The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-12

miaf1t take to halt them.
 Commenting on possibility of a conference between President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Win ston Churchill the newspaper Nichi Rgichi said Japan was not concerned s'because we iInmutably will follow our previously. decided course with determination regardless of Roose- Velt and Churchill"
 withdrawal Of COnsuls
 Observers here, commenting on warnings to the foreign office by Cragie and Grew, said that war was not an immediate possibility but there was speculation as to whether Japan would be asked to withdraw her consular representa- tiyes from the United States. It was considered Japan might be willing to sacrifice consular repre- sentation in the United States If she could obtain control of Thai land, which was regarded by the Japanese as an important step in piercing "Anglo-American encircle- Rnent."
 Yomiuri said that the United States and Britain were only ''bluffing" and still were attempt ing to get others to fight their battles for them.
 Latest Japanese maps of the South Pacific showed as Japanese territory all islands between Pala- wan in the Philippines Archipelago and the French Indo-China coast. Formerly Japan claimed only the Spratley islands, between Hongkong and Manila. The maps bring the border of Japanese claims to with in 90 miles of Palawan and $50 miles of Manila.
 "Why ask such & difficult ques- tion?" he said to questioners.
 He added that Japan had not sent the United States any formal warning against the shipment Of supplies via Vladivostok. Japan, he said, desires to maintain peace in the Pacific and therefore the ques- tion of shipment of American sup plies to Russia was 'very embarraS- sing" for Japan.
 LAMeF NCtWFMHN$ kAOEuS Indicating the increased tension in Japaueso American relations since the recent reciprocal fund freezing orders, Ishii announced that the 16,975-ton Japanese liner Asama Maru, which had been en route to San Francisco after touch- ing Honolulu, was returning home without entering an American port.
 The liner, carrying 98 passengers of whom about 40 are Americans, and . cargo of $3,0oo,00o in raw silk, was due in San Francisco last "wednesday. It was evident that the Japanese had feared American authorities might seize her. She had delayed her arrival at Honolulu five days, awaiting guarantees. Nu- merous American and British pass engerS, sensing complications, dis embarked at Honolulu and sought passage in other ships to the United States
 Ishii, discussing the shipping sit- aaticn, said that the United States had not given full assurances" ot the safety of Japanese ships and cargoes in American ports.
 In connection with freezing reg ulaticns, he said Japan was ready to accept United States proposal for the reciprocal release of diplo- matic funds.
 Ishii said the National Mobili2a- ton act had not yet been totally invoked, despite the application of fcur new provisions yesterday.
 ThjS act is designed to permit the 8 sovernment in times of emer- gency to control labor, industry, commodities, capital. prices and in- formation and thereby to put the nation on a complete war footing.
 Yesterdays ordinances empow- cred the government to control stock exchange prices, the valua- ton of shares of stock, revisionS of prices under the price control Jaw and reyisions of the shipping con- trol law.
 No Severe Orders Yet
 So far the enforcement of the National Mobilization act has been less severe than had been expect cd.
 The government had not yet in- voked provisions authorizing ex- propriation of certain classes of property, forced sale of securities, and forced reorganization of con- panies.
 A Domei News Agency dispatch from Bangkok reported today that well informed Thailanders" be- Neve 1t would be necessary for Ja- pan to give Thailand joint defense assurances" to 'counteract British pressure" Government Spokesman Ishii said, in response to questions, that Japan had received no "offi- a1ese protection"
 Diplomatic quarters attached im- pOrtance to a secret conference yesterday between Admiral Teijirc TOyoda, foreign minister, and Sir Robert Craigie, British ambassador Neither Japanese nor British off, cial sources would discuss the na- ture of the conference.
 Japan Much Concerned
 Shanghai, Aug. 12-CUP)-Japan fears United States attempts to make VladivoStok her first line of defense in the Far East and ac- cordingly is gravely concerned over shipment of American supplies to the Russian Siberian port, Mai Kunio Akiyama, Japanese military spokesman here, said today.
 Discussing shipment of Amer. lean supplies to Vladivostok he Haid it is impossible to determine whether they would reach Russia's western armies, remain in the Fal East (Siberia) or be shipped tc Chungking." He said that with United States ''encirclement of Ja- pan, the Japanese were concerned over American supplies to the Red Far Eastern army because of pos- etbility that Russia would joir America against Japan"
 Azyiama expressed opinion that