The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-18
MARIO FERNANDEZ AND copPTro World Crisis Very Near M Far East
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f sia'g newly developed mines nnt
 steel plants midway cross her c6n 1 tinent ~-- Il potential source C.
 supply to her Siberian army. | The situation apparently wal
 that Russian Japanese suspicion
 remained though nervousness wal | decreased as to the immediate fu. ture. Japan continued her miii | tary preparations and Russian
 were convinced she would be firm in demands for bigger navy Witf
 Russia and the United States oD. | posing,
 JnDanee Foreign Minister Kok | Hirotm, if was learned here. hni
 assured Russian Ambassador Con sl1htin YufsDev 1t Tokio, that ei, Russian officials of tho Jointly | owned Chinese Eastern Railway would be released from detention
 Hs hiso said that Japan was ready to raise her offer for Itussla'i share of tho railway, that afte,
 ihs roads sale Japan would agree 10 Il three party commission 10 fli disputed points of the Russian. MnnGb0ueuonn frontier and thbI finally, with niI this done. J6pht would consider fnV0fnbIy uussla'i offer of Il non aggression treaty. News of Hussins intention tO at. tend any naval conference revived here speculation regarding n pos aibie Russian effort to seek Amer lean naval cooperation in main taining peace. There was interest in the naval sphere, regarding tht prospective enthr0nsmsnt Marci 1, of pu Vi, fromer boy emperor
 of China, as emperor of Mhnchou' ku0.
 Tine enthronement would Do cal. eulsted 10 strengthen th6t new state. Some diplomats believed the enthr0nemsnt would be il pre- ipds to creation Of n Mhnch0uku0' Mopg0Ioninn empire, and thn' | Mnheh0ukuo would seek n nav, that would bs regarded abroad hi
 part of Jnphb's.
 There was great interest in ths
 new friendship between Japan hhl Germany, ns part Of which Jhph' nsss officers have visited in Ger
 many, and French Russian friend. ship which has brought official visits Of Russian officers Co Trench
 naval bases.
 Danger Spot of World Washington, January ly .~~UPJ -- Officials of the United btntsi government regard Russo Jnpn' hsss relations hs one or thS dhn, ger spots of the world today, bu' do not go s0 far ns t0 expset va between ths Soviet Union and Jh' pan either immediately or wlthif
 ths next year.
 They believe it is possible thai whr may break out tbers almost
 nt any time after next spring. bu' they do not considers l. inevitable or possible.
 Officials here regard ths whole | far East ifs fl powder keE Whici may or may not explode. dspshd' ing upon whether tho fuse ls flrsh | The spark may De struck by Jh' phn's military activities ln Chlnh Mongolia, or Mhnchurih. The lhttei two arg regarded hs ths most dhb' eerous spheres because Of th' | Likelihood of clashes between Jap Bnsss and Soviet troops. Boti
 Japan and inc Soviet have large | bodies of troops concentrated lf tbht region.
 | All officials Of the Soviet gov srnmsnt have emphasized f0i months past that they do not ds' sire war, but they are prepared. Japan Is ttcady psiping, China. January =. | (Up) -g- Japan Is ready for q flEhl fl Russia wants one, Colonel Dhf Taknbnshi, new Japanese milltafi httnehs, said today after hh ID Hpseti0n Of dsfsnsss along ths | Mnneh0uku0an frontiers. l Takahhshi conferred with Jhph ueHs officials here before hs Whd' his statement. lie is on his WI; to his post at HnDking, seat Of tb' | Chinese government.