American Writer Recounts Losses Stressed Encyoachments Made in speciaL ro THE "Up"
Last Few Years London, Dec. 2. Reviewing the British Order-in-Manila, Dec. 2.
Council and French decree authorize A Congressional investigation of Japanese domination in the Philippines ing the seizure of German exports W be carried ow during the next in neutral vessels on the high seas, the "Economist" comments on the ion of Congress sponsored by the Republican Representative from Min-effort being made to minimize hardnesota, M: John G. Alexander, said ships or inconveniences suffered by Oliver, writing in the neurals.
American Mercury" which In the opinion of the "Economist, reached here today. the scheme is very fairly, if string The article, entitled, "Japan tokes gently, drawn. It adds: "It will not over the Philippines," said, "In all but Wholly mean a loss to neutrals, for name the Philippines are already in it means the end, outside Burope, of a large measure under the sway of the Nazi methods of trade which Japan It is an open secret in make Germany's customers her de-Washington and Manila that many pendents. Still less will it mean a members of the National Assembly loss if it is accompanied by b posi-vote with a benevolent eye on Tokyo. tive export policy by the Allies"
"Leading Philippine industries, i At this point, the "Economist" goes cluding the important fishing industry, on to insist that the blockade of the are owned virtually outright by Japan enemy is only one of economic war-in violation of laws which the Pv, and urges that it is all-important Philippine Administration {ears and for ihe British Government and dislikes to enforce.
"Japanese concerns are vapidly'sup-ritish traders to see that the term: of trade are in every possible ca planting 80,000 Chinese merchants and unfavourable to the enemy now control 35 per cent. of the retail Elsewhere, referring to the suc ce: irade and dominate distribution chan of the Allied Contraband Control, nels, enabling Nippon to apply the shown by seizure of the British squeeze to American domestic products."
Control alone of 463,000 tons of goods destined for Germany, including Dummy Ownership 100,000 tons of petroleum products, the Economist observes: "These, and Mr. Oliver said that the Japan not sporadic brutalities of the Nazi on the way to controlling the lum-igns of dominant sea power ber industry of the Philippines and are making inroads in the mining industry by evading property holding laws by "dummy ownership and wife dummies," the latter being the Filipino Dominion Air Forces women who are married to Japanese.
Japanese control is even political, he Getting Ready continued. "Native Filipinos and Americans journeying to Davao consider it necessary to notify the Japan-London, Dec. 1 ese Consul at Manila of their inten-The Air Ministry announces that the lions. On a recent inspection trip to Ro canadian Air Force in Mindanao, President Manuel Quezon himself notified the Japanese Consul course will play am active part in a "When Philippine independence operations in Europe. A new fighter dron, formed and manned by irom the United becomes a fact Canadian' pilots, it says, will assist in it will not be necessary for Japan to the air defence of Great Britain. send a squadron to demand the A Roy ian Air Force ster of Philippine suzerainty" to squadron, 1 pan, because of Japanese predominment adds, a ance in the shipping industry, he concluded.—United Press service with the Coastal Command carly in 1940.—Reuter 230
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