Washington, Oct. 13.
The United States may match Britain's reopening of the Burma "Highway this month by imposing further embargoes against Japan and by ordering American warship io proceed to Singapore. th. journal reported. -The journal said that "th next ten days will be important it determining the extent to which the war will spread and in determining whether the United States will be brought closer ío the brink of hostilities."
When Britain reopens the Burma Road on October 17, the journal said, the United States will reiterate its approval of the British action, This approval, the journal predicted, might come in the form of more than an official statement.
"It may be signalized by a step such as the imposition of further embargoes against Japan or by the arrival of American warships in Singapore."
The journal's editorial on the Far Eastern situation coincided with the State Department's announcement that two large American liners. would begin an emergency dash to the Orient this week to speed up the evacuation of American nationals, observers here pointed out, Developments of the week have strengthened. the belief here that the Administration plans further conerete steps in the Far East in the near future—
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