Evening star., 1941-07-30
Konoye Urges Swift
Execution Of Japan S
National Policies
Nippon's Press Becomes
Increasingly Critical
Of U. S. end Britain
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC, July 30.-Japan needs
swift. determined execution of her
national policies" Premier Prince
Fumimaro Konoye declared today
as the japanese press grew increas-
ingly critical of United States and
British activities and described the
Netherlands Indies as their tool.
The premier warned that Japan
must always be prepared to meet
the worst and that war between
Germany and Russia lis bringing
serious effects on Japan" but did not
explain how.
Japan. he told the opening of the
18th plenary session of the general
mobilization inquiry commission,
sis determined to proceed on a
historic renovation in policies from
an entirely new standpoint"
according to version of the
speech broadcast by Domei. jap
anese news agency, the premier
said it was difficult to predict
where the European strife may
spread and Japan must be set for
any situation that may arise in
the Far East, adding that the
government is doing everything
within its power to mobilize all
resources and manpower" for any
eventuality0
Newspapers blamed what they
called United States meddling in
the Far East for the Netherlands
Indies suspension of their oil-ship-
ment agreement with Japan.
Yet newspapers. discussing the
possibility of a total oil embargo
by the United States, asserted what
London economic officials already
have estimated-that Japan has
stocked enough oil for several years.
The newspaper Nichi Nichi said.
however. that an Oil embargo might
have an influence on heavy industry.
Craigie Sees Foreign Minister.
British Ambassador Sir Robert
Leslie Craigie conferred for half an
hour with Foreign Minister Vice
Admiral Teiiiro Toyoda. but there
was no announcement of what they
discussed.
japanese attention was centered
largely on occupation of Indo-China
docked with the vanguard of the
occupying forces.
The move was explained in the
domestic press as protection against
anti-JapaneSe maneuVers by British
and Americans in the French colony
and as a move in the war against
China.
Japan was forced to reinforce
her troops in Southern Indo-China
with the objective of collapsing
Chungking on one hand and on the
other TO check the scheme of the
United States and Britain. which
are now pulling wires behind the
scene at Chungking.' said Domei
japanese news agency.
Deliveries Resumed.
MedlW nile, dIleE relD2 matted IOl
"a hours. the Standard Oil Co. was
permitted to resume domestic deliv-
cries of gasoline and oil 1t hao
been unable 10 operate because Of
restrictions on paying currency tC
foreign firms.
Reports from Dairen said authori-
ties took brief control of propertie:
of Standard. Texas and Shell OF
Cos. and detained their employees
after United States assets were
frozen. Within short time. how
ever difficulties were solved and
authorities withdrew.
The japanese news agency said
arrangements are nearing compile
ton in Toxic to establish a 1000 00(
yen company for developing phos-
phorite resources in Laokai. Indo-
China. in a move to give Japan self
sufficiency in phosphite and lime
fertilizers. Domei said the new
company would control 81 princi-
pal phosphorite mines in Indo-
China.