In "Double Game"
Entry Into War Declared Being Approached Moscow, Aug. 17.
The United States is playing a "double game" in international affairs by insisting that the status quo be maintained in the Far East vis a vis Japan, while at the same time endeavouring to crowd out the weakened European powers from the Western Hemisphere, the "Pravda charged here yesterday.
"The United States is approaching entry into the war with seven league strides," the newspaper declared. "From month to month, aid to England is becoming more effective. The 'United States has gone so far in the struggle against Germany that even should Britain give up, the United States could hardly stop., "Precisely because she' is anticipating an inevitable conflict with Germany and Japan, the United States has embarked on a gigantic armaments programme."—United Press.
Afghanistan Pursuing Told to Wait Until Sector Taken Over Neutral Policy Tenants of houses in the Vu Yuen and Brenan Road districts in the western area of Shanghai, shortly to become part of the Japanese defence sector after the withdrawal of British troops from the city, have been advised by several Japanese and Chinese persons not to pay any more rents to their present landlords but to wait until a Japanese organization takes over the property after the evacuation 5f British troops and the inclusion of the district in the Japanese defence sector, according to several reliable reports yesterday.
The reports stated that on Thursday, the day on which the conference of the Joint Defence Force Committee was held, a party of Japanese and Chinese visited the Vu Yuen Road area and advised tenants of property there, including foreigners, to pay their rents in future to a Japanese organization. When asked to identify themselves by one foreigner, the members of the party stated that they represented an "official organization." They did not produce any article te identify themselves, however, Yesterday a similar party of Japanesë and Chinese persons was reported to have visited the Brenan Road area on motor cycles. According to reliable reports they visited houses in this area and advised tenants to withhold payment of rents until the sector i: taken over by the Japanese.
"Under the terms of the agreement reached at the conference of the Joint Defence Force Committee the Western district sector was voted to the Japanese and the central sector of the British forces to the United States Marines. "The Japanese have reserved the right to make counter-demands.
Peshawar, Aug. 17.
King Zahir, the Shah of Afghanistan, stated at the opening session of Parliament at Kabul today that the country had declared her neutrality in the European war, and was pursuing a policy consistent with that declaration.
Political and economic relations between the Afghan Government and belligerent governments, he added, were very cordial—Reuter.
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