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MASON United Press Iress War Var Expert It is easy to understand the rising German anger at Japanese restraint during the present serious seri sere ous Otis phase or oJ International developments de de- developments de- de in the Orient as re reported reported re- re ported Friday by the newspaper newspaper per Nederland organ of the free Holland g government in London Pressure upon Japan to try to dissipate American help to Britain is now one of the primary objectives of nazi strategy regardless of the resultant resultant re re- danger to the Japanese people of war with the United States The most Important contribution contribution tion Foreign Minister von Rib- Rib bentrop could make to Germanys Germany's Germanys Germany's Germanys Germany's Ger Ger- many's cause in Europe would be to involve America and J Japan Ja Japan Ja- Ja pan in hostilities while at the same time keeping the United States dut ut of the European con con- filet This is the strategic Ideal of oriental policy for the German German German Ger Ger- man foreign office which requires requires requires re re- quires careful watching As the European war con con- to lengthen It Is inevitable Inevitable in inevitable In- In evitable that eventually the combined com com- combined production of weapons munitions and planes in Great Britain and the United States will surpass the output of Germany Germany Germany Ger Ger- many and the G occupied German F yH c. c 4 V Va 0 a x A a J. 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T MASON Sees Nazi Oriental Ruse countries The German high t command can visualize no victory victory vic vic- tory under that condition except except ex ex- ex- ex possibly by diverting the output of American factories from irom Europe to the far east From the German point of view therefore the longer the war goes on the more vital will it become for Hitler to try to incite Japan t td challenge America America Amer Amer- ica in the Pacific and divert some British strength from Europe Europe Europe Eu Eu- rope and the middle east by further further fur fur- ther involving Japan with the British empire German efforts to bring about an understanding understand understand- ing between Japan and Russia have this objective as their main purpose so as to give Japan more freedom of action There are are- several ways of challenging America that Germany Germany Germany Ger Ger- many can show to Japan The most obvious would be for Japan to try to seize the Dutch East Indies and then place an embargo embargo em em- bargo on exports destined for the United States According to Dutch Information revealed to today today to- to day Germany Is now concentrating concentrating concentrating concen concen- on this plan Emphasis that Japanese honor hono requires this form of retaliation would be a probable form of German propaganda Another German way of incitement would be De to magnify and distort American American Ameri Ameri- can desires and intentions In the Orient hoping to inflame the Japanese people The Japanese however are showing shoving no disposItion disposition disposition dispo dispo- to become the sacrificial instruments of nazi aims alms at this time They are minimizing the Importance of the reopening of the Burma road Responsible Japanese newspapers are showing showing showing show show- ing some restraint for the moment moment moment mo mo- ment in discussing the Dutch East Indies problem and they are saying nothing about the Philippines The more critical Japanese comments are being written for the most part by communists who as in American journalism reflect their Individual individual individual ual opinions and not the conclusions conclusions conclusions con con- of their papers The Japanese are not skill skill- ful In self-conscious self analysis but they have the inherited faculty of following their own intuitions at critical times They Joined the new triple alliance because of analytical conclusions about an axis victory though they lack high competence in forming analytical judgments There now seems to be some reason for believing that the people are beginning to return to intuitive forms of guidance I for they show reluctance to accept accept ac ac- accept ac- ac German suggestions of the way they should proceed Cau Cau- tion Is characteristic of the Japanese Japanese Japanese Japa Japa- nese intuitive temperament Time is essential for Germany but in the Orient time has no such Importance as in the west and Is never understood as having having hav hav- ing vital ital consequences The value of the Japanese to Germany requires Japanese action action ac so- tion Lion entailing graver risks than Japan ever er before has fa faced in her history of 2600 years It is natural therefore for the Japanese Japanese Japanese Japa Japa- nese people to sit back and ponder as Germany presses for a challenging policy of Tokyo Toko to interfere with American help to T Britain The Japanese are ROW and hesitating intuitive e between feelings analytical between recklessness and caution while i Germany must have ha uncertain feelings about the final Japanese decision |
