Evening star., 1940-09-29
Axis Partners Ready
To Display Power,
Konoye Tells Japan
Nippon Prepared to Help
Create New World Era,
Prime Minister Says
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC, Sept. 28.-A declaration
that Japan, Germany, and Italy were
ready to display the power of their
military alliance in case Of neces-
sity" was made tonight by Premier
Prince Fumimaro Konoye in an ad-
dress to the nation.
Japan, he said in broadcast. is
prepared mot only to settle the
China incident, but also to partici-
pate in the formidable task of Great
ing a new era in the entire world"
The premier added that the treaty
had resulted from conflicts between
the old and new orders in the world.
Germany and Italy, he went on, were
leading the attack upon the status
quo in Europe as was Japan in Asia,
and the alliance thus was the out
growth of natural cooperation.
All Now Is Ready
TT is inevitable" he continued.
that Japan toward East Asia and
Germany and Italy toward Europe
assume the leadership in forming
these spheres with mutual prosper
ity. I believe attempts to hinder this
inexorable force of nature were re-
sponsible for the outbreak of the
second European war and the crea-
ton of what may be characterized
as state of quasi-war in East Asia" :"
Since Japan now has formally en-
tered the alliance, he said, "all is now
ready"
AS to the Chinese-Japanese war
he remarked that Japan had sac
rificed many loyal and courageous
officers and men and. moreover has
consumed huge amounts of money
and economic resources"
He concluded with an appeal for
national unity and courage in the
face of what he said was crisis I'M
precedented in history.
Well-informed sources said Japan
must try to bring the Soviet Union
into the framework of the Japanese-
German-Italian alliance because
Germany may not help this coun-
try if she clashes with Russia.
The pact between Germany. Italy
and Japan specifies that the alliance
does not affect arrangements which
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with Russia. Germany and Russia
are bound by a aggression pact.
Therefore. qualified sources indi-
Gated. an immediate effort may be
expected to effect rapprochement
with the Soviet Union to safeguard
the western boundaries of Japans
empire
Russia Closely Tied to Pact.
Germany may help in this case,
because of her interest in using
the Trans-Siberian Railway to get
her exports to Japan. whence Jap
anese ships will carry them abroad
The Foreign Office spokesman
himself said today: The imperial
government intends to adjust rela-
tions with all nations. Russia is
closely related to this treaty
Japans sentiment on the pact it
self may be summarized thus:
The United States is mainly re-
sponsible for it, because of "unfail-
ing American opposition to Japan
ese policies for the last nine years"
One highly placed japanese said:
"Japan's friendship need never
have been alienated, particularly
since America has neither economic
nor strategic considerations of any
Importance in the Far East We are
unable to understand Americas S con-
Germ in areas of the world where
Americas interests hardly exist"
The pact pledges the three sigma
tories to a common fight against any
state not now involved in the Far
Eastern or European wars who at
tacks any one of them. and sets
up vast spheres of axis interest in
Europe and Eastern Asia
officials said a more exact defini-
ton of the word attack" will be
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