The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-08
Japan Sticks
To Guns in
Policy Duel
Tokyo Also Roqss
Against Russion
Acts In Siberio
" JOE ALEX NORRIS
United Press Foreign Editor


United Pres. Foreign Editor
Japan stiffened It's opposi-
ton to the United States,
Great Britain and the Soviet
Union today while further
emergency precautions were
taken in the Philippines. at
Singapore and in Thailand.
Renewing bitter attacks against
Warrington AZ "insineere" In
peace negotiations. the Japanep
declared that they were EoinE
ahead with creation Of q new
order In East Asia regardless o.
actions by hostile powers and
that u now was up To President
Roosevelt and Prime Minister
Winston Churchill whether there
would bs war In the Pacific.
The Tokyo Newspaper Hoch
aiso attacked Russia and charged
that troops had bsen shifted asst
ward to booSt the Red army TO
500 men on the Siberian bcr-
der at . time when the sovists
were .eportinG Improvement Of
the Moscow front and continuing
attacks along the Mus river
against German forces driven
back from Moscow.
In Singapore. all British naval,
air force and army personnel was
suddenly summoned 10 fighting
posts.
At Manila. the government Of
President Manuel ouexon took
new emergency steps. including
preliminary civilian evacuation
measures and regulations designed
To bolster defense preparations.
At Bangkok. the Thai govern
ment was said 10 have plans for
removal Of the capital In event Of
war.
The Japsncss-sponsored Esst
Asia economic council meeting In
Tokyo was told by IL. Cen Teiichi
Suzuki, president Of the cabinets
planning board. that Japan II
watching whsthsr Mr..
Roosevelt and Mr.. Churchill COM
init the spoehsl erims Of further
the world uphssvar TO
the far east.
Patience Nearing Es1
he declared thai Jspan's pa
tisncs would Be exhausted II any
new disturbances we're eaussd In
the Far East BY Britain or the
United states and the pres re-
ported that Britlsh 'prsssurs" on
Thsllsnd was being increased %
shs rply that . change IN ths
Bangkok governments neutrality
position seemed .st hand"
There vas . growing belief In
anfi-Japsnsse sources In ths Var
East that Tokyo hoped 10 make .
comparatively peaceful conquest
Of Thsiiand: one that would AVOID
bringing the United states and
Britain into an open conflict. This
might b. done BY peaceful p<ns-
tration. u ~ss pointed out. of
even by inSplripg . palace rsvolu-
ton AZ Bangkok % u might b.
achieved By economic pressure
The Thai government. however.
appeared 10 he prepared 70 reslSf
either penstration or attack Dss-
patches from Bangkok said that
plans had been eompisfsd 70 re-
move the capital II necessary from
Bangkok
Busisess Aes nsite1
Ths determination Of ina Brit
lsh 70 force Japan 70 choose var
or peace definitely - son ~
possible also Was emphasized ~
seizure Of 20 Japanese Dslssnsss-
men - they embarked from Sing
spore. That vss done under
new regulation providing that all
siiens must have exit psrmits 70
leave the Malaga area
Japan's contradictory actions
In the latest phrase Of ths Pacific
criss was believed due At least IN
part 10 the trend a war In Russia
Extrems ooid-ranging 10 Is
degrees below zero-was reported
on the Aoscow front. where many
German soldiers were said 10 have