1941-08-16 — Page 16

CRISIS IN

THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 16, 1941.

JAPAN

Extremists Deinanding Positive Action

"KASIMA MARU"

BREAKS LINK

The last Australian- Japanese shipping

link was broken when the "Kasima Maru" sailed from Sydney last night, taking over 100 Japanese.

They included the 10-year-old daughter of the newly-arrived Japanese consul-gen- eral-Reuter.

GRAVEST WARNING YET

MEANING OF CHEMICAL

HIRANUMA AFFAIR

JAPAN'S INTERNAL CRISIS IS AP- PROACHING THE MOST CRITICAL STAGE, DECLARED THE INFLUENTIAL CHUNGKING CHINESE DAILY NEWSPAPER, “TA KUNG PAO," YESTERDAY, COMMENTING ON THE ATTEMPT ON THE LIFE OF BARON HIRANUMA.

Japanese extremists,

the

newspaper

authorities to further restrict the rights of the

| stated, are becoming impatient with the status quo tactics of the Konoye Cabinet and are demanding positive action.

Japan's previous tac-| Japanese military tics, touse external dif- ficulties to forestall domestic upheaval, are becoming futile. it was added.

The joint Churchill-

No amount of police and mili- Roosevelt declaration has tary pressure can hold down the dissatisfaction among the Japanese been received with the people towards the present Gov- greatest satisfaction in ernment.

After pointing out that

the

Japanese people, the "Ta Kung Pao" urged the Japanese people

to rise and overthrow the pre- sent regime,

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It urges the establishment of new Japan, thereby ensuring the construction of peace, mutuali cooperation and co-prosperity be tween China and Japan.-Reuter.

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WARFARE WARNING

"Be ready for chemical warfare," is the heading of an article in the Mos cow newspaper "Pravda," announced Moscow Radio yesterday.

STOP PRESS

That Britain and the United States "desire to retain the domination of con-

The paper says that the Nazis the world," is the are preparing a new and unpre- sensus of diplomatic com- cedented act of brutality -with the use of poisonous substances. mentators in the Tokyo

"The enemy has carefully ela-

borated the technique and tactics newspapers dealing with chemical warfare: he hopes the Anglo-American that a gas attack will take us un-eight-point declaration.

of

nwares. But he has miscalculated

re-

attack."

Units of German troops taken prisoner were subsequently vealed, according to Russian re- ports, 013 special gas-equipped troops. Reuter.

devarat

mean

For example the "Asahi Shim- Our task is to be always and everywhere ready for chemical bun" says the Pax Britànica, and

Pax Americana

nothing more nor less than Anglo-Amer- ican world domination by means of armed force.

The "Nichi-Nichi Shimbun" discerns in the Anglo-Amer- lean moVCa an attempt to split public opinion in other coun- tries, particularly in Japan. Similarly the omission of the Far East from the statement is branded by the "Yomiuri Shim bun" K an insidious move to break Japanese solidarity in at tempts to revive liberalism so, as: eventually to induce Japan secede from the Three-Power Alliance. Reuter.

CHINESE HAVE A

official circles in Batavia. coming crisis in Tokyo will mere- Hiranuma might mean PURPOSE

"The statement is entirely up ly give an opportunity

to the high ideals we cherish of,

The attempt on the life of Baron the pre- for the lude to a turbulent political crisis in the days to come, in the opin-

President Roosevelt and Mr. jection of any further moves that Churchill," was the comment of might disturb the peace of these one observer.

regions. General

mention reaction to

Although the state.

no special of Japan. observers ment is that It not only gives re- was made newed hope to the oppressed na-' fur'her point out the declaration tions

the but also strengthens is the gravest warning yet issued position of the N.E.I. for the re-, to the Axis powers.—Reuter,

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of Chinese students of "CHINA IS UNCONQUER- ABLE," SAID MR. NELSON T. Japanese affairs.

These obrervers belleve that JOHNSON, FORMER U.S. AM- WHO the dastardly act was instigated | BASSADOR TO CHINA, by the radical elements in the SAILS FROM SAN FRANCISCO Fascist clique whose list 61 ON TUESDAY TO TAKE UP HIS "must gr Ministers probably | NEW POST AS U.S. MINISTER includes the whole Cabinet with TO AUSTRALIA. the exception of Suzuki, and Olkawa,

Tojo

*"The Chinese are â united people. They have a purpose." It is emphasised that Japan's) Commenting on the Churchill- dilemma after four years of futile Roosevelt talks, Mr. Johnson said war on China is linked more with he expected one result would be internal difficulties than with in- closer collaboration between the ternational

States and Australia -- News,

problems.

Central United

Reuter.

DNIEPER BATTLE LOOMING

(Continued from Page: Ta

Waiting Second Wind

In other parts of the front thers. has been no appreciable change and there is nothing to show that a fresh big offensive has been in- augurated..

Both sides must be waiting for their second wind, both at Smolensk and Kiev.

A certain amount of activity by the Finns has been apparent but no striking developments.

· Marshal Budenny's

Tactics

Is

withdrew to" terrain which more easily defendable and more essential to hold than the "rural ~west Ukraine.“

Strong Stand Ahead

Already the indications are that the Russians might attempt to: hold 'the Germans on the line cov- ering the industrial area with the two ends of the Duleper Bend as support

which might points roughly be placed somewhere In the vicinity of Kremenchug on the one side and with, Nikolaiev or Klerson on the other.

army

* Apart from the Russian which, it seems, retreated with the obvious; purpose of evnding la pitched battle on the unsuitable The admitted abandonment by terrain of west Ukraine, and which Russian forces of Kirovograd may now take a strong stand, the (formerly Elizavētgrad)" ́and Germans wll also have to con Parvomomaisk, shows that the tend when Inside, the Dnieper German forces have crossed the Bend, with the local industrial main railway from Odetza and population which is not only in- are now threatening the main tensely patriotic but also devoted _rallway line from Nikolalev. to the regime: which is responsible Mat for this region's vast development But the next few days will show and prosperityisva

President

Roosevelt

and have Mr. Winston Churchill jointly proposed to M. Stalin that high British and Ameri¬ should representatives meet him in Moscow to dis- cuss the allocation of war sup- plies to Russia.

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This message, which was published in Washington last right, was delivered to M Stalin by the British and American Ambassadors to Moscow during yesterday afternoon.

The message praised the "Soviet's splendid defence."- Reuter.

The following is the text of. the Soviet midnight communi- que issued by the Soviet In- formation, Bureau: "During August 15 our troops continu- ed fierce fighting with the enemy along the whole front.

our air force, in cooper ation with the land forces, continued to deal blows to enemy troops and attacked his aircraft on aerodromes.

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According to incomplete data 21 German aircraft were. destroyed on August 14 We lost 11 planes.Reuter.

| whether "the German offensive"},

will be even partly, successful la・ These people are largely a des- achieving, the · primary objective, cended from the famous Cossacks which is the capture of the im- which had been immortalised fin portant Industrial" region within Taras, Bulba and Fergogol. They the Dnieper, including the "grent are the descendents of tough free- iron ore centre of Krivongadomo, dom-loving - Russians who for ta. Torett the Dnieper and centuries fought the Polish, and user Dnieper. Propetrojovals" (100merly Turkish invaders, manaudot Yekaterinoslav), the Industrial. The region inside the Dnieper Bend represents roughly one-third The German eldlm to have let the total of Ukrainian Industry, the ad ready captured Kriovolrog which rest of which is farther east, in-whta l produces a substantial proportion eluding the Don Busin-Reuter, of Russian iron ore, has been den fed in Moscow,

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