22 Apr 1943
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1943
Page
1
Wartime rhetoric swells after Tokyo executions of Doolittle raiders are denounced by President Roosevelt. The note to Japan rejects charges of noncombatant killings and outlines policy against reprisals. Officials cite dangers of brutal cycles and uphold international law amid calls for retaliation.
Newspaper story reports bereaved parents fearing their sons captured after Tokyo raid may have been executed by Japan. It cites International News Service interviews, War Department notices, and Swiss mediation under the Geneva prisoners of war convention.
United Press reports Tokyo radio warned that President Roosevelt's protest against the execution of American airmen who bombed Japan last year cannot be taken as serious and suggested that any captured fliers will face the same punishment.
A World War II radio fragment reports that a Tokyo station accuses Roosevelt of political motives in censoring unfavorable news and defends Japan’s punishment of American airmen. It also warns that visiting flyers face dire consequences and strict travel passes.
The State Department releases the text of its reply to Japan dated February 1943 regarding reports that American POWs would face military tribunals and severe penalties including death. Japan claims crews of planes that raided in April were tried and sentenced to death, with commutations for many, and refuses to recognize POW status or allow Swiss visits.
The United States rejects claims that American aviators deliberately attacked civilians in Japan or admitted such acts. It cites strict adherence to military targets and accuses Japanese officials of using torture to extract confessions. The document stresses that if admissions exist they are likely fabrications.
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