Tokyo, June, 8.
Five of Japan's major newspapers today" assailed authorities of the ellierlands East Indies, asserting that their unfriendly attitude was respon~ sible for the alleged unsatisfactory reply to the Japanese "final" proposal submitted during the recent Batavia trade parley, The "Asahi Shimbun" typically manded that the Japanese Governent discontinue the parleys because tis quite clear that the NET stim attitude against Japan it duc to their dependence on Britain and the United States, in which connection it Is understood that their Joint defence sehieme has been virtually completed.
The newspaper pointed out that the Dutch have been strengthening their defence, particularly as a. result of assistance, The "Asahi" advised tie Japanese, Government to prepare a new "far reaching policy" to deal with the NEI, Other newspapers which published similar editorials were the "Nicht Nichi Shimbun," the "Yomiuri Shim= bun," the "Hochi Shimbun and. the Miyako Shimbun,"—United Press,
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