The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-26
JAPAN MAKES HER
OWN MONROE PLAN
Doctrine to Be Proclaimed
Shortly; Drive Continues
to lnd0.China
BY II. o. THOMPSON

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Tokyo, June 26 (UP)--A Japanese
Monroe doctrine. covering not only
China but French Indo-China and
the Netherlands East indies, is TO
be proclaimed by the government
soon as part OF O new and vigorous
diplomatic policy, It was reported
today.
Newspapers. whose articles were
OF such similar tone as to suggest
that they might have been inspired,
asserted that the government would
soon make formal declaration Of
East Asian Autonomy.
The declaration would deny the
right OF any nation to interfere IN
East Asia, which would include both
French Indo- China and the Neither
lands East Indies, was said,
(This would mean that Japan's
sphere OF influence would be ex-
tended to the Dutch Islands DOM
mating Britain's Singapore naval
base and extending into the Indian
Ocean, and to the Dutch Islands
Immediately south of the Phillip
pines,)
EmbarkS On New Plan
The newspaper Oshai, independ-
ent Liberal In tendency, asserted
that Japan was embarking on new
and positive diplomatic program
intended to prevent the spread OF
the European war to the Far East
The new policy, the newspaper said
would be Of O broader nature than
merely abandonment Of the prin-
ciple Of diplomatic dependence" on
the United States, Great Britain OF
the Axis" powers,
Gen. Shunroku Hata, war minis
ter, said In q statement today that
the government must take advant-
age OF European war developments
and take drastic" measures against
foreign powers which seek to OBJ
struct Japan's national policy.
The report OF Japanese Monroe
declaration came Immediately after
the resignation OF Prince Fumimaro
Konoye as president Of the Privy
Council, In order, II was reported,
TO assume the leadership OF q new
national political party OF Fascist
tendencies. The new party, as plan
ned, would include all the present
leading parties,
On to Ind0. China
Shanghai, China, June 26--(UP)
Japanese army authorities. acting
under their independents powers,
have begun q drive, toward the Indo-
Chinese frontier from South China
with the announced intention OF
hating the flow OF supplies from
the French colony to China, 1t was
disclosed today.
The Japanese South China COM
mand, with general headquarters at
Canton, announced that Japanese
troops had reached the outskirts OF
Lungchow, important city on the
Hanoi.Lungchow railroad 10 miles
from the Indo-China frontier and
420 miles inland from Canton, 'af-
ter crushing all opposition"
A Japanese Domei News Agency
dispatch explained that the Japanese
army intended to seal" the Indo-
Crina frontier,
There were reports In Japanese
press dispatches from Tokyo that
Japanese troops had actually cross
cd the frontier into Indo- China but
1t was believed that these might have
been based on O misinterpretation OF
announcements made OF Canton.
According to Japanese dispatches
from Canton, the Japanese army had
decided TO stop the flow OF supplies
from ndo-China by force II neces-
sary, and as long ago as June II
quietly had sent several picked army
units TO close the border.
Bridges Demolished
Hong Kong, June 20 - (UP) "A
British army spokesman said today
that bridges on the border between
Hong Kong and Chinese territory
now occupied by Japanese, have been
demolished "as O purely precaution-
airy measure"
The border was quiet, according
TO reports, as the announcements
was made.
Japan, ostensibly Ito mop up
Chinese guerrillas" had landed
forces from the Canton river and
sent them inland to Shumchun, the
railroad town on the border opposite
Hong Kong territory.