The Archive · 1934

Japanese Diplomats Kept Busy

Younger Men in Saddle: Washington Post Enviable: New School Growing Up — Front Oun Own Cossesvonoent

Tokyo, May 24, Never in history have the diplomats of Japan been so busy in so many places at the same time as they fare at present. Tne reason is that most of the countries of the world are inva ferment against the aggressive trade methods of Nippon and where this is not 0, notably In the United States and Russia, other equally vexing and pressing problems have come forthe fore.

this is why the representatives of the Mikado In many countries are spending sleepless nights decoding telegrams from Tokyo which are keeping the cable and radio lines busier than they have ever been.

For, unlike the dvplomais vf the old school, the comparatively young men who to-day run the Gaimusho, ere men of action, of at least of words. They are not waltiig for the Eurvpean nations to begin secret activities {o tle up Japan's trade. They are not letting the grass grow beneath them in the matter of cultivating International good-will, Finally they have their hands filled with getting ready for the next arms limitation conference.

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

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