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PRES.

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 25, 1941.

ROOSEVELT

GIVES PLAIN HINT OF OIL EMBARGO

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT, SPEAKING IN WASHINGTON YESTERDAY, SAID IN EF- FECT THAT THE UNITED STATES HAD ALLOWED JAPAN TO OBTAIN OIL FROM THE UNITED STATES SO THAT JAPAN WOULD NOT GO TO THE DUTCH EAST INDIES TO OBTAIN IT.

The President was talking informally to members of the Volunteer Participation Committee of the Office of Civil Defence.

There was you might call; method in letting this oil go to Japan with the hope

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and

it has worked for two years of ket ping the war out of the south- i ern Pacific for our nwn good, for The good of the defence of Bri- tan and the freedom of the seas,” be sand

"There is a war going on has been for nearly two years. One of our efforts from the very beginning was to prevent the spread of that war to cer. tain arcas where it had not started.

ne of the areas is a place called

TO TAKE

EFFECT

NEXT WEEK

The majority of

TOKYO

VIEW OF EVENTS

features on its front page The Tokyo "Yomiuri"

a picture of Marshal Petain who is quoted as saying "We must defend our overseas colonies for France against Britain, whose attitude is becom- ing increasingly aggres- sive."

"The Times and Advertise"* features on its front page a story captioned "Indo-China sees colla- boration with Japan as the only the salvation."

An article by Hajime Fujioka. |"Nichi-Nichi" financial editor, eri-. for ticises the French for fai ing to

de Pacific Ocean. There hapJapanese mission in Hanoi pened to be a place in the south is scheduled to leave Pacile where we had to get a lot of things down in the East Saigon on Sunday.

Budies, the Straits Settlements and Indo-China.

"And we had to help get Aus- tralian surplus meat, whent and corn for England.

Most Essential

"It was most essential from our own selfish viewpoint of defence to prevent war from breaking out down there," the President con- tinued.

It is understood the main [clauses of the agreement giving Jupan bases in southern Indo- China have already been signed in Vichy and details were decided yesterday in Hanoi.

cooperate with Japan even after the signing of the economic agree-

ment.

The article adds: "Admiral Decoux and his staff well know that the advance of British troops and de Gaulle forces into Syria means a British challenge against Vichy and do not enter. taln wrong views as to what the Indo-China Government should do in the Far East. "Decoux

They are likely to take effect at the beginning of next week. Although no information is yet

might have once available officially, it is believed thought of ways to check Japan that possible concessions include and to effect a rapprochement with He added that if American oll the right to maintain troups in the de Gaulle regime but to-day had been cut off from Japan the southern Indo-China and the oc- Decoux has made influential Japanese probably "would have cupation of naval bases and aero-leaders in Saigon promise their gone down to the Dutch East dromes, Reuter. Indies a year ago and you would have had war,"

NOTING THAT PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT PUT HIS RE- MARKS IN THE PAST TENSE. SUME OBSERVERS IN WASH- INGTON IMMEDIATELY DREW! THE INFERENCE THAT THE PRESIDENT MIGHT NOW BE READY TO IMPOSE A FULL EMBARGO ON OIL TO JAPAN AND TAKE OTHER STRONG ECONOMIC MEASURES.-REU- TER.

THAILAND POLICY AFFIRMED

Thailand is determined

loyalty to Vichy."-Reuter.

IF JAPAN GOES ON U.S. WILL TAKE ACTION

MR. SUMNER WELLES' statement on Japan's aggression in Indo-China is regarded in Washington as being of the utmost import- ance, indicating clearly that if the Japanese occupation of Indo-China is proceeded with, American action in the economic sphere is very likely.

to maintain and defend The failure of Vichy to offer even token her neutrality and resistance or even to protest, is a handicap- independence, whatever to such action, according to some observers, may develop in the Far who feel that Vichy is always ready to oppose East or on Thailand's bor- the British, as in Syria, but will fight none else ders, it was stated in

Bangkok regarding the no matter how provoked.

Indo-China crisis.

If therefore, two

Neutral observers draw atten-States like Japan and France make defence supplies,

sovereign be endangering American national tion to a significant passage in the an agreement, it appears difficult Washington as

are seen Premier's address to Thal troops for outsiders to intervene.

preliminaries o on the eve of their departure to

economic pressure if Japan carries But one of the most important out the occupation of Indo-China. the territories newly ceded by cections of Mr. Sumner Welles' The fact, that he spoke in the Indo-China.

statement dealt with this very name of Britain and the Dutch problem, clearly, Indicating that East Indies as well as the United the belief is held by the U.8. States on the subject of their total Government that Indo-China is lack of territorial ambitions in

He said: "Even if it becomes Inevitable that you must be called on to take up arms you must da it with the greatest bravery and firm determination."-Reuter.

JAPANESE BAN

Dairen is Included in Japanese travel ban, the

the

for which has not been given ofcially

a weak country and is unable to Indo-China, has aroused hopes in resist aggression. :-

Washington that some parallel, This would appear to give measures will be undertaken by America such rights to action as the three nations together i accrue to anyone willing to stay Japan's threats end. in action. the hand of a bully, especially IN THE PAST THERE HAS after the bully has so repeatedly BEEN A NOTABLE TENDENCY jand clearly announced an official ON THE PART OF JAPAN TO desire to scă the Pacific Ocean THINK THAT AMERICA AL status quo maintainedAsh

WAYS TALKS BUT NEVER ACTBANK

Farallel Measures?

But it is felt in Washington. Some observers are wondering,

that the increasing firmnoast Mr. Sumner Welles' belief that American statements of policy on whether Japan is on the verge of Japan is secking bases for attacks the Far East. cannot but end in requisitioning, merchantmen in further afield, and his frank state action if Japan persists in "mak- Purdy of emergency Renter liment that thof ddpanese appear to ling changes by duress,Reuter.