China are the result of Marco Polo operation now proceeding throughout Bridge incident—an incident which arose because Japanese soldiers were in a locality where they had no right io be?
Referring to United States—Japanese trade, Prince Konoye is reported as saying: "Our friendship and trade should be promoted to the utmost.
(a) Quite so, but.what about remotion of American trade with including the four provinces which are temporarily referred to as "Manchoukuo"?
(b) Has or has not the open door been closed to American trade in so-called "Manchoukuo"?
^I may even say that we are fighting because we want peace and co-opera tion."
What in the name of goodness obtained before the last Japanese invasion—if peace did not obtain throughout the country? Or was it a case of too much peace and unity?
(b). As for "ce-operation" is it not a fact that trade statistics show that at the outbreak of hostilities Japan Was on the verge of taking the lead im China's trade? (Had Japan's trade via smuggling channels been added to irade through legitimate channels her showing would, naturally, have been even better.)
(e) If what Japan is doing now with China constitutes "peace and ce-operation" please define what in Japsn's estimation would constitute an aggressive war?
"One thing is certain—our objectives will always be honest and for the good of everybody concerned and for the peace of Asia."
(a) May not a remark of that kind especially when it, includes the whole of Asia—lead Prince Konoye to regard himself as a modern "Prince of Peace"? (For many Chinese, however, there is the danger that the only peace they will have is the peace in RIP)
(b) Speaking of the dead or their survivors do you honestly believe that they will make good customers?
"I am certain that many Chinese understand Japan's real motives."
Brother, need I assure you that 400 million people can't be wrong: and that by now they know your "real motives" very, very, well indeed.
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Shanghai, Oct. 13.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.