our Japan's Mission in the Eastern Provinces Tokyo, Apr. 22.
General. Artki, the Minister for] War, was very outspoken regarding Manchuria in a speech he made today at a mooting in Osaka or brithe Kokuhonsha Patriotic Society Society forms the nucleus of the Nationalist movement which is now spreading throughout—the country.
General Araki warned both the Lengue of Nations and Moscow to keep their hands off Manchuria, and declared furthermore that Japan ist any attempt to apply the treaty to the situation there, Ho called particular attention to what he described as the "threatening. position" in North Manchuria which, he said, was due to the Soviet massing of troops along: the frontier and to the strengthening' of their air forces in the Far East, Asserting that Japan's mission is to make Manchuria "a paradise on earth" and a safe place for everyone, the War Minister declared that nothing the League of Nations or the Soviet or anyone else could do} would make Japan deviate from her course, He added "It is time the Jay ese made up their minds operate whole-heartedly with new regime in Manchuria for the: establishment of great civilisation in the Far East,'—Reuter.
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