TALKS WITH JAPAN

Wairarapa Times-Age, 3 September 1941, Page 5

TALKS WITH JAPAN

SPECULATION IN UNITED STATES

DICTATION OF TERMS ANTICIPATED.

SETTLEMENT OF THE WAR IN CHINA.

(By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) WASHINGTON, September 1. Success or failure of the current negotiations with Japan depends on a Japanese demand for a neutrality pact with America, which Washington is certain to reject unless Japan withdraws from the Axis.

There is a pretty general belief here that within a month Japan will sign a pact with America ensuring a settlement of the Far Eastern situation on terms dictated by Washington and London. Further, it is believed that the basis for a settlement of the ChinaJapan war has already been worked out by Mr Cordell Hull and Admiral Nomura.

NOT SATISFIED JAPAN & WAR SHIPMENTS TO RUSSIA. LONDON, September 2. Japan is not satisfied with the unofficial replies from the United States and Russia to her protest regarding shipments of United States war materials to Vladivostok. A Japanese Foreign Office spokesman said in Tokio today: “We are drawing their attention to the matter.” Commenting on Prince Konoye’s letter to President Roosevelt, he said that the Japanese Government had not yet received a reply. The spokesman added that general agreement had been reached with Britain regarding the sending of ships to Japan to evacuate British subjects there. Negotiations were also proceeding to evacuate Japanese subjects from Britain. SUCCESSFUL RAIDS . REPORTED BY CHINESE. JAPANESE SUFFER 20,000 CASUALTIES. CHUNGKING, September 2. The military spokesman said that the Chinese were most gratified at the result of 16 raids made against the Japanese in eastern China last week. The operations ranged over 890 kilometres east and west of Foochow, and resulted in 20,000 Japanese casualties. NO APPEASEMENT IN EFFORTS FOR PACIFIC SETTLEMENT. MR FRASER’S ASSURANCE. MONTREAT., September 1. The New Zealand Prime Minister, Mr Fraser, in an interview following his talks in Washington on the Pacific situation, said that at present matters preliminary to peaceful negotiations were under discussion. He emphasised that the efforts tsO» settle the trouble would not take the form of appeasement. “The right of every Pacific country to self-determin-ation must be established,” he said.