Tokyo, May 14.
The vernacular press today gave great prominence to reports of anti-Japanese agitation in the Netherlands East Indies and a Japanese protest filed on May 12 against Dutch inhabitants of the Indies displaying anti-Japanese sentiments.
The Japanese Government is closely watching developments, the leading articles in the Japanese press added. Two anti-Japanese demonstrations were cited in press articles regarding the Japanese protest.
Dutch boys, participating in an anti-German parade on May 10 in Bandoeng, upon passing a Japanese shop in the business area, shouted, "drive out the Japanese," according to the Japanese newspapers.
The Japanese press further cited the instance where the Fatherland Club in the Dutch East Indies on April 18 adopted a resolution demanding the power to search Japanese homes suspected of being used as hiding places for arms and munitions.—United Press, Anxiety has been created among the small section of the British colony in Rome by the belligerent tone of the press.
The British Consulate advised inquirers not to stay in the country if they are merely tourists, or passing through. British residents in Italy are not being discouraged by the Consulate from leaving at their convenience.
The Fascist "poster war" has been a complete failure in so far as it was a deliberate attempt to stir up anti-British feeling.
Following representations by the South African Charge-d'Affaires to the police, posters were removed from the South African Legation wall.—Reuter.
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