Evening star., 1932-08-28
Factories, Chemical Plants
and Aircraft Makers 0p-
Grating Full Blast.
MANCHURIAN POLICY SEEN
BACK OF PRESENT PLANS
Feeling Prevails That Momentous
Events Are Ahead-League Re-
port on Far East Awaited.
BY WILFRID FLEISHER.

BY WILFRID FLEISHER.
BY Cable to The Star.
TOXIC, August 27.-Japan is making
unusual military preparations. Arsenals
are working full blast, some of them
overtime, in the manufacture of NUM-
tions; chemical factories are increasing
their output, the japanese air force Is
being enlarged and there is considerable
activity In all spheres of military enter
prise.
Particular attention Is being given at
the present to aircraft. One of the
largest Japanese aircraft companies is
working overtime daily turning out new
planes. The value Of aircraft In war
fare has been brought home to the
japanese by their successful use of 1t
in the fighting in Manchuria. The
country is far behind other leading
powers in numerical strength of air
force and army and navy officials are
understood to be anxious to make up
the deficiency.
LlC wal ildS ulGI d
supplementary budget at the present
special session of the Diet-called to deal
with agricultural relief-seeking the ap-
preparation of 18,42O, 900 yen (S4,190, 500,
currently for the manufacture of mu-
nitions of war and the development of
air fields. OF this amount 100000
yen ($3,412,500 is to go to the manu-
facture of munitions, 100000 yen
(S72S,000O for improving the equipment
OF military arsenals and the remainder
for improving military air fields.
Citizens Give Equipment.
Aside from the preparations being
made by the military authorities, the
| war Office has been receiving contribu-
tions of all kinds of war material from
patriotic citizens. According to a re-
cent announcement by the war depart
| ment, more than 5000 contributions so
far have been received, including do
| nations of airplanes built by popular
subscription, motor cars and other
equipment totaling an estimated value
of 10000 yen Isl 1865 ,000). Altogeth-
er. 46 planes have been presented to the
war department by patriotic groups.
One foreign firm here engaged in the
| importation of chemicals capable of
being used for the manufacture of mu-
| nitions reports business twice what 1t
was at the time OF the Shanghai hostili-
| ties last Winter, when 1t was double that
of the proceeding year.
There is feeling among Japanese
! and foreigners alike that momentouS
events lie ahead. The question natu-
rally uppermost in the minds of OBJ
servers is just what the preparations
| are being made for. The answer prob
| ably IS best found in the S.atement
made by Count Yasuya Uchida, for
| eign minister to the Diet on Thursday
in reply to an Interpolation, when he
| declared: Japan is firmly determined
not to compromise in her policy toward
| Manchuria and Mongolia, and the pow
ers must realize this"
| Manchurian Policy Fixed.
In other words Japan's Manchurian
| policy Is fixed and nothing will swerve
| her from the course. The nation
! therefore, is preparing to resist, If need
| be, any attempt which may be made
to interfere with her Manchurian plans
/ japanese officials frankly are appre-
! hensive of the reaction abroad to the
| Toxic governments projected recog-
milton of Manchukuo and of the tenol
| of the League of Nations CommiSsion's
report, which is expected to be un.
| favorable to Japan. 1t is feared both
these factors may lead to new crisis
in Japan's international relations.
The government evidently plans te
confront the League Assembly with
the accomplished fact, SO far as Man.
churian recognition is concerned. What
the effect will be at Geneva no one car
tell, but there Is widespread belief here
that Japan must be prepared for what.
ever contingency may arise.
| There is disposition to believe thai
neither Great Britain nor France will
take very firm stand against Japan
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