Washington, Apr. 3.
Reflecting the general attitude in Congressional and defence circles ere, Senator William King, Democrat of Utah, said today that Japan's invasion of Spratley Island between Manila and Singapore threatened the territorial safety and integrity of the Philippine Islands.
He said Japan's action was further evidence of her desire to dominate the entire Far East by military aggression and proof of the existence of a "tripartite agreement between Tokyo. Berlin and Rome to aid each other by indirection."
"Thus," Senator King said, "while Italy and Germany menace Britain and France in Europe, Japan makes another advance in the Orient, threatening Anglo-French interests.
"When the attention of the western Powers is riveted on the Far East, Italy and Germany make bold moves in Europe which the Democracies cannot combat.
"Since 1991 everything has been effectively timed, and has been even more closely synchronized in recent years, so that the great Powers have been unable to take effective countermeasures.
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