'APAN, is determined to fight Tokyo, Nov. 4. Communism to the "bitter end" to prevent the bolshevization of East Asia and eradicate the "disturber of world peace," the Premier, Prince Ayamaro Konoye, declared yesterday in a radio broadcast to the nation.
"Japan will strike at the root of Bolshevism, which is engaged in machinations behind the Chiang Kai-shek regime," the Premier said.
"Needless to say, Japan does not reject the ce-operation of the maintain peace and order in the Powers in East Asiatic affairs and does not intend to harm the rights and interests of third Powers.
If world Powers will appreciate the real intentions of Japan and adopt such policies as will conform to the new situation in East Asia, Japan will not refuse to ce-operate with them in the interests of East Asia.
As the world well knows Japan is [committed to a ght with Communism to the bitter end because of what the Comintern aims at—the bolshevization lof East Asia and disturbance of world Abolition of Nine Power Pact Peace.
"Fortunately Germany and Ialy, members of the anti-Comintern bloc, sympathized with Japan's intentions in East Asia and tendered spiritual assistance to our country, for which Japan is grateful, Their attitude uplifted the spirits of the Japanese ration.
"We Japanese feel keenly that the bond between Japan and these two countries should be strengthened so much the more through the present conflict in China, and Japan is pre-[pared to ce-operate with them for the reconstruction of a new order in the world.
"What Is needed most in the world now is the establishment of a peace fabric on the basis of justice and equality; and it cannot be denied that various principles which prevailed in the past have actually perpetuated the existing unbalanced conditions.
"The impotence of such internation. al treaties as the Covenant of the League of Nations, for example, can be attributed to the existence of unreasonable principles.
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