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Japan's East Indies Threat May Merge Separate Wars

Reports that Japan is pre-

the rumoured iden of attacking'

paring another move for a By William Henry Chamberlin Hongkong to be dropped.

stronger hold on French Indo-China, coupled with other developments bearing

(from the "Chrisila n Solence Monitor"!)

The occupation of Hainan, the largo island off the southeastern coast of China, a step equally, distateful to the British in Hong-

in a like direction indicate Civil War, which assumed foreign powers with interests in kong and to the French in Indo- that it may not be possible to an international character China, was inaugurated by the China, took place in February, keep the European struggle because of the official aid Rut in 1931 the Japanese mili- attention was concentrated on Washington treaties of 1922. 1939, when British and French distinct from the Asiatic. which Germany and Italy tary leaders mado the discovery the Mediterranean crisis that Although a move that may sent to Generalissimo Fran- Washington treaty structure, so ending of the Spanish Civil War. that they could upset the seemed certain to arise after the be construed as of an ap-cisco Franco and the Soviet far as Manchuria was concerned, Japan celebrated the new crisis peasing nature has been re-

condemnation.

ported in the agreement be- Union to the Republic, while without incurring and conse- after Adolph Hitler marched in- tween Anglo-American and thousands of French British, quences more serious than moral to Prague by seizing the Spratly Islands, off the southern const Japanese oil interests to in-American, and refugee anti-

of Indo-China, a small acquisi- crease Japan's imports of oil Fascist. volunteers fought Japan's Opportunity tion territorially, but useful as from the Netherlands East in the Republican armies. bigger adventure, the attempt

Before Japan entered on its an advanced submarine base. Indies, trends of an opposite After Spain came Austria, to bring all China under Japan- out-break of the European war Japan reacted to the actual nature are only too visible. One may cite the American Czechoslovakia, Albania. ese conrol, in 1937, the world more soberly that might have situation was carefully studied been expected. This was because embargoes on scrap iron. Japan has always taken on the basis of reports from of the alarm and dismay which and high grade gasoline for close account of the Euro- Japanese embassies in Europe the conclusion of the German- Japan, the warning address- pean situation in framing its

and America.

Soviet pact caused in Tokyo. ed by the State Department plans for expansion on the

The Cabinets of General Abe The auguries seemed favour and Admiral Yonai were relative- to American residents in the

bble. America Was Far East to leave, the threa-

mainland of 'Asia. Europe's isolationist. Russin had just toward the Western Powers.

strongly jy moderate in their attitude

tening tripartite pact be difficulty has been regarded shot its most talented generals Aggressiveness tween Japan, Germany, and as Japan's opportunity. It and seemed unlikely to risk a

war. Great Britain and France But after the fall of France Italy, the recurring rumours was no coincidence that

were so preoccupied with the there was a new upsurge of of an Anglo-American ar- Japan presented its "21 de- ever threatening Spanish situas Japanese aggressiveness, based rangement for the joint use

mands" to China, in the tion and with the general threat on the theory that Germany of Singapore and other Far spring of 1915, when Europe from the Axis powers that they would win the war and that Eastern naval bases,

was absorbed in the first also seemed to be eliminated, so Japan was the natural heir of World War.

far as active military opposition British French, and Netherlands Always A Connection

to Japan's advance was con- colonial possessions in the There has always been an

The "21 demands" led to cerned.

Orient. The present cabinet of intimate connection between

no enduring results because Those who were in Japan at Prince Fumimaro Konoye, with American-educated Yosuke Mat- war in the Far East and war

Japan did not feel strong the time could see how each new -and the threat of war with armed force. Indeed, When war loomed as imminent with the Army than any Cabinet enough to back up its claims alarm bell in Europe was a signal "uoka as Foreign Minister, is to further Japanese advance. Probably more closely identified in Europe. Technically the current war began in Sep- the chief net result of this on the eve of the Munich Agree in recent Japanese history.

excursion Japanese tember, 1939. But the con- tinent has never really been power politics was that the expeditionary force for the at- Japanese expansion in the Orient at peace since Mussolini in-deal of money which was of regard for British suscepti by the way in which Japan was Island Empire lost a good tack on Canton which had and the European war has two hitherto been deferred because sides. In Japan one was struck vaded Ethiopia in Septem- paid out in bribes to shifty 'bilities. ber, 1935,

inclined to exploit overy Chinese politicians, who fail It is not improbable that, if European crisis for a new for- After the Ethiopian cam-ed to deliver the political and the war had actually broken out, ward stop. In Paris and London paign came the Spanish economic concessions which

they had promised.

Greater U.S. Aid In Six Months

By Frank P. S. Glassey

(United Press Staff

Correspondent!

- SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

NEW YORK, Jan. 10 (UP). -United States aid to Britain will assume drastic form within four to six months, according to the composite opinion of the nation's leading bankers as shown by a United Press survey, The additional assistance, according this survey, will take form in the re- peal of the Johnson Act facilitating direct louns to Britain and an amendment to the neutrality law enabling American merchant vessels to transport munitions and other supplies to Britain,

The consensus of financial opinion was expressed by one of the world's best known bankers, who frankly discussed the position of the United States under pledge of anonymity.

Would Not Enter War This banker expressed the opinion that the United States would not en- ter the war provided sufficient efforts are made to assist Britain within the next six months. This bankers argu- ment follows:

British purdinses from the U.S. have been mounting steadily and rapidly, helping this country material- ly, and at the same time averting a German threat in the Western Hemisphere as the British continued their military resistance.

These purchases are bound to de- crease unless Congress repeals the Johnson Act and permits credits to

Britain.

Sentimental Effect

This action would probably have primarily a sentimental effect since bankers do not belleve that the large mass of American citizens would purchase British bonds.

"Certainly," the banker sald, "s far as anybody knows there would not be an immense response to such an offering."

If the Johnson Act were repealed, the banker continued, the logical sequence of events would bo the granting of American Kovernment credits to Britain, indicating that the administration would prepare within few months to finance British arma- mant purchases here.

into ment, Japan prepared a picked

The interaction

between

this expeditionary force would one could see the reverse side of have tried to "rush" Hongkong, French and British statemen, the great British commercial their attention focussed on the A period of relative stability centre, and military and naval struggle in Europe, to avoid com- in Far Eastern affairs, ny re- base. The conclusion of the plications with Japan as far as gards the relations between Munich pact may have caused possible.

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