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RUSSIA BECOMING MORE NEUTRAL OWING TO THE BRITISH SUCCESSES
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WASHINGTON, Fab, 4.--Several members of congress con- sulted by the United Press on Soviet Russia's attitude toward the European conflict opined today that Moscow may''adopt a "more neutral" attitude in view of British" successes in the Me. diterranean
BRITISH SUCCESSES
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GENERAL
AMERICA'S Japan To Invade South
Seas Despite Risks Involved
ROBOT PLANES
'Successful
experiments with
Robot planes are reported by the army air corps which has estab lished a testing station at Selfridge Field, headquarters of the Sixth Pursuit Wing Squadron.
These planes," the Army air corps reports," can be controlled by radio either from another plane or from the ground and are being used on an every day basis from the army air feld
Four planes which are rebuilt
-Prof. Chang's View
Japan has definitely committed herself to southward expan-. sion despite the risks involved in such an undertaking.. This is the view of Prof. Chang Chung-fu, well-known Chinese authority on international affairs.
Prof. Chang concedes that Japan is handicapped on her southward drive by her Chins venture which has been lying up over one million of her fighting men and which has heavily drained her economic resources
Insofar as Japan's present na-j win a more favourable position tional strength is concerned, after the war. would appear that she is not in a position to undertake such an ad venture. But, Prof. Chang pointed
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These legislators regarded as "Perhaps the Russians may now potentially significant the recent be attempting to play both ends comment of the Soviet arity organ as a result of Britain's Improved Red Star on British strategy in chances. I believe one important Europe and Africa, which praised result may be the effect this will British tactics against the Italians have on the Fetain government.
Nor does Japan's desperate and said that Britain's growing France's policy is based largely on
effort for self-sufficiency in war home defences made the success the military situation, and if BT-2 training planes, obsolete for
resources, Prof. Chang added, per- of a Nazi Invasion doubtful. They Britain's chances appear improved active service, are being used in sald this comment may indicate it is quite likely Petain's resistance the experiments. Originally two out, the cardinal fact is that its her to pursue the wait-and- To attain a tendency of Moscow to "main-to Hitler's demands will be in-seater ships, they have been con- southward expansion is mainly a see policy indefintely. tain at least a middle-of-the-road creased."
verted into single seaters, carry- naval venture and the Japanese self-sufficiency she will have to attitude on the theory Britain's Representative John M. Costello ing the radio equipment in "the Navy remains intact despite the dominate the Netherlands East China war during the past several Indles and British Malaya mill- chances had improved" considerably of California,
another military cockpit behind the pliut.
tarily and politically as mere eco- since the French collapse.
So far, a pilot who could seize years. laffairs committeeman, sald:
As the Sino-Japanese" war has nomid encroachment is not ade- MORAL EMBARGO
"It is difficult to predict what the controls and prevent the plane Representative Charles L Fadd the Soviets intend to do, but the from crashing should some mishap progressed to its present stage, quate to achieve her desired end.
Since Japan can neither retreat, Indicate occur during the experiments, has Japan has no way out but to pro- of Pennsylvania, a member of the Red Star comment may house military affairs committee. they are veering toward the mid-accompanied the ship, on its robot ceed recklessly forward. Her pre-nor remain inactive, she can only
the sent position is like that of a boat take
third alternative of fights. suggested that the Red Stars at-dle-of-the-road attitude" in rela-
·TRUCK ON GROUND salling against the current which southward advance regardless of titude may be the direct result of tion to the belligerents,
The sending apparatus is in- will be shoved back with all the the grave danger of coming into the United States' decision to t
stalled either in the observer's att ndant dangers if it falls triconflict with Britain and the Unit- the moral embargo against ship- "Britain's successes in the Medi-cockpit of an observation plane or steer forward
ed States. ments of aircraft and materials terranean may be affecting the in
a truck on the ground. It
NOT PREPARED THREE COURSES for airplane construction to the Soviet attitude. The situation enables a pilot to manoeuvre 1 In Prof.
Chang's view three The fact that Japan signed the there is shifting rapidly in favour robot plane at any distance as long courses are
now open to Japan, Tripartite Pact with Germany and "I regard the Red Star comment for the British and it is not un- as it remains in sight. The robot
namely, retreat, wait and see or Italy after protracted consideration as of great potential importance. Ukely they will be able to domi- plene is controlled by a wheel re-proceed with southward expansion, indicates that she is not prepared sald Faddis. "It is true it may be nate the whole area."
sembling that of a large bomber.
Retreat means that Japan would to retreat but proceed with her po- only a realistic summation of the Representative Beverly M. Vin- The pilot at the wheel operates
have to abandon not only hercy of aggression. Prof. Chang
at Pakhoi, Youngkong, and Tin- The market gives an impression actual military situation as seen cent of Kentucky. a member of it as though he were actually in
pointed out. southward expansion programme by the 'Sovlets, but the Soviets the naval affairs committee, said the plane being controlled and
but also her continental adven- In the opinion of Prof. Chang pak and other points along the of neglect. But there are quite. » which disclose, a could have made some comment Russia "may have decided It is his every movement is transmitted
the Japanese southward advance southwestern ¡ture, and, moreover, to 'recognise
Kwangtung. coast. few enquiries will several weeks ago if they had wise to shift her foreign policy. by radlo to the robot plane.
probably be launched to the National Rellef Commission dearth of available scrip. the British and American, claims
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A. German victory?
extension of her influence into United States and the dispatch of Thailand are in fact a series of K. Yoshizawa to the Netherlands premeditated moves ultimately East Indies are mere smoke-screens leading to the execution of her for her military preparations. plan for southward expansion, (Central News),
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