Evening star., 1941-06-24
Japanese Manifest
Sympathy for Nazis
Against U. 5. 5. R.
Toxic Reported Calling
Women and Children
Home From Moscow
BY tie Associated Press.

BY tie Associated Press.
Manifestations of sympathy for
Germany flared today in Japan as
attention was focused on Japanese
interest in the war by Reuters
British news agency dispatch from
Toxic saying that Japanese women
and children, living in Moscow, had
been ordered home.
Only IL women, including the
wife of the Ambassador, Gen. Yo-
shitsugu Tatekawa, and few chill
dren, were said to be affected by the
order. The only Japanese men in
Moscow are the Ambassador and his
staff and few newSpapermen.
Domei, the authoritative Japanese
news agency, said in a broadcast
from Toxic, that today's comments
of the Japanese press ARE much
clearer in their manifestations OF
sympathy for Germany and IN in
dicating the future course OF ia
pans policy
Papers Comment Quoted.
The agency, which has close gov
ernment connections, quoted this
comment from the newspaper Ko-
kumin:
The line of (Japan's) policy has
been laid down in principle. 1t is
natural that Japan, in the spirit OF
the three-power pact, is co-operat-
ing with Germany and Italy, which
are engaged in the reconstruction
of Europe.
This cooperation is aimed at
destroying the systems OF Anglo
American influence in Europe and
the Far East. Japan already has
freed herself from dependence on
England and the United States and
adopted the only possible attitude
toward England and America as
countries of a hostile character.
IN view of all this Japan's feel
ings toward Moscow, which Is CO.
operating with the Anglo-Ameri-
cans, cannot remain unaffected.
Konoye Sees Hirohito.
In Toxic Premier Prince Fumi-
marc Konoye was received by En-
peror Hirohito today and reported
on the results Of an important cab
met meeting earlier in the day,
presumably dealing with the Ger
man-Soviet war.
In other rapid-fire diplomatic
conferences, Foreign Minister Yo-
suke Matsuoka conferred separately
with Italian Ambassador Mario
Indelli and Soviet Ambassador Con-
stantin Smetanin.
The Japanese cabinet spokesman,
Koh Ishii, told foreign newspaper
men Japan intended to fulfill her
obligations to Germany, under her
Axis pact membership, and to So
Wet Russia, under her recent treaty
of friendship. The spokesman de-
clined to elaborate that statement,
which he made in answer to a ques-
ton.
Kokumin. the newspaper regard
ed as sometimes rejecting Japa-
nese Army sentiments, said Japan
faces an unprecedented crisis" as
a result of the war developments.
1T is inevitable that the United
States, in an effort to strengthen
aid to Britain, should extend re-
strictions on Japan" Kokumn said.
with Germany and Soviet Russia
fighting 1t Is also natural that their
exports to Japan be closed"
Position Seen Advantageous.
In Shanghai, 1t Col. Kunio Aki-
yama, japanese military spokes-
man, declared the outbreak Of war
between Germany and Soviet Rus
sia had made Japan's position IN
the world more advantageous
This" he declared, will be
proved by future events"
Beyond acknowledging that Japan
automatically would benefit by an
expected stoppage of Soviet war
supplies to the Central Chinese
government, Aikyama declined to
elaborate.
Regarding the situation on the
border between Japanese-dominated
Manchukuo and the Soviet, he said
lit is very quiet now, not a shot
being fired" He would not confirm
or deny reports that a considerable
number Of Soviet troops had been
moved westward from the border
recently.
Japan's Statement Awaited.
Authorities in Singapore, British
Far Eastern stronghold, anxiously
awaited Japan's official statement
of her position on the war between
Russia and Germany.
Some quarters believed Japan
might seize this opportunity to set
tie long standing difficulties with
the Soviet government over oil con-
cessions on Saghalien Island, fishing
rights off the Kamchatka Peninsula
and border demarcation in Mongolia.
Other circles regarded Japanese
withdrawal from the Axis as pos
sibility. They cited information
from Japan indicating increasing
dissatisfaction with that country's
commitments under the three-power
pact