Evening star., 1940-09-23
Nipponese, Worried
Over U. S., Ready to
Meet Intervention
..,s,AS.oclsted Press.

TOXIC Sept. 23,-The Japanese
,-rv and NAVY. described in au-
,soritative quarters as prepared tc
,,s,t anv 'uncalled for interven-
iion" i BY third powers, began
,othvard march of empire into
french Indo-China today.
The attitude OF the United States
toward the action appeared to be
question Of paramount interest
n,ong official and semi official jap
nese spokesmen, with speculation
sneine from the possibilities of
military intervention to a complete
Imbareo on United States exports
D Japan.
(secretary Of State Hull in
dicated at his press conference
todav that the United States
Government may be considering
new means of exerting pressure
m Japan. The secretary said
that the Indo-Chinese develop
mentS make it clear that the
status quo is being upset under
duress
The action was described in army
Ind navy quarters as long stride
howard a final settlement of the
China war and establishment of
Japan's new order" in East Asia.
Indo- Chinese Surrender.
An imperial headquarters COM
munique said Indo-China forces
which had ''uniawfully" resisted the
occupation in skirmish on the
northern frontier surrendered at II
I'm. today. The troops were dis
armed and fighting ceased, the COM
nunique said.
The occupation was the result of
an "amicable un derstan ding"
reached with French colonial off,
Gals at Hanoi. Indo-China capital,
yesterday, it was announced.
Despite some skirmishes' at
Dongdang. on the northern frontier,
when some Japanese troops began
| their entry in the darkness from the
Chinese province of Kwangsi last
night, the advance was declared to
be proceeding smoothly.
Domei said in a broadcast that
the japanese suffered several cas-
ualties, including some killed. A
Domei dispatch datelined With the
Japanse Forces in South China"
charged that the French had used
poison gas.
No Intervention Seen.
Domei predicted that third powers
would not object since the action
vas the result of a friendly agree
ment between France and Japan,
but the agency quoted competent
quarters" as asserting that Japan
Us prepared to meet any "uncalled-
ior intervention"
The chief of the press bureau of
THE naval section of imperial head
quarters cautioned the japanese
people 10 pay no heed to third
powers malicious propaganda
By establishing themselves in In
do-Chlna. Japan's military and
naval forces will be in a position
to attack from the rear the last
remaining southwestern stronghold
Of GeneralisSimo Chang Kai-shek.
The British Broadcasting Co.
quoted Chungking newspapers as
saying that China had made all
preparations for an attack from
lndo-China and that martial law
was proclaimed in Yunnan and
Kvangsi Provinces.)
1ndo-China's difficulties have been
intensified by demands of Thailand
Siam for cession of territory in
the western provinces of Cambodia
and Laos, which once belonged to
Thailand.
A British broadcast heard bv
n. B C. in New York said that, be-
cause OF the French rejection OF
these demands, the Thailand
Premier had announced abrogation
o. his countrvs non-aggresSion pact
with France. The French news
agency Havas has charged that
Japan is behind the Thailand de-
rand,,
Local Skirmish. Suma Says.
Yakichiro Sums. japanese Foreign
Once spokesman. labeled the Dong
Gang fighting local skirmish" and
SAID It was entirely due to mis-
understand ng on the part of Indo-
China
An army spokesman asserted 1ndo-
Cnlnese forces fired first when jap
enese crossed the border from China
ouring darkness. but laid the action
10 iailure of the ndo-Chinese forces
70 receive proper instructions.
suma said he believed the Dong
eang affair would ''be speedily
settled locally"
The Foreign Office spokesman said
ne agreement had been reached
because Of the necessity of settling
the China affair. 1t is not based
On On any territorial design on Indo-
.alha, therefore Japan has no in
er!ion Of provoking China"
ne declined to say whether the
ssfeement provides for withdrawal
u. Japanese troops from Indo-China
.poh the termination of the jap
snese conflict with China and said
was unable to make public the
'''nS Of the agreement.
Reported Provisions.
~. ~ HANOI, the provisions Of the
cement we're reported to be:
t,sy immediate landing OF a linn
W.. ~ Number of Japanese troops at
az. ., Establishment of three jap
th' se air bases in Tonkin north Of
s a.s Hed River, including one oase
near Hanoi.
;, . remission for the japanese
~ ~ ofing in 5000 troops to garrison
NE air bases.
49, ), me right to maintain a few
eAectiVes" at Haiphong.
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