The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-12
INDO-CHINA IS
 VICTIM OF JAPAN
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"This apparently referred to Japan's profit from its role of "Ine- diator". Japanese newspapers open ly referred to Japanese victory" and regarded the peace conference as having put Japan long jump forward in its aim to dominate East Asia.)
 French people resent this peace. But we could not fight because we lacked materials and troops. We were not fighting Thailand -- only Japanese-equipped and Japanese advised Thai forces which used Jap- anese airplanes.
 Even While Fighting
 Even while we were fighting nearly 100 Japanese bombing planes flew to Bangkok from Hanoi to help Thailand, which would not have started 6 war without Japan ese support.
 Every Frenchman must condemn Japan for this trick"
 Newspapers charged that as part of Japan's mediation" Japanese press dispatches had carried false reports about both Indo-China and the Tokyo peace negotiations.
 French authoritative sources charged openly that Japan had won victory in its mediation only un- der duress and by trickery.
 "They call 1t a Japanese diplo- matic victory" an authoritative in- formant said. "It was not a dip- loinatic victory but a victory won through cunning combined with the threat of armed force" When the full terms of the agree rnent were known, the informant said. 1t would undoubtedly be re- alized that Japan in its role of os- tensible mediator had rewarded it. self by going 8 long step :, toward realization of It's expansionist an- bitions in southeast Asia and the South Seas.
 Newspapers, denouncing the ter- ritor1al sacrifices wrested from 1ndo China, also criticized French of- ficials for concealing information about the progress of the Toyko negotiations.
 Fledged AS Tokyo
 Tokyo, March 12- (UP) Thai land and French Indo-C China have pledged themselves to enter into no political economic or military under standing or agreement with foreign countries which would be disadvant- ageous to Japan, 1t was disclosed to- day.
 The pledge was made in docu- ments exchanged between Japan and Thailand and Japan and France, in behalf of Indo-China.
 It was made public today by the government information board, one day after the initiating of Thai land-French Indo-China peace whose terms were dictated to France by Japan.
 Newspapers said frankly that the peace agreement and the Thailand- French Indo- China pledge repre- scented the first step toward the stabilization of East Asia--a stabili. zation which would mean, naturally, that Japan would be the dominant power and foreign powers would have to keep out.
 Discussing the visit which foreign minister Yosuke Matsuoka is to make to Berlin and Rome by way of Moscow, the newspapers said that 1t would further strengthen the Japanese -German-Italian alliance. Hochi, in comment which was typi- cal, said:
 "The visit will make 1t clear that Japan's diplomacy will be pushed forward, with the three-power pact as its absolute basis.
 Germany and Italy should well appreciate Japan's changing friendship in taking this step iYi face of the possibility of its i'll ef- fleets on feelings in Great Britain and the United States Russia Exchanges Notes
 Moscow, March 12.-(UP)-Russia and Thailand exchanged notes to- day establishing normal diplomatic relations subject to ratification by the Russian and Thailand govern. mentS.
 Premier Foreign Commissar Via. cheslav Molotov and Pra Prasasna Bidiyayudi, Thailand Minister to Germany, exchanged the notes.
 Newspapers had disclosed in first page stories that Bidiyayudi had come here to complete negotiations for establishment of normal diplo- matic and commercial relations.
 No German Bases
 Vichy, March 12. = (UP) - The French government denied officially today that German base of any sort had been established in French Mor- occo or anywhere else in the French empire.
 The denial followed a broadcast by the Free France radio at Brazza- vile in the French Congo which said that the Germans had estab- lished air and naval bases in French Morocco.
 French forces and French forces alone will defend the empire against attack from any quarter" the denial said.