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Show TOKYO PAPER VOICES THREAT ONUL S. FLEET TOKYO, Jan. If W Th newspaper newspa-per Kokumtn declared, editorially today that "th Japanese people are determined to smash th American fleet" If th United States Intends "to get a political foothold In China" by fortfylng th Quant and Wake islands. The article, which caused a sensation sensa-tion In Tokyo, demanded to know "the real intentions of the American people In the western Pacific, not those of the president or th stats department" Washington report last week listed among proposals for new naval bases the long demilitarised Island of Guam, 1600 mile from Japan, and aald an air and submarine subma-rine baa there would outflank any Japan advance to th south or west hut would call for a basic decision de-cision on national policy In view of the resentment likely to be aroused in Tokyo. |