The paper went on boldly to charge the Japanese government with failure seize the chance offered by Ger many's.blitzkriog war and repetition of her "irresolute and weak" policy.
Failure to do so has given the Anylo-American combine the portunity to get under way against the Axis bloc In the south Pacific, in cluding Australia and other British colonies, United States possessions, ind the Netherlands Bast Indies, the "Miyako said.
'The journal' pointed out that despite hints that America was consider ing. a shift to a more peaceful policy toward Japan and the Peeifle, Wash ington didn't recognize the New Order in East Asia, was strengthening er aid {o the Chiang Kalachek reune, and was attempting to block Japan's road of economic advance southward in Malaya, the Philippines and the Netherlands ast Indies.
"It we recognize this fact there ts need for further indecision in the matter, Let us open a decisive diplomatic offensive," the "BMiyako" ex-horta, Japan's Strength, The "Hochi" suggested as an addi ional factor of the Netherlands East Indies stubbornness an underestimation of Japan's strength, based on the time that Japan was taking with the Sino-Japanese hostilities, which were entering the fifth year, and the mis taken belief that Jabin was unable 10, turn her "pressure" southward, The dally asserted that depending.
nis error, the Netherlands East horities were attempting to down their economic conversa tions with the Japanese, The "Hochi" warned that "as the last "note presenting our minimum demands. already has been presented "to Mr. H. J, van Meek, Director of "We hope that our supplies, which are considered adequate for "any emergency will enable us to carry on eMfciently for several months," said Mr, Basil Burdett, Deputy Aésistant Commissioner of the unit here, Mr, Burdett, who was formerly a feature writer of the "Melbourne Herald," now with the rank {tain in the ALP, in Malaya, stated thal the question of making up con-sighments of foodstuffs and clothing for the troops in Malaya had pre. sented the Australian authorities with "quite a problem" because of the living and climatic conditions of this county.
For instance the home authorities had to deal with all kinds of requests for wearing apparel, particularly for light cotton pyjamas' with short pants, Mr, Burdett explained, Gtoreover, the Australians being great letter-writers, had already been supplied with more than 30,000 sheets of writing paper with a correspond. Ing number of envelopes he added. Reuter,
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