DEEDS NOT WORDS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 19 February 1941, Page 6

DEEDS NOT WORDS

REGARDED AS IMPORTANT BY UNITED STATES INTIMATION TO JAPAN. NO CHANGE IN POLICY. « By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright' (Received Thjs Day. 12.10 pm.) WASHINGTON. February 18. Informed officials regard Japanese statements professing a desire for peace throughout the world as designed to allay the recent high tension over Japanese movements in the Pacific. Indications were. however, it was added, that the United States had no intention of deviating from its previously announced policy towards Japan. It was asserted today that before the United States could relax, deeds must accompany Japanese words. Mr Sumner Welles (Assistant Secretary of Slate) said: "The United Stales is far moie Interested in the deeds of other nations than in the statements their spokesmen may make." > Thu Secretary for Commerce (Mr Jones', addressing the House Banking Committee l , said: "The United States is in the war. or at least nearly in. and Is, preparing for it.” President Roosevelt has issued Executive orders establishing naval defence areas around the Alaskan, Pacific and Carribbean sites for new defence bases, including Palmyra. Johnson. Midway and Wake islands. Kingman Reef. Rose. Tutuila and Guam islands. The orders close these areas to commercial vessels and prohibit nonmilitary aircraft Hying over them,