1941-09-13 — Page 11

U. S. Should Build a

NAVAL

BASE

AT MANILA

suggests

Rear Admiral Yates Stirling Jr.

United Press Naval Analyst

NEW YORK, Sept, 12 (UP). actually menaced and require Japan's occupation of French the presence of the United

States Fleet Indo-China is a step toward carrying out her avowed policy of dominating the Far East.

It depends on the forces op- posed to her, just how far she will go.

As for the United States; ap peasement of Japan is finished. In addition to freezing Japanese credits in the United States, the Philippine Islands, by direc tion of the President, have been designated as a defence area of

Opportune Time

It seems, however, a most opportune time for the United States to build a first class naval base in Manila Bay, in order that the Fleet, when it goes into the Orient, can operate from its own base in- the British base at Singapore. stead of being dependent upon

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Camranh Buy is as yet only a well-protected anchorage, sult- able for any sized fleet. The French had started to build this country, and the Philippine naval base there, but it is in an Army of over 75,000 trained unfinished condition. Strategical- men, together with all the ly, the bay is ideally situnted United States forces in the as a central position enabling islands, have been put under the the Japanese Navy to strike in command of General Dougins A. two directions, against Singa MacArthur, the head of the pore and Manila, only about two hours flying distance for bomb-

Philippines Army, who has been ing planes. It is a foregone

Saturday,

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SEPTEMBER 1941

recalled to active duty in the conclusion that the Japanese Hitler will be troubled by the

United States Army as a licu- will lose no time in preparing tenant-general.

the bay as a first class naval base, to accommodate -Nippon's

Japan's move on Indo-China largest warships.

doce not seem to have been

If the United States

How

SOVIET FIFTH

COLUMN

made for the reason that the builds and rushes to completion French colony in any way was a naval base in Manila, it will menaced by Great Britain, B offset the advantage that Japan Japan claimed, but because would have in operating against Japan saw that the time was our fleet in the Far East. Nazi Germany for the first Party had some 250,000 mem- Soviet. Shortly before the ripe to carry out. Its intentions Camranh Bay thus will be put time now meets an opponent bers, L'Humanito had a circula- German invasion, Soviet films of acizing naval positions long between two fires, the British with a fifth column possibly tion of close to 500,000. In the were shown in Yugoslavin for at Singapore and grenter than its own. The 1936 elections onc voter in the first time in 20 years. They coveted by the Japanese Navy, naval base

the United States base and flect basis of the Soviet fifth column every 10 had voted the straight ran in the biggest movie houses and from which the Japanese at Manila.

is the Communist Parties of Communist ticket. In the 1938 and enjoyed tremendous popu- fleet can flank both Manila and Singapore. These positions are

Europe-in many countries il- elections the Party won two larity. legal long before the war and acats in the Senate, 73 in the Saigon and Camranh Bay.

It seems highly appropriate that therefore experts in under Chamber of Deputies. Dis-

In Rumania, too, the Com- base le Manila will be constructed ground activity.

solved by decree in the fall of munist Party carries on enough before Japan can complete her base

How effective these partics 1989, it had a chance to build activity to warrant repression. In Camranh Bay, Once the Com ranh base is completed, the Japanese may be after systematic repres- an underground organisation Bucharest periodically releases reports of raids on Communist Fleet will have gained a strategical sion by the Nazis, and in some before the fall of France. below the category of battle its fleet into Melnya and the Enst monts, is difficult to determine the war will galvanise the Party the Farmers and Workmen's

advantage for the further advance of cases by their own govern-

cells. The League of Com- The Soviet Union's entry into munist Youth, the Red League, ships, while Camranh Bay is Indles. What America must under-xactly.

Serves Purpose Well Saigon is ideally situated as an advance base for naval ships

Into Thailand

large enough to provide an Japan, the Philippine Islands

stand is that in such a move by In the Popular Front days, organisation into increased ac Bloc have long operated under

cannot

chorage for most of Japan's offord to be overlooked, and left in the French Communist Party tion and win it new adherents cover, though with little popular Navy, including her heaviest the hands of a possible enemy, was the strongest of Europe. among people who once rallied support:

situnted as they are on the flanke of Evidently it has not lost all its warships.

Japan's lines of communication from her main bases in Japan to her in. Power: Widespread Communist netivity has been reported in vading army and fleet.

both occupied and unoccupied France in the last year. Von Ribbentrop's

The British and American Governments are bound to view

By TABITHA PETRAN

In Greece, Communism has won adherents chiefly among the tobacco workers. In the To repent, the mere occupation of

last elections held in that coun- Japan's move into these new Saigon and Comrah Bay connol na

try, in 1936, the Communist naval positions as a menace to yet be considered nets of war. But Joachim

Party won 15 out of 284 seats the Philippine Islands, British is certain that Britain and America speech of June 22 charged that

in Parliament. In August, 1936, will watch with increasing Interest Communist agents had-carried to

the Popular Front. The political parties were abolished, Malaya and The Netherlands any further moves of Japanese on "intensivo-subversive-activi- Communists themselves, trained but the Communist Party con- East Indies. Once these oc- forces. They will realise, for in-ties in territories occupied in one of the cardinal doctrines tinued to operate underground. cupations are completed, Japan. would be possible. Then using That-by Germany, particularly in the of revolutionary theory-revolt You Ribbentrop says: ese military and naval power land troops, what would prevent protectorate and occupied only when the time is ripe-will

into the Japon from invading Burme?

bc

stance, that a move into Thailand

will

advanced

flints have been circulated in heart of British, American and Japan that the occupation of Indo- Netherlands possessions.

China is not aimed against Britain

would

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concentrated in Yunnan province, Pacific Fleet will be moved to across the border from Indo-China, Paris directing a large organi- for outright rebellion should the the Orient at present. The and to fear that British forces sution. L'Humanite and La Vic Red Army win. United States Government will army to attack Indo-China. How were being published and widely

In all the Balkans, influences have Burma might unite with this Chinese Ouvriere, Party papers, still no doubt wait for a more overt ever, if such British and Chinese distributed.

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