Asked whether assurances that Japan. was not Intending to send treope to the Netherlands East Indies. could also "be applied to southern French Indo-China and Thailand. the spokesman countered by asserting. that just as the United States had not announced the sending of naval forces to Teeland. so Japan also was tunable to give assurances regarding future actions, Asked why Japan should object to the despatch by the United States of war materials to-'Valdivestatk, the Army spokesman said that Japan was greally concerned over the spread of the Russo-German war to the Far East, He added that the landing of war materialo at Vladivostok would likely bring war to East Asia.
Questioned if Japan would tak action against American vessels carrying cargoes of American war materials to Vladivostok. Colonel Akiyama declined to reply. He also Fefused to raply when aske?- what Japan would do if American cargoes Were transported to Vladivostok. by Soviet vessels, hinted that Japanese bombings would rot count much in beating the "souls" lof the Chinese, He would like to see Shanghai remain as it is. The city will be all right If it maintains tts Teternational character and it will dle If tt ceases to be international. he declared,
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