U.S. WARNING TO JAPAN

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 121, 15 February 1941, Page 12

U.S. WARNING TO JAPAN

View Of President’s

Statement

OFFICIAL ATTITUDE

No Knowledge Of Grave Reports

NEW YORK. February 13.

There is an unofficial impression in Washington that the Governments of the United States, Australia, and the Netherlands Indies are apprehensive,-, hence new significance has been attributed to President Roosevelt's statement that the United States will continue supplies to Britain m the event of a Pacific war. This is regarded as a warning to Japan that the United States will defend her interests in the Tar East in spite of the European commitments.

In "Washington earlier today the Secretarv of State, Mr. .Hull, at a Press conference, said that he had no official knowledge regarding reports on the urgency of the international situation which prompted. the meeting of the Australian War Council., nor of reports that Netherlands ships had been ordered to neutral ports. Mr. Hull said that United States consular officials in the Far Last had been instructed to renew their suggestions that women and children and non-essential men should leave. He described the instructions as merely a precautionary measure. “Japan Yielding." A Reuter message from Chungking (London reports) states that information has been reaching Chinese headquarters about Germany’s attempts to persuade Japan to move against Britain and possibly against the United States in the Pacilie. This information, it is stated, says that Japan is yielding to German pressure. Chinese 'headquarters say that China would not remain idle if Japan took action against Britain, because she could effectively assist in Burma or Singapore. The advice issued by the .American Consulate to American citizens has attracted much attention in Chungking. Great prominence has also been given in the Chinese capital to the statement made by Mr. Roosevelt on Tuesday that, though he regarded the chance of the United States getting into the war as slight, if she were forced into the war in the Pacific she would still maintain her full war supplies to Britain.