The Archive · 1937

Tokyo Mass Meeting

"Tokyo, Nov, 22.

A minas-mectiing of 4,000 persons the Hibiya Park Hall to-day unanimously passed a number of anti-British resolutions."

"The meeting: was presided over, by Mr, Teljiro Yamamoto, former Minlster of Commerce and' Industry, Supported by Mr. K. Honda, former Ambassador to Berlin, and Mr. Toyama, famous leader of the Black Dragon "Society.

The resolutions called on the Japan-jose nation nave een accent Discard pro-British Bhan for cupparcing' China and Becmit interference by Britain or one miner Powter in connection with the In the speeches which followed. Great Britain was acoused of exerting, pressure on Japan through the Brussels Conference and ther chan-

Aiter the meeting, a procession was formed, and, waving Japanese fags, proceeded to the Imperial Palace shouting "Banzai!"

'A small deputation then presented to the Councillor "of the British Embassy, Mr. J. L, Dodds, a manifesto calling on the British Government to "reconsider their attitude in the Sino= Japanese cofific The British Embassy was quardeel dozen Japanese police and no

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