THE FAR EAST

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 76, 10 September 1941, Page 5

THE FAR EAST

JAPANESE-AMERICAN TALKS BRITAIN NOT YET INVOLVED Tokio, Sept. 8. The Japanese Cabinet spokesman, Mr lshii, said the most important j concerned was the outcome of the “However,” he added. “I am sorry I cannot say anything about them J He said Japan was sending a new I Ambassador to London soon, but was unable to give the name. Britain, he , added, was not involved as yet in the Japanese-American discussions. 1 Mr lshii also said that the unrati- j lied Japanese-Russian trade treaty i would soon be submitted to the Privy i i Council for ratification. GItEER INCIDENT The vernacular Press unanimously ! predicted that the Greer incident j would pave the way for American participation in the war, and said the I United States was responsible for the ! incident because she was violating neutrals’ rights. However, none of the vernacular papers mentioned the ! tripartite pact. The leader of the pro-Axis Toholcai , Association, Mr Saigo Nakano, who | disagrees with the present trend of I Government policy, announced that he I would deliver an address entitled | “Live like a lion” at a mass meeting I on Sunday. The Governor-General of Formosa, Seizo Kobayashi, writing in the “Koku- ! min Shimbun.” said that, while the i South Seas were vital to Japan’s eco- | nomy, “when you get the idea that a 1 common prosperity sphere is going to jbe a Japanese monopoly you will be | unable to achieve a co-prosperity j sphere.” He said the southern Asia natives would combine with the pres- | ent rule in fighting against Japan if i Japan became merely “another in- ! vader.”—U.P.A.