Evening star., 1940-06-29
Hands Off
Eastern Asia,
Japan Warns
South Seq Included
In Declaring Own
Monroe Doctrine
BY the Associated Press.


TOXIC, June 29.-Foreign Min
lister Hachiro Arita warned the
Western powers today to make no
move which might upset the status
quo in East Asia or the South Seas
and emphasized that the future of
these regions is "a matter of grave
concern to Japan"
Arita, who delivered his warning
in a radio broadcast to the empire,
clearly enunciated an Oriental
Monroe Doctrine" in which he en-
visaged East Asia uniting under a
single sphere" with Japan as the
"stabilizing force"
At the same time the Foreign
Minister declared that Japan's con-
flict with China is step toward
building new order in the East
founded on a lust and permanent
peace" and he cautioned foreign
nations to keep their hands off.
I'VE are determined" he de-
clared, Ito leave no stone unturned
in order to eradicate all activities
assisting Chang Kai-shek (head
of the Chinese Central govern
ment)."
Includes Reich, Italy.
Arita's warning to the Western
powers with respect to East Asia
an dthe South Seas in terms suf-
f1ciently broad to include Germany
and the South Seas in terms suf-
cast possessive eyes at the Oriental
possessions of France or Britain.
Il desire" he said, ito declare that
the destiny of these regions-any
development there or any disposal
thereof-is a matter of grave con-
Germ to Japan in view Of her mis-
sion of responsibility as stabilizing
force in East Asia"
Arita declared that Japan ex-
poets the western powers will do
nothing that will exert any unde-
slrable influence on the stability of
East Asia"
He emphasized that "the countries
of East Asia and the regions of the
South Seas are geographically, his
torically, racially and economically
very closely related
They are destined to cooperate
and minister to one anothers needs,
common well-being and prosperity
and to promote peace and progress, !"
Arita declared.
The uniting of all these regions
under single sphere on the basis
OF common existence, insuring there
by the stability OF that sphere, is, I
think, natural conclusion"
Stabilizing Force Needed.
The Foreign Minister said that
this system presupposes the ex-
istence Of a stabilizing force with
which as a center the peoples of this
region are to secure their co-exist-
ence and co-prosperity"
1T also pre-supposes," he said,
that these groups will respect one
another's individual characteristics
political, cultural and economic.
and will Cooperate and fulfill one
anothers needs for their common
good"
A similar idea. Arita recalled. ex-
listed long ago both in Europe and
America. He added:
Peace can never endure unless
it is a peace wherein ali nations
enjoy their proper places"
The foreign minister said Japan's
conflict with China was justified as
means to insuring "a just and
permanent peace" on which the
Asiatic sphere to which he referred
could be built.
There are those, however" he
said. who would disapprove the
change of the status quo by force
Of arms regardless of the reasons
therefor"
There have been hints that Japan
is planning to establish a "protec-
torate" over French and British
territories.
In this connection Japan has
taken strong stand concerning the
alleged transportation of war mate
rials to Chungking, provisional seat
OF the Chinese government, through
French and British territories. She
has demanded and received the
right to station inspectors" in
French Indo-China and has sought
the same right with regard to the
British possession of Burma.
Japan's firmer stand has coincided
with defeats suffered by France and
Great Britain in the European war.
Meanwhile negotiations whereby
Japan hopes to obtain guarantees of
a steady flow of vital commodities
from the Netherlands Indies were
reported progressing smoothly be-
tween Dutch Minister j. C. Pabst
and Vice Foreign Minister Masayuki
Tani.
An authoritative Dutch source
said that Japan had not demanded
increased supplies but merely sought
assurances that deliveries would be
maintained on the same scale.
The Dutch were said to have as
sured Japan that her economic in
terests in the East Indies would not
be restricted unless "the vital inter-