These are all men of the new schoo! of diplomacy. Enlightened, moderate \fand liberal, they are modity on the Sunny side of forty. Also in this Group are Mr, Setsuzo Sawada, who Fecently returned from India where he represented Japan atthe Indo-Japanese trade Farley, Mr. Kyujiro ashi, ambassador to Brazil who has turned" bitter since the Manchurlan. Ineldent os a result of his experience in Manchoukuo with the army, Dr. Yotaro Sugimura, Shiratort fand. Arita.
Of this group the only man of foreign ministerial calibre, not potential but actual, is Dr. Sugimura, and he holds this distinction more because his age—he has just turned §0—than for any other reason.
Mr, Akira Ariyoshi, astute diplomat of the walt-and-see school, s0 perfectly exemplified " by Mr." Kenkicht Yoshizawa, is about the only diplomat of the old type who is making people Sit up and take notice. Perhaps the Feason Iles In the fact that he represents Japan in China, a land wher rushes matters gets nowhere.
Except in the United States and India, there has been an aggravation in the difieulties confronted by Japan. Things. In fact, are coming to a head in London and in the Dutch East Indies, two of Nippon's most Important trading mations, the first a rival, the second a. custome in her relations with Soviet Russia and China, Japan is perpetually sitting between two volcanoes. So. the country Is looking to its new school of diplomats to bring the nation through as critical a diplomatic crisis any country to-day confronts. the second question is that of dis-moment. With many quarters in pan demanding parity in naval in armaments, this problem seemed like-be the real obstacle in, Saito's path, Fortune, however, is again smile
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