Ani 'i-Japanese Policies Expected with More Vigorous Aid to Great Britain JREDICTIONS were rife today Tokyo. Nov. 7. among Japanese financial circles that the United States. which has broken tradition by elect President Roosevelt for a there term, will continue its anti-
Japanese policies and extend more vigorous aid to Britain.
Viewing calmly Presi Roosevelt's tradition-breaking vie tory over Mr, Wendell Willkie, these circles believed that the United States would not attempt to worsen the situation any further at the present time in vi lew of internal conditions in the country.
"IL Is likely that the United States will increase its economic pressure against Japan, however." We must meet these moves by liquidating our present trade policies of relying on Great Britain and America and' vance toward the establishment of chain of Greater East Asian prosperity," a spokesman of the financiers declared.
Meanwhile, today's vern devoted whole editorial columns commenting. on President Roosevelt's Feseleetion for a third term, A Warning:
Metropolitan papers joined in sounding a warning for the need of the Japanese people to renew their fdeterminntion to meet and be pre pared for an expected worsening of Nippon-American relations.
Papers pointed out that a winter hull"on the European. front might ead to the concentration of Amer-{a's attention on the Far East.
The popular "Yomiuri Shimbun" one of the "Big Three" Tokyo dailies, declared that" President Roosevelt's Te-election "eomplelely barred the way for a solution of Japanese-Amer~ eon problems." 'The paper went on predict a. strengthening of the polley' of assistance to the General Chiang Kai-shek regime, development of Anglo-American cooperation In the Pacific, and extension of the anti-Japanese embargo.
"This demands new determina the people,' the Yoiuel" said. 7 Forming President Roosevelt's vea "vielory for, the war) the militant" "Kokumin Shimbun" asserted, asserted, "Amer. lea under Roosevelt has been chal-
The paper continued, "Japan met this attitude with a policy of peace and non-resistance, but the continunton of, stich a policy is no longer required, oF possible."
The "Chugai Shogyo Shimpo," the voice of "Biz Business," saw reason by virtue of the traditional mission of the United States" in Amer. can assistance {o Britain, but said that continued assistance to General Chiang Kaleshek" was beyond understanding.
Wendell Willkie's election would have given an opportunity to revise policies, bul President Roosevelt's secesstul third-term bid blocks: any change in American attitude, the paper" pointed out. "We should Keno what 1s commit since President Roosevelt has been re-elected." the paper declared, "Taking a diffovent stanton the ste, influential "Asahi Shimbun'
ne of the leading papers in Japan reiterated that a problem not exist, e-American understanding is me failure of the United States the now situation inthe Far fe not impossible to sweep isanelerstanding between Japan land America if the United States re-Rnowledge of Far astern "Kokumin" Wants Japan To End China War Tokyo, Nov. 6.
Pointing out that Japan should concentrate her efforts upon the termination of the China conflict, the "Koki min Shimbun." a metropolitan daily with strong nationalistic tendencies, today editorially: questioned the advisability. of Japan's"partieipation in the bidding for Soviet support now only on in Moscow with' the total-Marian Powers and the democracies fag, contestants, "In discussing basic Soviet-Japanese relations it is dangerous to over= Took Japanese-American relations and the resultant Pacific question, However. at present, wouldn't our mediate objective attained by improving Soviel-Japanese relations based upon an understanding cover ing recognition of Japan's leading position in the Far East and the cessation" of Soviet's assistance Chungking? We don't believe that Japan should pay an unnecessary rice by setting high any wide aims.
The daily pointed out that Chungking was still obtaining supplies from Soviet Russia through the nort~ western route which a "the only route operating efficiently.
The "Kokumin™ cited the strenuous efforts being made by the Chungking regime to block Soviet-Japanese rap-brochment as well asthe "silence being maintained by Chinese Communists, who hitherto had been bit. terest toward the Japanese," as, "best collecting" the possibility of Soviet-Japanese understanding.
The daily concluded that a limited Soviet-Japanese accord reducing, Soviet assistance to Chungking would provide the necessary short cut for an early termination of the China
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