Evening star., 1941-07-25
U. S. Reprisa|s Against Japanese
Planned Tomorrow by Roosevelt;
Toxic Reported Mobi|izing Million
Defense Measures
Already Taken by
British in Malaga
b. the Associated Press.

Japan's dream of conquest in
the Pacific moved toward grim
reality today with the reported
mobilization of 100000 men,
while at sea her ships blanked
out in silence and turned away
from American shores.
In London Foreign Secretary An
thony Eden told Parliament that
certain defense measures in Malaya
nave already been enforced" to
counter the potential threat of
the japanese occupation OF French
ndo-China.
Foreign intelligence reports reach
ing Shanghai said the Japanese
mobilization-the greatest since
July. 1887, when the war with China
began-had been in progress since
July II and was still continuing.
Troop destinations were kept Sc
cret. but advance contingents were
expected to occupy newly won air
and naval bases in Southern French
Hanoi newspaper put 1t:
"Indo-China is on the way TO
Singapore and the Netherlands East
Indies"
Concessions Reported.
Concessions gained by Japan in
French Indo-C China were reported
authoritatively in Saigon to include
the right to station warships in
Camranh Bay and at Saigon. several
air bases in Southern Indo-China
and permission to post troops at
several coastal points.
Maj. Gen. Raishiro Sumita. chief
OF the Japanese military mission in
Indo-China, Was expected at Saigon
tomorrow to direct occupation of
the bases granted by the French
government.
Several thousand" japanese
troops, authoritative sources said,
Will be stationed at Saigon and
also along the Southeast 1ndo- China
coast and within Cambodia.
The Japanese. 1t was indicated
also. have gained control of several
Southern 1ndo-C China airports. where
it is understood they will establish
garriSons.
British dispatches from Sinsa pore
said Frances colony in the Orient
ignored recent offer of protection
by Great Britain, the United States.
China and the Netherlands Indies
against further encroachments
from the outside
In Rome, the authoritative Fascist
editor Virginio Gayds declared the
1ndo- thrust was the first
episode" in Japan's march TO the
south" and was undertaken in full
agreement with the other Axis
powers.
Resentment Appears in Toxic.
Evidences of ofilcials and popular
resentment against the United
States attitude toward Japan in
creased in Toxic as newspapers
there gave great prominence to yes
terdays statements by President
Roosevelt. and Acting Secretary OF
State Sumner Welles.
The Toxic government was un-
derstood to be closely studying the
remarks in which the President
spoke-in the past tense-of the
reasons Japan hitherto had been
permitted to obtain American oil.
The Presidents statement was
given page l display. with its ref
erence to Indo-China eliminated.
The Japanese press is not yet per-
mitted to discuss the program for
bases In that French colony.
Outside Toxic government circles,
the general reaction was one of
astonishment and resentment at the
vigor of the statement.
The Welles statement, however,
was not published in Toxic. for OBJ
vious reasons. Officials withheld
formal comment until, they said. an
Official text is received from Ambas-
sador Admiral Kichisaburo Nomura.
but indications were given that its
blunt references to alleged Japanese
aggression claimed close attention
Commons Cheers Eden.
III JllC I1OuSC VA SOlIIiuOt1S
cheered when Mr.. Eden said the
British government had been in
close communication with the
United States Government" on the
latest developments in the Far East.
He refused to discuss in detail
"the measures which his majestys
government have prepared to meet
these and other possible develop
ments," but promised a further
statement at an early date.
Japan, Mr.. Eden said, had pre-
sented demands to the French gov
.rnment "for the occupation OF ma
val and air bases in South Indo-
China and their occupation is i'm
ninent." He declared the demands
(see 1NDO-CHINA, Page A-4J