EXTREMISTS’ RISE TO POWER EXPECTED

Press, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23058, 28 June 1940, Page 7

EXTREMISTS’ RISE TO POWER EXPECTED

(UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION— COPYRIGHT.) (Received June 27, 10 p.m.) LONDON, June 26. A New York message reports the Shanghai correspondent of the “New York Times” as saying that the early fall of the Japanese Cabinet under Admiral Yonai vis after which the extremists are likely to .Succeed. Signs of the trend in policy are seen in a statement to-day by the War Minister (General Hata) tl.ft any third Power “failing to understand Japan’s ci and who instead thwarts the execution of Jaianfe national policies must be treated drastically.” The correspondent adds that Japan is playing an opportunist game, placing pressure on Britain and France. Pressure against Britain is expected to increase if the blitzkrieg promises success. . The question momentarily disquieting Far Eastern Americans is whether Japan will keep her hands off Australia and New Zealand if Britain is defeated, and whether the United States would permit Japanese intrusion into those lands. The thinly-disguised Japanese intention of eventually occupying Indo-China is greatly increasing apprehensions. A westward movement of the United States fleet is seen as the only possible deterrent.'

i ifhe correspondent goes on to say H Ciat Japanese pressure to cut off war r applies proceeding toward Chungking H knits a new face on the desperation I fiof Marshal Chiang Kai-shek’s cause, rei Suiting in increased desertions from | piimgking. |! Several generals from the Hupeh I fronts have arrived in Nanking and I fete bargaining with Mr Wang ChingI jr-ji. Six Chinese , pilots landed at I 'lcnang inside the Japanese lines seeking to join the Nanking administrahon. The Nanning correspondent of the Domei News Agency says that Japanese forces approaching -the Indo-China border continued their advance toward Ningming, 20 miles south-east of ■i Lungchow, which other Japanese units j bre approaching in spite of stiff Chinese | resistance. I The Japanese are also progressing I toward Mingking. Military circles exI pected the occupation of Ningming and I Mingking to-day, resulting in the JapI anese controlling key points on the I highway from Nanning to Pingsiang. I A Hong : Kong message says it is I authoritatively stated that no additional | Japanese warships have so far appeared in South Chii a waters, and 5 there are no indications of a blockade of Haiphong. A Tokyo message says that the JapI anese naval spokesman (Rear-Ad-miral Kanazawa) declined to disclose the strength of the Japanese warships

sent to Indo-China. He said that Japanese aeroplanes had just discovered a large quantity of war supplies on the way from Indo-China. The Tokyo newspaper “Asahi” said that the Foreign Office would issue a statement on Friday or Saturday, declaring that “East Asiatic autonomy” would not tolerate third Powers’ interference in the East Asiatic situation. The Chinese report that Japanese forces have occupied Mirs bay, thus encircling Hong Kong. • The Hong Kong correspondent of the Associated Press, of Great Britain states that the British dynamited the bridges' spanning the Shumchum ‘purely as a precautionary measure for defensive purposes.” The correspondent states that the “China Mail” has reported that Japanese warships have arrived off Haiphong and have established a blockading screen, presumably to search ships using the port. A British Official Wireless message says that in reply to a question in the House of Commons, the Under-Secretary of State -for Foreign Affairs (Mr R.* A. Bdtler) said that the situation in the Netherlands East Indies was normal. Britain had made known her desire that the status quo of the Netherlands East Indies should be preserved and declarations in the same sense had been made separately and independently by. the United States and Japan. ’