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You • Ul t-tm..tlor \bat tho object that. we h.ll4 ln t11D" h ••~l•tno tbe •~91• cQde tor ln1er-oaacun1aat1~a hetYeen o~r•olvoa ••• oo tbtt 1o ~Lo ove~t of t rQUblo artatna, euc• et , ror e1.mple an7 aor1~ua de•al~pcont of the preeont tltuetton t a tho Pukl on Pro.1noe • G ohould havo a t our 41~a1 a r ead7 m~aaa or cocoort1Da action tor the protect ton ot our roepectht n.etlonl.l tnto "te wU.b;tut. tlJ'et a. t.OUIIOI 1!1£. to all tho wo ld ~-~ •• intended to do.
'l'ho c t)de aJ.aht olto ho'"• boe..o uaed l a ocr.uctton with ouch mott#r• oe piracy, \be opium t rot lc or tho a t titude wbtch • • propoaod to adopt towa.n1e the recurr11:11 pnblca or &ho btlan1lnC ud toanh of m.r l can Mel eruteb ablpe b7 a.nn41d porUot or CbtnNO purponln& to repr sent the •artoue aelf .. coett1t"Utod b\U'oau.J: at :rher porta .
t e:a etlll ~:o.t e.dou. tbet • • ebo ld oo..operue ea t'Ullr •• poealblo ln tbu Cll14 other a.U.eu eo I rtmly bel ieve that our w ·'hlal lu~or .. ta will be boat aorTed b7 pr.eorYtnc e unlrorm policy •Se- o-•1• the Chinese eutharlUee .
Utor p.rolongecS OQDJI 1deraUor~ , howoftr, I h••• YOer~ rouod 'too \.be op1a1Gll the\ perhape Uwue 1• u tcherent dan. er \bat t.be exluence or thta private eode, w"'lob wwlcS oe.rt•U!ly beocco known e•e.ntueUT to otM.r powera, mlf,bt. provoke eutplol ona or e;mo form of (~-lOt between u• w!llcb trauceade t he bow:da ot onU.nary peau-tlllle co-opere\1on end •bicb a S&ht c~ccelvably &1Ye rlee to t ntern.ttonal c~pl loatSoae • h lcb I aa qui te cer1a1n 101.1 and l •r• equal17 OJXId. ~u.• \o ov~d.
tnt.ra t he wUl t o quarrel orte ta a cotell.y er-roceout and 4ame.e1as oozwtruaUoc ni&ht bo plau.S on t he .oat ba.n:l.lua oona xt &Dd r.o a!IOUA"t or art~o=tot would oonwtM• •rot~~-bNd.O people who happened to intercept o.l'le ot our •o.qee otber•Lte .
rar thaae roaeDne I propoae to •UEn••t to 70u that our ar:rane._ mot ah~:~ulO be tei"QJ.uat.O eM \he\. our reap.ocUn cop lee or tbe oOI!o ehould be deatro7ed . Tho Jcnowledije that our p.-r~ul oo-opuotton Ia e.o rr.e.nt ~0 co~pleta render• I t ao .ncb the ea•ler t or me t o nake thie au&S••tton aa t t'eel the\ tho atTtU!,ge:oe:tt could ot1urwleo nnor hno been cobC.Sad. .
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Of e:.ul'!er.bl e Ute .. , 1.0 tho.e or u •tao . ,.. aa oaJTAd wtth tba Uttar Ot toni&~ tll'l-aJ'ea U 1D \he QrleD\ , la t.he e llnaa • .da bef o.N tJ:.a J ajJa.caaa » t el. -., ro,_.~ JI1D1at.n lU_TOte oo 1811~1'7 h~'J \.b iN , lD ~tch lt• ua~r.oa4 \he rorl.he;~~l.J:l.r eal.lu"~lMIII•at r¥1 Earr JIU .. yt • • ~J'Ol' or JIUChLlkvo. &D4 t a a 'dl tloa 4• al t a t. •~ l eQ811t ~o \ba •eqrpr t a l DC aD4 4 laarpol n.1.1QI w.,a o t CbW• la bu at t.lt ude t:::J'Qrd 1 apu, tbu.a S..UUU ftll; l-ba·t 'll n.o..Japaaaae quae \lODt a re ftr f J'OII be ln1 11qu1d.a t a4 . 'l'ha f:C,Mt'&l \.tnOr Ot tba F~r'6~ W.a SI\ar 't ep" aoh lll4t oate4 t ie t tba p reM n\ 1aran••• Oournaant. ta ,c~,ar.o iDC at .. d U .)' al n, \ ha -1'111&11 , .,.. t o.,.rd • b old •A.IIa tor tba Ulattu• poUoy ao &bl¥ propo\l04td by t he lau Xaku Ji)rt t a the a\l!'Cler o r lt~. 'rtla rorelp Wn.Se l.a r wane4 ao • orda ln. Jua\lrlcatlcn o r 1apuMa olalN t or r.oocnt ttoa or ha r poatuona ratbtr ba u • muacl • • • auter of oou.rae tbt rletaLoouaeea or t he a LaM h la ool.lAU'7 hu tt.lcen • t thout ns.tcc \be q,uei\L on t Tl&b\ Ol" .,..DC. and J~ to t ba aoc:.lua l O"e l.het Cb.J.u . u d t~ .. ete ra .orU •• .. u , aut n .occJae 1apu •• the Wpl' .. al'blter 1M oo....-l o/ lt•t reaort n t a r .. J'ar Jaat.e.ra attet n a r. oonnr-Md. l'b.Ue GO dttwo:l. Nra reGta \o • Miuu·oa Doo\rtu. to.r the &ut ••• a da. t he rore.ip loti.J:tt. t.u•a epeao- wu oat .,.,. nalad.er t.b.at Ia,._ wUl inal .. tapoD onrl4 reoQCA-~Uoa o r ... r ~"••JM'IU"Slttt.ea tor the •l.Dt a.eMo ot pu .. &a ' ' • &ut, and tMt Ua • Ul troolt ao l •tarfer .. ca rra U,JOAI u d.a u~e tba J'Ola o:l a b le! a t .lllu.r of eU Ot IM\ t nl Pt.a.
AI Japan 's atr~ leon the t rade or the !eat tightens , t he bol der become er pronouncements reepeo t ln& bar Far Eaatern pol loy . Tbe Jopeneee boycot t in Obl na baa lo~ alnce run I ta course, and J apan now tlnda heraelt mo ra tlr~ entrenched than ever I n t he Yanctze Vall ey 8D4 i n },or t h China; aonover, , new etrldee have been t aken In her southern economic penet ration throughout the ooaatwlea diatric ta trom Sbanghoi t o Hong Eons. Her penetration throU&hou t the Philippines, especially in the Southern Islands waa report cl upon at a01:1e length ea • noault or Adnlral Taylor•• loapectlon leet IJaroh. In a1dltlon , the local manager or t he Dol lar Stesoahlp Company baa euggeat od the poaa1bll1ty of bla c~~pany • a withdrawa l rraa the Japan-Chine-Philippine trelgbt competi tion ahoul d Japan •a preaent r ate or progreaa continua t or ~other t lve years •
.wertoan t rade , CIOftOvtr, I a not the only autterer t'rotl Japan .. • eeonoaa.lc penetratl~n in t he Far Eaat; .l!rltlah , am even t he Frm.eb with all their astut e bar£alntns, a re ca2ina to realize t ho tut illty or tryl na to cope with the a1tuotlon without taking aome deoielve meaaurea to curb t he Japaoaae. ~r haa I t t hat tho Brltlah are contemplating giT!ng up Boac KoQG ancl retiring to Stnrapore t or t hei r laat a tancl in the Far !aat , Alt houcb r.oth lng defini te hae been plaDLed , or at least a nnounced, the mftre rac t tha t t he Brltlah ore oona lr erill(' such 11 tum-about policy Ia momentous and indicates t be true pX(dlcanent In which roralcnara or all nati~nalltlas wi ll •~n t'1m the::.salvea I t' accetbir-& 18 r.o t done about it, .An event wh ich lende color to t~ ie rumor rer,erdine the propoaacl Brltiab withdrawal t r am llobg Kona ia tbe Brltieh neval o.nr oronce held aboa rd H.~.s . K!l~ at Slnaapora on Januar; wanty t hird ancl twenty fourth , Alt:llrala or the Britleb, Australian, and !:ew 4\ealand navlee pert1c1pated In the conference, t he keynote or wh i ch apparen tly wae t ba catter or the SlnMSpora naval boea. Th~ugh unconf i rmed , raporta atoto tha t plana o re er oot to complete the Slneepore baaa two yaara aheecl of echadule , I . e ., by 1938 or 1939, eo am ana ot' alleYietlns anxiety tel t in !1\:;lancl, 4uatralla, and Nuw Zealand over Japanoae 81!lbl t1ona and -aaressiona in the Beat , Other rauona s tvan ror proocodlng with tbe boae were the a pparent coll apea or wor l d ott or te toward dlaa~nt, and t he probable il:I:Unanoe ot Philippine lnclepan anco an~ tt.o ,...,aultlnt dool1ne ot the U. S., aa a naval r ector In the Far laet,
Taldoa It all In all the g<'neral tendency, baeed upon both nzoor and raot , qrranta the auumptton that the am or t'ore l (;ll lnt luanoe In thia pert ot' the world Ia now in eight unloaa tba powara cen gat toge ther eocehow and oall Japen•a blurt by t'orca. J epan haa repeatedly a. nounced, and bar ac tion• have borne her ou t , tha t aha lntancla to be ueter here , and the eo. nar that rore lsn not!o lll r eallte thet abo ce not be nerve by worde alone , one! that their own pol lclee muat be revised accordlnely, the bet t er It el 1 be tor the ultitla te p· ace or all natlona concerned ; but not htnr a'.or t or war, or at leaat a vary rea l thr .. at or war by a oablnaUon or powers , will call her bluff , llheiher or not our a~ lee in t he Orient Ia autric len t to justify a ahow or rorca, e i ther alone or In C Ol .b1nat1on with other nat ion• ( aae~1~ we could eat together ) , Ia queatLJAble. Cur A81a t rade at pre ant 11 on the ~ •• ancl it our policy Ia t o remain Indifferent to.ard eoononi o expanelon in the future ea wo have clone In the paet , the rlalt ia certainly not worth while; I t we continue to clrlrt without booa t lns thlnra along a bH , all or ur tracle will econ be abeorbecl by the J epaoaae, and
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Iaold-" \Ill)' 1 Oll'laU Ia PlA"' a,U U.ary end. 01\al le~tra ..,., cot. 001 •Hh their awol'il nnU.vc •• u· ha auppo.rs t "-tl• roretp l.:ic.later' a 4.cla..,uou. T'"-Z' lattnit• • 11.:1 u .. T.Sut•a Wuhlac'• C!O-""'Mpoli4t Dl ~ardu.& Suttn&'ll' t oatbu.rt l .-.a pl'Ull ... tl7 dJtplqM Ul tl:la J•'*·''' pnta; tba Japen. Adurtta.r1 tor WlAflu, carried the t i.Ory Wld•r a thn a e-oltaa~ bua.U ta., a.n4 the Ye~Uurl qntd 1\ • .,.,. halt ch• tNnt. pt.te.
M \I.M c,Ova OD I hope to t~t\ ••-«1 trc. r •nlt&etlau u.d &ht rou aue •••ret. facta wb.td:l \tD4 t.o 'h&r 01.1\ 1:7 op1D1oa . s •••• \ta t • • JladbtUtr take 4ee1tha ,...~, aoo» t.o call J'apan•a bluff, or tl .. uva up t.ll olet• to 'betn_, • oacmtrolal te.ccor out han .
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TH( A$.$1$'TAHT $«AETAAY 011' THI HAVY
Saa 1ranctaeo, Caltr . • 10 !le7 193~ .
l/y desr ••ha ~and :
I am aendlng the enoloatd laportont let t er t o ~he Presiden t Jn your oare.
I saw ln the papora today thllt ht we;a no1na to t.•to WoocSmont Club, hut t.he dtare tch wee delayed, ao that 1 dtd not h••• timo to warn htm about tektna the A.'C'TJJY wl tb hi• . rerbapa, bow• • •r, the well- known Colonel wU l b· • • lt"rned c.o oat.ch thh by tl:.ta time 10 Lt. t t·e wlll no t have to a~proprtate the rtah that are cau~ht bJ real t tehon:eo.
We ha?a been •tr~ o at.renuoua ttae c~ t e trip thua for acd ere teeded eouth toaorrtw.
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SubJect:
THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
WA8H I NOT ON
San Fronoisoo , Calif., 10 IJny , 1935.
Colonel RooseTelt (H.L . , not T. R.). The President .
Trout.
1 . The und ersigned acknowledges with gratifi cation the letter from The President on the above subjec t dated •sy 2 , 1935, and appr eciates the eminently just findings or the Court or Inquiry .
2 . With reference to paragraph 6, or the ebove letter, tt.e undersigned does not deny th11t he bos a serious ear defect Jnd is pr obably deficient in geography , but he cannot admit that he could ever mistake Cotoctln for Pat uxent, either over the tele phone or due to his acknowledged de f iciency . 3 .
ell fish Cat octin Rapidan .
Furthermore, the unders igned is or the opini on tha t or1Finally conta ined in the waters in t Le vicinity or were transferred during the lest admini stration to
• · The undersigned will be deliFh ted t o comply with in-structions contained in paragraph 7 and will submit himself immediately upon return t o Washington t o en examination by Captain Mcintire, USN (~ ) , with the defin i t e under~ tanding that no defects or his hearing wil l be round . ~ 5. It i s r espectfully requested that i A ~~s e uent Capta in Mcintire findsthe bearing or the unde rsigned not deficient , tha t the undersigned be author ized to appoint the firing s quad to o erate on Colonel Watson end be be further authorized t o appoint himself as the leader of such squad .
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'fM:I ASS.ISTANT KCRETARY 01' THI HAVY
WA.H INO'FOH
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