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SPOTLIGHT ON TOKYO TODAY
__THE_SECOND_Article of a new SERIES BY THE. FORMER TOKYO MANAGER OF THE UNITED PRESS
FEARS AND PROBLEMS
BY H. O. THOMPSON
traditional "family council" system of government. It Is. more unwieldy than a dictator- ship, but it satisfies the leaders of Japan. There is a proverb In Japan that whenever a man raises his head too far above a crowd someone chops it off. Japan does not want a dicta- tor. The most recent oxample" of a man in public life who
States must consider some In the meantime, Japan is raised his head too far was that
Soviet
Matsuoka, who thought he was headed for the premiership, but who found him- self, figuratively, without any head whatever.
of Japan's acts as hostile strengthening her border de- of Yosuke too far
fences against the and aimed at upsetting the Union: Stories in the Japanese peace of the Pacific. They "IMPROVING RELATIONS" press these days about operate from the serenity of "threatened encirclement by self-justification and in the If Japan is successful in her
push in the south, she will be Japan went into the German America" are not entirely belief that history will enabled to develop naval bases alliance when it became ap for the purpose of goading prove their good intentions, which would be effective in any parent that she could not find a future troubles with the Ameri- Iriend among the nations any- the people into greater ef- Japan, then, has its cans and the British. She also where else. Japan does not forts for their state. They American problem, its long would be in a position to bomb trust Germany entirely, despite represent a real fear, based standing China problem, its ma."
supplies going to China via Bur- Germany's big influence on Ja-
pan's actions. on actions by the United traditional Russian problem Japan's first move against
FEARS NAZIS States which the Japanese and the problem of self- Russia probably would be the
There is considerable opinion interpret as definitely hos-
sufficiency in case other presentation of demands which in Japan to the effect that if tile.
powers succeed in cutting Russla cease aid to China and victory in Eurone and against would include demands that Germany won an overwhelming Here are some of the Japan off from foreign make further fisheries and oil Russia, the Nazis would take thoughts and reasonings funds and foreign raw ma- conccasions in territories ad- away whatever gains Japan which go into Japan's terials.
jacent to Japan..
might have picked up in the Throughout all these man- meantime. oeuvrings, Japan would attempt In that connection. Japan at The Japanese have been
If the Japanese decide that to improve relations with the first was thinking principally of at war against China for
United States. Actions of that the East Indies and French In- more than four years. The they must break through this kind Beem to Americans
"threatened encirclement" they strange way to improve rela- pan has had to worry over the.
do-China. More recently, Ja- United States sends money, then must make up their minds tions with a country whose in- poselbility that the Nazis might men and munitions to
in which direction to go. If terests would be adversely af- get to the Pacific vin the trans- under the provisions of the Telecommunis Japan's enemy. Those are
they go south, the Russians fected by some of them. But by Siberia railroad If Germany Unived in hostile acts, the Japanese might attack them from the "improving relations" Japan conquered Russia. That is not
say among themselves. rear. If they go north toward means keeping America's reta a pleasant thought to the Japan
The
Hongkong Eclegraph. policy-shaping councils:
Tuesday, Sept. 9, 1941. Wyndham St., Hongkong Telephone: 20015
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HELP TO RUSSIA
WHICH DIRECTION?
Iliation at a minimum,
ese, because they know that if
Russia, the American Navy or a combination of American and Japan was prepared for the victorious the Germans would Japan sees the United British naval forces might come freezing of Japanese credits in show scant generosity in appor SHANGHAI'S GLOOM
States increasing the mili- at them from the south. If the United States. The Japan- tioning the rich prizes of the BETWEEN the effects of the tary and naval strength of China,
they pull too many men out of ese have been getting them- Oricat.
the Chinese might selves in shape to withstand Anglo-American freezing orders the Philippines, fortifying harass their occupied areas and that shock for some time. An and the determined efforts of Guam and aiding the British regain some of them,
oil embargo would be a'more the China Currency Stabilisaat Singapore and the Dutch
serious matter, but the Japanese If they do not move any- tion Board to carry through its in the East Indies. They where, they feel events may hem claim they have enough oil for
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Stabilisation Board marks a distinct success for Mr Manuel Fox and his colleagues, as hitherto there has been any- thing but unanimity regarding the policy established by the Board. Nevertheless, this decl- sion leaves Shanghai's immo- diate problem unsolved-that of securing sufficient trade to save the city from stark bankruptcy. The guarantee which the Board givca of supplying sufficient foreign exchange to purchase approved Imports does, safe- guard the future of those particular goods, but the range will be limited, and numbers of small traders are going to face the almost virtual cortainty of being forced out of business.
In other words, Shanghal has to make further and greater sacrifices for the war effort; the rewards of those sacrifices will be reamed in the future: when with the strangulating Impos1-"| tions of the dominant Japaneso removed, the restrictions of the freezing orders withdrawn and the re-establishment of China's national currency at par in the International exchange, market, Shanghai will again - tako its rightful place as one of the most important trading centres in |the Far East. But there are difficu't days ahead before this Is realised, and the courage and tenacity of the Shanghailanders which have always been n feature during economic, de- ppression Have never been needs
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OTHER FEARS
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Japan's plans for southward expansion and her relations with Thailand are discussed in · Mr will appear on this page to-mor Thompson's third article, which
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is going to send supplies to of expanding, virile empire. their tradition for "precipic< Russia via Vladivostok, crushed.
They fear they might even be politics" the Japanese would b
hoping for something to turn ar which even without Ameri-
before their oil stores were ex. can aid they call "a dagger siderations which went into Ja-
Those are some of the con- hausted. pointed at the heart of
Con- There are other problems pan's secret Imperial Japan." They see the pos- ference of July 2.
harassing Japan to-day. sibility that the United States might make an active have given an approximate idea Subsequent developments alliance with Russia and of what Japan decided at that send some powerful new time, in rough outline..
is back again. This time it is (UP). Widespread instruc bombing planes to help Rus-
coupled with an uneasy feeling tion of Soviet man-power during sia against the Japanese.
Japan may be expected to at- that Fascism also may figure in the past 12 years in use of rifles, are inter- some equipped with telescopic tempt a speedy conclusion of the it. The two terms Why should America be China war so that its hands will changeable in Japan, since per sights-for-accuracy-is-the-rea- be freed for international af- sons suspected of Communism son why German parachute doing all those things, the fairs of greater consequence. one year may be shouting for troops are ineffective against Japanese ask themselves,
Fascism the next.
the Red Army, according to the
"American Rifle magazine
Japan will risk collision with
Her old fear of Communism
WASHINGTON, Sept.&
unless America has aggres- the United States and Britain Japan wants neither Comman." sive designs against Japan? through occupation of parts of munism nor Fascism at home. Characteristically, they French Indo-China and possibly She has given every evidence of fail to see that the United Tholland.
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tion of the National Rifle As- The magazine, official publica-
sociation, said in its August is- sue that the Russian Army and state have been concentrating on developing accurate rifle marksmanship, machine-gun- ning, tank driving, gliding and parachuting since 1929.
The article, written by Gar rett Underhill, American, mili tary correspondent, added that "whatever the real answer may finally appear to be, it is clear that the Russian soldier hus en- tered this war better prepared than in the past.".
Determined to take advan- tage of the stolid but herolc qualities of the Russian private,. the Red Army has seen to St. that the individual soldier is educated-which his father was not-and trained in the use of his weapon, the article said. There will be no more battles in which ignorant Russians will, advance, barchanded, hoping to pick up a rifle from the fallen. of the first waves."
Paratroop Units
The article said that this training has resulted in organis sation of efficient anti-para- chute units, and guerilla groups, which can harass the Nazis. These groups, according to re ports reaching official channels here, have been successfully destroying German sky soldiers as rapidly as they are landed,
The specially-equipped teles coplet sight 180 caliber rules, according to Underhill, are able to work efficiently at Bra over 1,000 yards. Tha a long barrel-81.5. compared to the 1 berSpringfield's
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