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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1941
Page
1
The United States declares war among Japan Germany and Italy after a coordinated Pearl Harbor attack. Reports detail bombings Manila Davao Bangkok Wake Guam and Shanghai with casualties and naval losses as US forces mobilize and enforce wartime secrecy.
Butte December 10 union members accepted Anaconda Copper Mining proposed seven day operation with miners working six shifts a week. The change abolishes the 40 hour penalty and shifts to a five day week with overtime pay per law and contract. Union leaders plan further talks with company officials on speeding production.
The United States ordered Finnish ships in American ports placed under protective custody as Britain declares war with Finland Hungary and Romania. The Navy Department said coast guard would take over six Finnish merchantmen tied up in U S ports.
Honolulu reports martial law proclaimed for the Territory of Hawaii with full presidential approval. The military government is reported to function smoothly and in line with plan. Population, including many Japanese, cooperates, and no hostile attacks have been reported since Sunday.
Senate leaders plan to delay action on pending labor legislation until December 15. The Labor Committee will hold limited hearings on the Smith bill to curb strikes in defense industries and aims to wrap up review to present to the Senate next Monday. Senator Ball proposes witnesses focus only on new topics not covered by prior testimony.
Mrs. Lloyd D. Severance, chair of Sweet Grass county Red Cross, relays a regional appeal for a minimum fifty million dollar national war fund. Local quota is 700 with 15 percent kept for local relief. Donations accepted at Citizens Bank Trust Co and several area merchants. aim to complete by December 20 amid international fronts in the Philippines and Hawaii.
Letters from Montana national defense committee and American Legion urge all posts to organize police or battle experienced emergency squads. Post 19 invites county men to Dugout on December 20 for open house and a pre meeting to discuss plans and training under local commanders.
Tokyo reports sinking of the battleship Prince of Wales and battle cruiser Repulse by Japanese bombers off Malaya, troop landings in the Philippines, and occupation of Guam. Communique notes Japanese losses of two transports sunk and two damaged with 51 missing. an 820 ton British tug is also sunk near Hong Kong.
Dec 8 report by Brigadier General William Ord Ryan said unidentified planes were turned back near the Golden Gate after a blacked out city faced sirens and searchlights. The alert followed three hours of uncertainty with crashes, but no confirmed strike. a woman was wounded near the bay bridge. Los Angeles cited air raid warnings as imminent.
The United States acknowledged heavy losses from initial Japanese attacks and said fighting continued near Ha waii and across the Pacific at the Philippines Guam Wake and Midway. While claims conflicted, officials noted Japanese success shocked leaders as lawmakers questioned early detection.
A plan to centralize defense administration via a new cabinet officer gains support in Congress. Senator Kilgore proposes a Department of Defense Coordination and Control with authority over defense purchases and industrial resource use. The department would allocate scarce raw materials to plants.
The loss of a United States battleship at Pearl Harbor, officially called capsized, marks the first time the U S Navy has suffered such a blow. Earlier losses include the Maine in Havana harbor and the cruiser San Diego sunk by a mine near Island, N Y, during World War I.
Helena Dec 8 violent death claims eight victims as authorities report a series of fatal incidents across the state. Police and medical examiners investigate conditions surrounding the deaths and identify victims and possible causes.
Congress votes unanimously to declare war on Japan with one dissent by Jeannette Rankin of Montana. Roosevelt signs the declaration as losses mount in the Pacific. the White House cites Germany's role in pushing Japan into war and confirms Lend-Lease remains active.
Montana reaction to Jeannette Rankin's vote against the Japan war declaration grows fierce as Dan Whetstone, a Republican state committeeman, cables Rankin urging her to switch her position. Montanans express disappointment and demand loyalty to the administration in defense of the nation.
President William Green of the American Federation of Labor urged an end to strikes in defense industries. He said Japanese treachery and aggression had aroused in American workers a determination to see the fight through to a victorious finish at any cost.
President Roosevelt addresses Congress announcing the December 7 1941 attack by Japan. He notes the United States was at peace with Japan and engaged in discussions to maintain Pacific peace as the war began.
Billings Gazette reports Commander James T. Annin lamenting national indifference as the Japanese attacked the Philippines and Hawaii. District 11 pledges wartime service and unity, urging citizens to defend democracy and support preparedness.
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