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DREAM AND THE REALITY IN JAPAN

UNDER THE HEADING "Dream and reality in Japan,” the “London Times” yester- day published a long review of Japanese policy from its Tokyo correspondent.

The article first outlines an historic sketch of Japanese foreign policy since the the country 16th Century, showing how

the present emerged from seclusion, until China Incident gave imposing evidence that Japanese ambitions to dominate all Eastern Asia were not only dreams.

to According to Kumataro Honda, The European war seemed

Ambassador to Nanking, Ameri- hold out an opportunity of cap- ping them with a grandiose cli- can help has blasted all efforts to

Konoye max, and the

Cabinet reach à compromise peace with decided to join those whom they General Chiang Kai-shek, under- regarded as prospective victors taken by the "peace brokers" at con- Shanghal, and the Japanese press their in order to obtain

in denouncing the sent in advance to Japan's shar- is vehement

Government as a ing the spoils and to el minate the Dutch remaining obstacles from Japan's "puppet" of the Anglo-American path.

The article quotes Mr.

Mal-

suoka's new book regarding Ja-

camp.

Theory And Fears

i

mere

settlement with

Japan thus fares the necessity pan's world mission, pointing out that Mr. Matsuoka himself declar- | of reaching ed the outlines of the Japanese Great Britain

made clear States objectives will be

and the United proceed before she can

| perhaps in 30 years and will be- with her plans or before she can about 50 extricate herself from the imbro-

gin to bear fruit in years.

"Peace Terms"

it

the

gilo in China,

Numerous suggestions have

GERMAN PRESSURE

ON JAPAN

References to the Tri-partite Pact in the semi-official Nazi "Diplomatic Corres- pondence" yesterday is regarded by the Berlin correspondent of the Zurich news: paper,.." Basler Nachrichten" as а strong hint to Japan to form a military gov- ernment, give up hesitations and to en- ter the war on Ger- many's side.-Reuter.

HITLER'S OTHER

From Nazi-occupied lands a steady trickle of smuggled news provides continuous evidence that Hitler has not overcome the dauntless spirit of

The article continues: "Accord-been advanced with that object ing to unofficial bui authoritative in mind but all efforts so far have

failed. includes pronouncements, everything between the dateline

In holding fast to its policies of the 180th meridian and

the Konoye Cabinet has had to em- Arabian Sea, which would

hold fast to the theory of an the peoples he has con- and Aus- brace India, Malaya

and quered

disarmed, tralia, and half the world's

the "New York says THOUGH THE JAPANESE "Its future form is indicated in PRESS IS LOUD IN

DECLAR Times.” the structure of Manchukuo as a

ING SUCH A DEFEAT IS IN-

population.

in

ultimate British and American defeat.

JAPAN

Fresh evidence comes from Nor-

nominally Independent Empire EVITABLE, TO MOST JAPAN-way. There, all but three of the

in under Japanese control and the 'victor's peace terms' outlined Ad- the Japan Times and vertiser, the Foreign Office or- gan, demanding the demilitarisa- lion of all British and American INTO THE WRONG CAMP.

Gibraltar to strongholds from

The more conservative Japanese Hawaii, 'independence and self-

unwilling to risk statesmen are government' for all European such, and businessmen, conscious possessions in the Pacific, and the that prosperity depends on for appointment of Japanese advisers eign trade, 70 per cent. of which to their governments, 'lo rationa- lise their forms of cooperation Democracies, sees no necessity for within the sphere of co-prosper-it. ity.'

ESE THESE ASSERTIONS HAVE 18 provincial governors have re- ACQUIRED A HOLLOW RING signed rather than obey the pup- AND MANY BEGIN TO SUS-pet Quisling.

JUMPED HAS

Under the excuse of a short- PECT

ago of workers, compulsory decreed labour has now been throughout the country. But it will not profit the occupy- ing power. Norwegian exports to the Reich steadily decline.

states- no terri-

before

the war

was with

Aim And Methods

the

into

as

Transferable loot has been ex- hausted and the population Ingen- iously keeps production down so that new supplies fail to material- Ise.

Hitler reaps only new problems from the lands he has overrun.- Reuter.

"Though all Japanese men insist Japan has

It is significant that suggestions torial ambitions and abhors Wes that Japan should plunge tern imperialism, they have also the war

and to help Germany made it plain that countries which

Italy are already denounced or, like prove 'Insincere'

the "German Fifth Column work." of Chinese, 'ignorant'

Japan's real intentions, will have to be brought to book by a strong but' paternal armed hand.

Nazi Proposition

On the other hand, thorò la no blinking the fact that the aim of the policies' has the full support of the nation, the only question raised being the wla- dom of the chosen' methods. All Japanese want to see their The Konoye Cabinet, the article continues, fully subscribed to the country: heir to Great Britain, Nazi propos tion that the world America and the other White should be divided between four powers in Greater East Asia but

:

MENACE OF THE

INCENDIARY

One of the most potent

or five blocs: the German-Italian not at the price of national catas-weapons used in aerial bloc" embracing all continental- trophe. Europe and Africa, the embracing presumably additional parts of Eastern and Central Asia, and the American embracing North and South America, a Bri tish Empire bloc, if the British consent to a compromise peace, and a Greater East Asia bloc under Japanese leadership..

Soviét Being realists they are very warfare is the incendiary sensitive to the realities of bomb, and experience of power, which is why they have

often retreated but never suffer the "blitz" has showed ed an Invasion or lost a war. this menace is best met Though the military revolt of

February 26, 1930, was crushed by the nationwide organ- its underlying ideas. became to a isation of fire fighting ser- large extent the basis of the "new

vices. structure. "

The Checks

This year, fire brigades have re- cently been organised on a nation-

In pursuit of this aim Japan Mas put new-vigour Into ̈· har

al basis and the new scheme will war against · Göndral :: Chiang

But Japanese totalitarianism shortly come into active exis Kai-shek' and is likewise try. Ing to strengthen the Nanking was met and checked by three tence, det regime of Wang Ching-wej In forces:

the Diet, which, sup-|At the head of the service, un-

a "peace movement” designad posedly shelved, showed unex-der the Home Secretary, is Com to-win over the Chinese masses pected vigour during the last mander A. NG" Firebrace to ele-whom London and the London He distriot by district by Improv- session; the conservative

ments, led by Baron Kilchiro Fire Brigade owe so much,

isation" ing their livelihood,"

Hiranuma, the Home Minister in is assisted in the new ora charge of the police and guardian by two deputies, and the fre of Imperial rule; and the higher forces will be divided among Army leaders, who discovered by twelve civil defence regions painful experience that military in each reglan the distribu-

tion of fire divisions and bureaucratic control of in- dustry, for from, increasing em clency, produced a serious drop in, production VAGALL

To the same end she marched 'troops into French Indo-China; forced mediation in the terri torial dispute with Thailand and concluded a trade agreement which paves the way for Japán ese exploitation of French Indo China's resources.!

Two Snags

made" according to air cald like, Kilbdad and of course big aitlen

will be adequate aarvad The upshot was that, the Cab- Difficulties relating to conditions inet was reorganised to combine of service, which in peacetime the military and business inter vary according to locality, have Beyond that, however, the ests in war economy directed by been overcome and the new sor- policy has struck two snags: the Mr. Mashtsune Ogura, former vice will be an acquisition of great! continued resistance of Gentral head 4 of the Sumitomo Trust, importance to the British strength. Chiang Kai-shek and the attitude whose chief executives, again'are Fire brigudes in England are of the Netherlands Dast Indies,Army and Navy men," to guar-vory old institutions and in large.

ave" a tradition of brav WATHACKMANG antee that his directions are car-towns

Lery and efficiency which will por- Japan rightly suspects that be fried out. hind both stand Great Britain" And that is where things stand, meate the whole of the row

Reuter to-day:

organisation British Wireless. and the United States.