Evening star., 1934-10-02
JAPAN IS WARNED
TO PLAN FOR WAR
Army Pamphlet Urges Prep
aration for Possible Con-
fIict With Russia.
BY the Associated Press.
7 hSoUI
TOXIC, October Am official army
pamphlet, which urged Japan to make

TOXIC, October Am official army
pamphlet, which urged Japan to make
| ready for a possible war with Russia,
| spread uneasineSS among the nations
/ economic leaders today.
This was reflected on the stock eX-
change. Leading shares declined on
an average of yen (about 60 cents {.
Newspapers said members of the
cabinet as we'll as civilians were taken
back by the army's surprising mani
festo, which proposed drastic changes
in the nations economic life and in
non military government departments.
1t asserted the United States has
three airplanes to Japan's one, and
! that America wanted a Navy larger
than this country's in order to sup
port vigorous policies toward the
Orient.
Gen. Hayashi to Be Quizzed.
Newspapers asserted Gen. Senjuro
HayaShi, minister of war, would be
| questioned at the next cabinet meeting
about responsibility for authorship of
the pamphlet.
A war Office spokesman, asked if the
WIN oPPlOhCA Wy NCIls
| Hayashi, who is now travelling in West
ern Japan, declined to reply, but said,
Il can state that the pamphlet ex-
presses the views of the Japanese
Army"
The pamphlet said the strength of
the japanese Army prevented the
Soviet from interfering with the power
of the Japanese Navy and made "fu-
| tile the threats" of Henry L. Stimson.
former United States Secretary of
State.
In this connection it referred to al
| legged utterances of the late Rear Ad-
miral Edward w Eberle to the effect
| that the American Navy was capable
| of assuming any offensive necessary
to enforce the "open-door' policy in
China.
Cite Opposing War Planes.
| Soviet Russia possesses 5000 war
| planes, the United States 5000 and
! China 500," the pamphlet asserted.
If these Nations combined, the air
| forces of the powers surrounding
Japan would total more than 5000
planes
Although diplomacy can give as
Surance that We will meet only one
| enemy, we must assume that the
enemy will have at least 5000 planes.
Japan has only 1000 planes. Can our
armaments be said to be complete
with this poor air force? -"
| Constant trouble along the Soviet
Manchoukuo frontier. the increasing
| ly challenging attitude of the Soviets
and Russias traditional unreliability
make the future of Russo-Japanese
relations uncertain"
| Attack Economic System.
The pamphlet appeared as the
1e35-36 budget is being prepared
Army sources have long demanded
larger defense appropriations.
Japan'S economic system, continued
the pamphlet, is based on individual
ism, personal profit and selfshness
which are not in accord with the in
| terests of the nation and the people
as whole.
1t creates class differences, enables
the few to hoard wealth, causes pow
erty and unemployment among the
masses and makes the peoples life in
secure. 1t seriously restricts the ma
| tional budget so that even the most
vital needs of national defense are not
attainable. All our people must
| be enabled to obtain an income in
ratio to their labor Taxation
must be readjusted 10 obtain fairness
and justice"