CLOSED DOORS IN ORIENT

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLI, Issue 20340, 12 February 1936, Page 9

CLOSED DOORS IN ORIENT

JAPAN’S POLICY CRITICISED VIEWS OF AMERICAN SENATOR ARROGANT ATTITUDE OF NIPPON .United Press Association—Br Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received February 11, 8 pm.) WASHINGTON Febuary 10. Senator Pittman, chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, delivered an address in the Senate today so critical of the Japanese policy, that it is feared it is likely to arouse world-wide attention. Senator Pittman claimed that Japan intends to close the door of China to America, “even if war is necessary to accomplish it.” He advocated American naval and air forces sufficient to “protect” American rights. “China is still an independent Government at peace with the world and desirous of trading with us,” said Senator Pittman, “and there is nothing in the circumstances that can legally or physically Interfere with such trade.” Senator Pittman characterised as arrogant and impertinent the alleged statements of Admiral Takahashi, that unless the United States renounces her naval policy aimed at the expansion and protection of her foreign trade, Japan would be forced to extend her fleet’s cruising radius to New Guinea, Celebes and Borneo, and to establish a foothold in Formosa and the mandated South Sea Islands. Senator Pittman declared that Congress would not be bull-dozed into the abandonment of national defence and the protection of America’s legitimate foreign trade or her commerce with China.

Senator Lewis, who recently visited Russia, joined Senator Pittman in the attack on Japan with a novel prediction that Japan and the Soviet would form an alliance against the United States for the domination of Asia to the exclusion of American trade, and eventually to co-operate in the seizure of Alaska and the Philippines. RECORD MILITARY VOTE BIG INCREASE IN AIRCRAFT PROPOSED United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received February 11, 8 pm.) WASHINGTON, February 10. The Military Appropriation Bill, which was introduced in Congress today, calls for a record expenditure of 572,000,000 dollars, although of this sum, 197,000,000 dollars is for nonmilitary purposes, such as building waterways and other internal improvements, which are handled by the War Department. The allocation for military purposes is Increased by 23,000,000 dollars. Funds for the construction of 565 combat aeroplanes are included.

NEED FOR COLONIES JAPANESE VIEW OF THE PROBLEM United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, February 10. The Tokio correspondent of “The Times” says: The Foreign Office spokesman, referring appreciatively to the debate in the House of Commons on February 5, and other signs, said that Western statesmen had begun seriously to discuss a “more equitable” distribution of the world’s resources. He pointed out that the movement is still inchoate and might take a century to achieve practical results, which, however, were more likely to preserve peace than the balance of power of the League of Nations. The spokesman divided the nations into categories: (1) Those which had enough and were content; (2) Those possessing resources, but lacking vitality to develop them; (3) Those possessing vitality, but lacking resources, in which he included Japan, but did not indicate whether vital nations should develop resources for backward ones. He added that the nations should work out a scheme. He admitted that Japan had no difficulty in obtaining raw materials, but access to certain markets was obstructed. Newspapers supporting the redistribution of territories, show envy of Europe's tropical empires.