Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 December 1940 — Page 15
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By WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS Times Foreign Editor. | WASHINGTON, wishes at virtually any “reasonab price to avoid war with ne United States, according to a highly confldential source close to the Tokyo Foreign Office. The reason, my informant said, that well-informed Japanese leaders hpve recently become convinced| Soviet Russia is secretly planning s settle
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old scores with Nippon if the latter gets ernbroiled with America. Even if Japan should emerge victorious | from a clash with the United States—a big “if” | — she would be| so exMr, Simms hausted gs to be easy prey for the Russian Bear. War with the United States, therefore, would likely doom her regardless. Until lately, I am further iInformed, Japan had been led to believe that a rapprochement . with the Soviet Union was not only possible but, if made, could be relied upon for the five or ten-year period of its term.
Berlin Convinced Her
Such an understanding would last, Japan was told, for reasons of an entirely practical nature. Germany would act as guarantor. And as
long as Russia knew she would have to fight Germany in Europe if she attacked Japan in Asia, there would be: peace between the three powers. 1t was Berlin that sold this bill of goods to Tokyo. At the time the Axis war machine was funetioning ro perfectly that it looked - as if nothing could even slow i down, let alone stop it. That being the case, Tokyo reasoned, she could pursue what she calls’ a “strong policy” toward the United States and in the [vestern Pacific where Japanese and American interests make contact. If in pursuing her program of expansion southward to the East Indies. she found it necessary to risk war with America, | then she could afl ord the . risk. » Begins to Wonder | Today, however, according to my inférmant, Japan is not quite so sure of her position. While [she has become an Axis partner, the expected Nazi victory over REngland hasinet been forthcoming. | ° The Rome end of the Axis has | developed a serious fracture. Even | if it should not break in two—as | evenits in Greece, Egypt and the | Mediterranean indicate might hap« | pen—it is at'least apparent that it | can no longer be depended on to | carry much of a load. On the contrary, it might become a [liability | instead of an asset. Gibraltar and Suez still stand. Turkey says she will fight if menaced. Bulgaria has refused [to come into the Nazi partnerShip—probably | at Russia's instigation. Jugoslavia is showing signs of balkipng, and throughout the whole Balkan “and Mediterranean area are ample signs of coming headaches jor Hitler and his partners.
Stalin ‘Holds Back
Finally—and, from the Japanese point of view, most important of all—there is Russia. Hitler appears to have failed completely to win’ Stalin over to his plans. The Soviet Union continues to hover, menaeingly aloof, over the whole European and Asiatic setup, watching and waiting for something to slip; Even if Moscow were now to agree to a non-aggression pact, Tokyo would no longer place much trust in it. . Tokyo might sign such an agreement but she would be afraid to risk much on it. |
‘Hole in Pocket
MONTREAL, Dec. 6 (U. P.).— Police would not reveal his name, but one of St. James street's better known financiers had a hole in his pocket that caused no little embarrassment. He went into one of the banks to deposit money, but it was missing. A hurried call to head-
quarters brought two radio cars, " sirens screaming, to the scene. He demonstrated how he shoved his wallet with $15,000 into an in-
pushed his hand and arms right wn through ‘the pocket into the lining and out came the wallet.
{ ner coat pocket—‘like this.” Then Dec. toe paused, got red in the face,
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (U. P.).—
Uncensored correspondence from England which a Government of-
ficial authorized for publication today gives a vivid sidelight of the
plight of a'nation under constant air bombardment. One letter was written by a south coast English scientist to a friend, a London manufacturer. personal note were forwarded to the Government official here in the State Department’s mail bag. “German planes and -anti-air-craft gun fire,” the scientist wrote, “are. almost continuous and very noisy. I have had about two nights in bed in six weeks. I sleep in the hall on the sofa. “We have had it practically since
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June 12, but here we see the other side as well and it heartens you up. 1 saw part of the great battles of the week of~ the big daylight attacks.
“The biggest bang was a beautiful shot of an A-A gun which burst its first shell fair in the full bombracks of a big bomber and it all went up in one. : “One fell in a park near a great country house and blew up. Its crew of five were actually blown to pieces and flung up into the ancient trees where they hung, an offense to the daylight.” The letter from the London manufacturer was written in a country cottage retreat. It opened by mentioning a small
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“And believe me we need it sometimes when we hear our beloved London being smashed up,” the letter said. “Bricks and mor= tar may perishebut history never. “They hegan with daylight raids and though our boys were heavily outnumbered they beat them handsomely. “When the enemy was thoroughly ‘beaten at that game they started night bombing and we have
no effective means of meeting it— it was beyond the ‘wit of man to
stop them in the stratosphere or find them in the clouds. Yet . I am convinced that we shall find an antidote to night attacks before they do.
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