oon•lo blooble ot Jagaa, a haw1-not-ooutr,- atll •• bat no oholoe ltut natval - - oollap•••• lakaaak1 • • 1n41snant about that, an4 r•■olfll on a ■1etatJ 1xglo1t. In hla ■14g1t ■u•rln• ll• an4 a a•,anlon ••• at an aer1oaa battleablp. But he ha4 ••• trov.ltle on th• •7 - and the midget ■ub oou.l4n •t tire a tor 9 e4o. ht SllkaMtl • • not 4eterre4 bf that. a,•• going to 4o or 41• - •■peoiallJ 411. ~kaaaki • • going to be • real apeotaoular llero. "le 4eterm1ne4," aaya tie, "to prooee4 w1tho11t h11lkl6111t • Ult aurtaoe ot th• •tar. An4, 4alh1D& into tilt bal'bel' ..a 01•1n& tb• aana-1 la44er, •• hope4 to l•p onto tile 4eoJr all& Ill 11.IIU>Aaneoual.7 wlth blowlD& q tbe ene-, Nnblp, ~ut u lJl oMa tlM••• that • • • larllllant reaol••• 'bat 9ebNJr1 • • 1tlll ••' et 1.u. K• ftD Illa a14get au OD a net, •blob uooke4 lt alMgttbll' oat ot a•r, •114 a.Jr.aMkl, lnat•d ot a.1111, •• oa jltVel. llla ator7 oonolu•• wl th a •vnf'11 pl.a lnt 1 •1111 entll'el.7 •• If lllezpen na•l•tlon 1 • 4 atrat•l1• ' ' be - • • "a, bo110I' •• I 10141•1' ba4 talllll t o - · groul. fbU I ,,tra,•4 ~- •1peota t iOD8 ot our p•ple, an4 beoam• a •4 prl1onei• of •"• 41alo,al to rq oountr7.• Poor San•Jtll lilUtr !be ■tor· ot bow tbe lil tl1r waa oa tve4 • • •4• ,•blle ~ . fh• n••• 41 ■oloae4 1• ■ t1r4a7 that Hitler ba4 let\ ■uoh a 4oo11MD\ ~~ trJin& to oarrJ on the ,!!1•1 progaganh at,• .,._1,a 4•\k• . . llbo •4• tbN• oople• • u4 h• a1p•4 Ula. tau • • ••9' •• lli tl1r na■e4 •• hi■ ■uo•••r• ~notber • • \o Co ,o \Ile ~ 4o111l to tutu.re tiaa11. l'hl thN• ···••ngera - · · th•lr . , o•t of ~ . . . . . blaSP& Berlin, an4 put 1n a telet>bon• oall to J_talral 1>01111t• at Ba~b-• It •s arrange4 that a plane wo1114 ~• ■int tor th•• MOWe.,,r, th11 ■i11ed oonneotion with th• plane, an4 ■tart•4 walklng• a111er an4 aerloaD a4Tanoea •4• tile■ realls• '11at then • • . . laop• ~ .,n.. ot 4el1Yerlng1daoumente to •4m1ral "oenlts ..,. th• Ueneral at ""' Pr•SU• The ■eaaenger■ tbereupon aeparatel, •ob t171D& te ia, lo•, aD4 keep th• Hitler te■tament oonoealet. llle 4laooTerJ reaultd tnm ab11r aoo14en t . 4'n• of tile •■■eng1n, Lorens bJ name, • • arre■tel bJ Ill• Brltlilll , _ . . . ~• ba4 talae 14entltJ paper■• He•• about to , . 1aeatl•el, a.a•• ht ■tool up a Brltl■b oftlOII' b . . r4 a talnt ..... of 1r1Dkl1D&• Souled llk• paper. · J.'be ott101r ln•••tl11tet, ucl t oul a oopJ of Kltler•• teat&■en~ 1D tbl llnlng ot • abollll•r of tbl prl■oner ' • ooat. One, Keln, bJ' • • , • • arre•t•4 in tbe Kur. A n1t11b 1ntell1genoe ottloer etat••~ •e11r ba■ ret11114 to rn•l th• b141ng plaoe of n11 ■et oi 4oo••nta, but h• l• ■tlU. ,e1111 lnterrogat e4. '1hl.r4 mea e enger • • tov.n4 1n a ho1 p U11l 1Jl aayarl.a • ?.ilk• lanler. who • • an a4v1sor to -artin , B ormann, »epv.t ; to a1ti.r. 41 . . 1d he nad hidden h1a oo~y ot Hitler testament 1n the bout ot tb• woaan, ahe ■lated ahe ba4 beooa• trlgbttnel alll bl4 h144en the 4oouaenta ln the houe ot a relat1•• of ben. At ~e lloue ot the relat1Y• th• docnaaata ••re toUII. eople• ot Hl tltr' 1 t1ataa1nt. ·m• at017 9at1 an •114 to r •" a, loR11•••• ume 1■ high on th• ll■t ot •r orlalaalat • o ue Brltiab tvtb•r aootabed th• rumor bi •11D& tbeJ taa•e •••ll••• 'h• battle ot .l.ierl1D tb• 4egut1 taehrer ••• 1111.kllll beall• • . Wilk whioh explo4e4 alll kille4 blae l.1AI Tb•J'•• 4eo14e4 to ••l up the tagio ooa 4 ■in• at P lll••lll•, 1ataok7. aeaoue work•• aban4onet tolQ 1n th• fa•• ot •1ol•I u&ergroun4 fl•••• an4 auttooatlng oloua of 4ta4q ■1Dt &a•• 'fM i-1aou or••• ooul.4 not oonti.Dae - too 4•na•rou. Snen or tb• ■inen tnppe4 b7 IID41raremaa ,x,101lu, --•• av.n1Te4. Bln• were taken oat, bat two au-■nbll. 11 n1nl lto41•• were taken out, an4 alzteen ••• 1tlll NMlD uaeooatet tor. !iope ha■ been glYen up tor th••• 'ftle7 •r• oonal4en4 ■-'•1' to ha•• perllhet. So to4a7 th• Jtentaot, ln■ J eotor of ■11l•• orient Ul• •••••'-Ill ooal p1t to be ••1•4 - oat oft the alr to 111ftoeat• tile fin, labor Aere' ■ an eoonoalo p re41ot1on tor ~h• ooalng 1 • r . mate b7 ~ th• l,abor Department:- o■t • wr uem9lo,aent ba ■ been l•• • \han had been ••peotel. •fh•r• haa beea a leore11e ot total So •a• ant Nlar7 ga.yment•• "Aleolarel A-~ Blul•II•• •tatl•tlelan ot the labor tepartaent. "but 1 t haa b•• l••• IN•tlo tban antlol,ate&." In other •o1'4 ■• the poat••r te p rN ■ iOll that llaJII bal apeolel. baa not •t•rlallzel. Tben llaa •••• no " le p r•••loa _,..oleo" •7• the labor 4epanaem. - - . fb• proapeot tor tb• oo■ln& 7ear la on• of rlalq eoonoa,, 111a . . . a111 emplo,-ent. aillloll tor thla OOll1n& aprlag. Jia other word ■, it loob llk• a boo■• The •tat•eat lll4lutea ~ that tben'a one thins tbat-, oheok ta• u~ ·••lac· a teellDC ot o ution in ba.■laea•, gru4en•• about 9laalng. An4 M7N t.bl8 o utlo n won"t be a bad thlq • to keeg the boo■ within r••••• W C T tJ Jler e '• • t,a ■t tor the B•• YMr, a ■er17 t••t to be toue& off at ■ 14n1gbt. W e ha•• 1t fro■ tbat ~oYtal, roi■t•rlnc ■ 14•• agllttinc or1an1sat1on, the Wo■•n•• Chrl■tlu f•peN111e Villa. A.n4, ot oov•• • the toa ■t ot the • f C V alaolll.4 l»e lrut •lUl a non-aloohollo l»••eraa•• "to all wbloh oan intozloa t•. • ENDING --- Even if you are not one of those who will be at the Rose Bowl game tomorrow, here's hoping that the ~ew Year, 1946, will be a rosy one for you. For all mankind the road ahead looks like a thorn1 one. But here and there, along the way, ■ay there be a rose bowl f o r ~ o f you. You too ho~,I ■eab Bu1h. ,A.. " f4.J. S-L- - ~ We~_,~J.~'-