THE ALEUTIANS

Grey River Argus, 18 June 1942, Page 5

THE ALEUTIANS

Japanese Landing ALASKA PRECAUTIONS. (Rec. 10.40) WASHINGTON, June 16. There is no further reports as to progress of American air and naval attempts to dislodge the Japanese from their toe-hold in the west Aleutian Islands. Mr. Ickes has ordered that tne Alaskan civilian population should be placed on a war footing for complete collaboration with the military end naval authorities there. He also had directed Governor Gruemng to organise an Alaskan War Council immediately. ALASKAN CONGRESSMAN. ALARMED AT LANDING. (Rec. 10.30) WASHINGTON, June 16 Mr. Anthony Dimond, the Alaskan Delegate to Congress has warned that the Japanese must be ousted from the'Aleutian Islands promptly, before they succeed in establishing bases for an aerial offensive against Alaska. Mr. Dimond disagreed with high military officials here who were inclined to dismiss the Japanese landings lightly. “I am terribly alarmed about it,” he, said. CANADIAN GENERAL. NOT ALARMED. VANCOUVER, June 16. Lieutenant General Stuart, chief of the Canadian General Staff, declared: “There is no reason tor alarm over the little invasion of the Aleutian Islands.” General Stuar, has departed for Victoria, B.C. to as-, sume temporary charge of the command there.

On Pacific Coast CANADIAN PRECAUTIONS. OTTAWA, June 16, The Labour Minister (Mr. Humphrey Mitchell) announced that he intends to 1 enforce the Order-m-Council for a seven-day week, for the continuous production of ships m Pacific Coast yards, despite the failure of eleven unions to accept the plan. . ± , T H P said: Make no mistake. Japan’s invasion of the Aleutians was undertaken to provide advance striking bases, the eventual objective being to bomb Pacific Coast cities, shipyards and aeroplane factories, Right now, the Japanese are less than eight hours’ bomber distance from British Columbian ports. They will try to work steadily closer. Alaska’s defence depends on cargoes. It is ships that will decide whether history will say of Alaska defence it was too little and too late.