Washington, Mar. 4.
France having given in to Japan vegardi lo-China and Thai dispute, i to be seen wi Japan will do as a result and hav strongly she intends to establish her-selt in Indo-China, state observers here.
However much Thai gets from the French surrender, Japan is expected to take as much or more in French concessions but whether Japan will then move southward is still a matter of much speculation here.
The British intention to resist in that event is certain and it is learned on good authority here that the Netherlands Bast Indies. if attacked. will formally declare war. This is regarded as important inasmuch as the East Indies are known to have a first-line air force running into hundreds of late model American planes, all regarded as superior in performance to anything Japan has.
The only remaining question mark is what the United States will do in the event of a Japanese attempt to take over Singapore, the East Indies or both. It is believed the Administration!s deliberately keeping the Japanese guessing but from feeling Current here it can be said that it would not be safe to bet on United States inactivity.
Meanwhile concern continues regarding the internal situation of China, This is voiced in such headlines as: "Defiant Reds Peril Chinese Stake in War
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