Evening star., 1940-06-17
Japan and China
Are Concerned Over
New Nazi Successes
Allied and American
Circles Fear Move
To ReshuffIe Map
BY FRANK SMOTHERS.

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tcopyrisht. 1910, CHICAGO Daily News. 1nc)
SHANGHAI, June 17.-Fears of a
profound reshuff1ing OF the Far
Eastern map mounted in Allied and
American circles here today as a re-
suit of Frances capitulation to Ger
many.
Japan, still hesitating, apparently,
between the possible advantages OF
throwing in it's lots with the axis
dictators and the possible advantages
of attempting to mend its bridges
with America, is trying desperately
to crush Chinese resistance and
thus get its hands as free as possible
Unremitting bombings of Chung
king are promised as one means to
this end. Sustained attacks there
will be continued despite all protests
from any quarters until the termina-
ton Of japanese military operations.
Yakichiro Suma, spokesman of the
Toxic Foreign Office asserted today.
Possessions Face Seizure.
With the cessation of hostilities
by France, the fate Of Frances Far
Eastern possessions, including Indo-
China and the French concessions
in Shanghai and Tientsin, hang in
the balance The temptation of
Japan to make seizures is known to
be great. In the case of the conces-
sions, this might be done through
Wang Ching-Wei's puppet Nanking
government, as it has threatened
to do.
The dangers to Japan may con-
tinue to deter her from grabs. 1t is
still obliged to weigh the peril of
United States action and also ulti-
mate British activity, if the British
Navy survives. In addition, unless
Japan wins or has secretly won the
consent of Hitler it risks complica-
tions with him if it seizes the plums
he may have earmarked for himself.
If, however, with or without Ger
man consent, Japan decides that the
historic hour has come to collect,
the United States is going to face
the most bewildering crisis in her
policy toward the Far East. 1t is by
no means only the French possess
sions which are in great peril. A
French surrender to Hitler would
make much more imminent than
now the hazards to far-fung do
mains, including the Netherlands
Indies, Hong Kong, the Inter-
national Settlement of Shanghai and
the Philippines.
Chinese Hope for Allied Victory.
The Chinese are hoping against
hope against a Nazi victory in Eu-
rope. During the past few days I
have been able to have long talks
with high officials of Generalissimo
Chang Kai-shek's government and
other well-informed Chinese who
frequent Chungking. They declared
that China would fight on regardless
of the outcome of the European war.
At the same time, they recognize
the blow an Allied defeat would be
to their cause.
Despite their desire for America
to be as free as possible to check
Japan, their consensus was that
even from China's viewpoint, Ameri-
can entry in the war against Ger
many, If it can still save the Allies
in Europe, was the logical policy
though they insisted that the bulk
OF American naval power should
still be kept in the Pacific as a
counter-poise to Japan.
Chinese, as do all Americans in
the Far East, realize that the defeat
of both Great Britain and France
would leave America Isolated in the
Pacific, facing bleak dilemnas here
as throughout the world, with no
other major democratic power left to
back her.
tCopyright, 1910. Chicago Daily News Inc \