The Archive · 1937

GAIMUSHO EXPLAINS WHY BRUSSELS IS COOL

Tokyo, Nov. 4.

Resentment at Great Britain's "betrayal of Japan, from whose sacrifices she has derived so much in the past," is expressed in a document handed to the Counsellor of the British Embassy by a deputation of students from the Overseas University in Tokyo.

The document was presented after 300 students, in the course of their celebration of the anniversary of the birth of Emperor Meiji, had marched to the Embassy and performed an Indian war dance-

Japan is waging a holy war (the document stated) with the object of establishing permanent peace in the Far East. Great Britain's assistance to the Nanking Government is hindering the attainment of peace. Students with a feeling of friendship towards Britain urge the British Government to reflect on the shortsightedness of its policy

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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