HUSH-HUSH ATTITUDE
BLOCKADE WANTED
DECLARATION OF WAR
(Received January 12, 1 p.m.) «
TOKIO. January 11,
A hush-hush attitude has grown since the Imperial Council conference, but, it is known that the' navy wants a formal declaration of war in order to stop supplies reaching China. The Foreign Office sees complications in such a step.
A new conscription law decrees two years' service with the colours. ■
Mr. Kaya, the Chancellor, assured Cabinet that the country is capable of financing protracted hostilities.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 9, 12 January 1938, Page 9
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