Salt Lake Telegram | 1940-10-23 | Page 4 | Japan Urged to Act on Dutch Indies before Britain, U. S. Gain Power

Japan Urged to Act Acct on Dutch Indie Before Britain U. U S. S Gain Power Power- TOKYO Oct 23 UP UP-Seizo UP Seizo reactionary executive member of ot the New Throne Assisting Assisting As As- slating society urged In a radio speech Wednesday that Japan take definite finite steps in her relations relations relations rela rela- with the Netherlands East Indies while Britain and the United States are unable to act This is no time to look on the question of f the Netherlands East Indies with folded arms said Although Britain and the United States are unable to take any actiOn in connection with the Indies Japan is power power- powerful ower- ower ful enough to take action if it essary speech coincided t with return to Tokyo of Minister of Commerce and Industry Seizo Selzo Kobayashi who has been negotiating negotiating negotiating in va vain vain n in Batavia for Japanese purchase o of Indies supplies supplies sup sup- plies especially oil It was th that t Kobayashi's Koba- Koba ya ls l's mission had had hadnot not yet succeeded succeeded suc suc- and ana in this connection the newspaper Asahi Asahl said either we must show the Netherlands East Indies that It Is clearly against their interest to rely on Great Britain and the United States or we must resort to armed force to make them comply comply com com- ply ply It was understood meanwhile that Japan and Russia have been conducting general negotiations here for better diplomatic relations relations relations rela rela- and a Russian diplomatic envoy now Is in Moscow discussing discussing discuss dIscuss- I I I ing them with his government i seeking to avoid any which might otherwise a arise