New York, Jan. 14.
Declaring that the Singapore Naval Base is generally regarded as "Great Britain's answer to the Japanese bid for Far Eastern supremacy," the "New York Times" states to-day "Any agreement, express or tacit, that made available to the American Fleet the facilities at Singapore undoubtedly would augment its strategical utility to a considerable extent, as would reciprocal privileges extended to the British at Pearl Harbour, Hawaii."
Any naval operations which Singapore intended to thwart, the newspaper adds, could be attempted only by the Japanese.
The "New York American" a Hearst journal, declares that the United States and Great Britain have decided on joint action if war is forced on either one of them by Japan.
It describes the forthcoming visit of three Amercan cruisers to Singapore for the opening of the Base there as "a joint naval demonstration."—Reuter,
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