"We have never attempted to endanger the lives and personal safely of the members of these banks. The Chungking regime has by its own actions placed them in jeopardy. "We have no intention of compelling the four "Chungking banks to evacuate from Shanghai. The Chungking re-ime has made their evacuation absolutely necessary. We have not only Japan Continues Anti-Communistic Shanghai, Apr. 19.
Japan is still anti-Communistic, re-gardies of the new pact with Soviet Russia and the antlComintern pact not contradictory to friendly rela. tions between Japan and Russia, said the Japanese. Embassy spokesman, Mr. Hori, at yeslerday's press con: ference here.
Japan had discovered which way to face, said Col. Akiyama, the army spokesman. Previously Japan had faced Russia, 'The pact with Moscow was signed because both Japan and Russia realized that they should turn their backs fo each other. The treaty' was signed on the basis of urgent common interest, said Col. Akiyama. He added that' now the Japanese pressure on Chungking would be greater than ever, and that any country that aided Chungking was following a very foolish policy.
"But isn't Russia continuing 10 support Chungking?" asked a cor-
"Chungking hag lost the spiritual support of Russia and where there is no spiritual support, material sup-not likely to g0," replied Col. Aki sma. The international situation is complicated and what we have in our right hand and what we have {n our left hand must be interpreted separately as is the ease in the United States and England, said Col. Aki-yama, US. Aid Not Decisive reply to a question, Col. Aki. yama declared that U.S, aid to Chin: was not large enough to have a deeisive effect on the war, and added that the capacity of the Burma Road was not what Chungking hed expect.
The report that entry of foreigners into Japan would be restricted was denied by the Embassy spokesman who said that in exceptional cases applications for visas would be sent to the Foreign OMlce in Tokyo for approval. If the applicant were in a hurry it would be cabled at his expense, otherwise going by Asked What was meant by "exc ional cases," the spokesman indica ed that those who behaved themselves in Shanghai would not be "exceptional eases,"
Asked if German parachute me structors were training Japanese forees here, the army and navy spokesmen issued flat denials and the Embassy spokesman said that para. chute jumping was not practised by the Embassy.
Asked to comment on the "Batlle of the Banks" in Shanghai, the Em~ assy spokesman used the words "foolish slaughter" in giving his sonal view.
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