INCREASING IRE IN JAPAN

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 282, 26 August 1939, Page 15

INCREASING IRE IN JAPAN

Demand For Alliance With Axis Ceases SNUB ADMINISTERED TO GERMANY By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. (Received August 26, 1.35 a.m.) Japan’s anger against Germany is increasing. The army’s demand for the conversion of the Anti-Coiiiin-tern Pact into a military alliance has ceased, and on the contrary, the newspapers agree that the AntiComintern Pact is dead. An official spokesman in Tokio said that prominent Japanese who have been invited to the Nuremburg congress will now attend in a private capacity and not as representatives of the Government. He added that the return to Tokio of the British Ambassador, Sir Robert Craigie, from his holiday has reopened the way for the Tientsin negotiations, but that Japan’s attitude is unchanged. The newspaper “Kukomin” declares: “Italy and Germany are no longer Japan’s allies.” The other papers agre that the signing of the Russian Pact does not admit of any excuse. RUSSIAN OFFER OF PACT Statement By Japanese Newspaper (Received August 26, 1.35 a.m.) BERLIN, August 25. An unconfirmed report has been received that Japan has protested strongly to Germany over the signing of the non-aggression pact. The “Kokumin Shimbun” states that Russia has offered to arrange a settlement of the Manchukuo-Mongol border quarrel, and also the Soviet Embassy has suggested a Russo-Japanese non-aggression pact to the Japanese Foreign Office. REPLY TO BRITAIN Semi-Official German Statement (Received August 26, 1.35 a.m.) MUNICH, August 25. The German public are confident that there will be no European war, although they fear minor trouble over Poland.

In Berlin a semi-official reply to the British statements was made, declaring that Mr. Chamberlain and Lord Halifax have not shown the slightest understanding of German rights and have repeatedly encouraged Poland’s provocative attitude and stirred up Polish chauvinism by denouncing the German Press campaign against Poland, minimizing the German grievances. If England wished to assume the responsibility for war, that was her affair, but she should cease her hypocritical lamentations about the tragic consequences of her own actions.

SUPPORT FROM SOUTH AFRICA

Attitude In Case Of War Outbreak

(Received August 25, 8 p.m.) CAPE TOWN, August 24.

“South Africa’s interests are identical with those of the rest of the Empire, and, if anything happens, South Africa will be in it up to the neck,” declared Senator -Clarkson, Minister of Posts and Telegraphs, in a speech at Maritzburg. He added that Mr. Chamberlain was entitled to, and would- receive, the wholehearted support of the Soutii African people. MALTA DEFENCES MANNED Response To Recruiting Appeal (Received August 25, 8 p.m.) MALTA, August 24. All defences have been manned. Territorial and auxiliary units have responded magnificently to the recruiting call- Gasmasks are being distributed.