T= troubled world situation is discussed by Mr. Tatsuo Kawai, spokesman of the Japanese Foreign Office, in an interesting article in the March issue of the "Japan Review." Contrary to the rather general view that the arid is being divided into two camps of democratic and totalitarian nations, Mr. Kawai holds the opinion that it is divided into two groups of Comintern and anti-Comintern nations, and that the democratic and totalitarian countries are together in the lotte for group, in reality.
'Mr, Kawai thinks it is unfair of the United Siates, Britain and Prance to try to obstruct the establishment by Japan' of a mew order in Asia while they are, on the other hand, endeavouring {6 set up new systems on the American and European cor He also believes that the American nation has no intention of throwing. out a war challenge, in spite of the Fecent militant declarations of Amer-tean statesmen, and that the result. of the Lima Conference was not at al satisfactory to the United States The new order in Asia, Mr. Kawai hopes, will furnish the American and European nations with a model which they may be able to follow good advantage.
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