Evening star., 1941-11-19
Eden Cautions
Japan Against
Burma Attack
Activity in South
Pacific Indicates
ThuiIond Pressed
Bythe Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press.
Britains Foreign Secretary An
thony Eden solemnly warned Japan
today that any attack on the Burma
road, lifeline of China's war sup
plies. would create grave situa-
ton" amid Far East crisis already
verging on the explosion point.
Authoritative London quarters also
cited Japanese naval activity in the
South Pacific as indicating that
Japan was eXerting increased pres
sure IN Thailand," which adjoins
British Burma
From Toxic came reports OF
Japanese Russian clash Sunday on
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. border. in
which one Russian soldier was killed
and two were captured Domei.
japanese news agency, placed the
action about "a miles west of Man.
chuli.
Troops Reported Massed.
Mr.. Edens warning. voiced in the
House OF Commons, followed reports
OF the massine OF japanese troops
IN Northern French Indo-China.
stirring conjecture that Japan may
be planning to invade Yunnan
Province in an attempt to cut the
Burma road.
In Toxic a Diet members speech
which was banned for publication
and described as improper for this
session led TO the members resig-
nation and created sensation in
the extraordinary crisis session OF
Japan's Parliament.
Nineteen other members Of the
House resigned in apparent SYM
pathy.
A Toxic dispatch telling of the
incident was evidently DELAYED and
partly censored without explana-
ton OF what the member had said
that was deemed improper. All
other speeches published in the cur
rent session have strongly supported
the governments militant stand
against the United States and
Britain and for the Axis.
Kurusu Talks Watched.
The Washington mission OF Spe-
cial Envoy Saburo Kurusu continued
to overshadow other world develop
ments in Japanese eyes. with the
press giving great prominence to de-
, tailed accounts of Yesterdays meet
( ing of nearly three hours between
Kurusu and Ambassador Nomma
and Secretary of State Hull.
The possibility was discussed in
Toxic that Premier Gen. Hideki
TOTO or Foreign Minister Shigenori
Togo might make further state
ment to the Diet. if Washington de-
velopments justified it, before the
sessions end. now set for tomorrow
Informed observers said the leeis-
lative program. largely devoted to
voting new war funds. should be
concluded early tomorrow. leaving
time for a ministerial statement if
1t was found desirable. There was
no offlclal confirmation. however
that such was contemplated. Pre-
mier TOTO and Togo outlined gov
eminent policy fully on Monday.
Further steps. aimed at bolsterine
Japans industrial production in
fields related to national defense
were taken in the lower house of the
japanese Diet with the approval OF
the expenditure of 5l5.OOO.O 900 ven
nominally s1l8.45OOOO for supple.
mentary general and special ac-
counts during the year.
The House also passed a measure
authorizing the government to ex-
ceed its budget
Maj. Gen. Kenryo Sato. chief OF
military affairs. said he believed a
revision of anti-air raid regulations
as suggested by the government
would make it impossible for q
single enemy plane to reach Japa-
nese territory"
No mention was made of a spe-
clf1c nation and details of the re-
visions were not disclosed.