FRONTAL CLASH

Wairarapa Times-Age, 15 November 1941, Page 6

FRONTAL CLASH

BETWEEN UNITED STATES & GERMANY REGARDED IN JAPAN AS INEVITABLE FOLLOWING ON NEUTRALITY REVISION. BEARING ON NAVAL POSITION IN PACIFIC: (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright> (Received This Day, 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, November 14. The American Neutrality vote showed that 'revision had been driven through Congress against tlie wishes of a majority of Americans, said a Berlin spokesman. German warships would be unable to avoid shooting at ships which, might be bringing bombs to be used against Berlin. Japanese political observers in Tckio have interpreted the Neutrality revision as seriously affecting Japan, since it would be a basis for British-Ameri-can two-ocean naval operations, for iwhich reason Japan, whose mission was to safeguard the Pacific, must most vigilantly watch developments. There was a strong possibility that the British Navy would shift reserve warships to increase the fleet in Far Eastern waters. Observers predicted that a frontal clash between Germany and America was inevitable. DECISIVE STEP SHOULD BRING EARLIER VICTORY. OPINION OF NEW ZEALAND PREMIER. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. Another decisive step on the way towards co-operation between the United States and the British Commonwealth and its allies was how the Prime Minister (Mr Fraser) described the decision of the United States to revise the Neutrality Act. “I believe that' it will go a long way towards achieving victory much earlier than would have otherwise been the case,” said Mr Fraser.