Mr. Koki Hirota, none too popular in China because of his Three Principles, Is back In as Foreign Minister after having served in the Premlership and suffered a short term of retirement. Your correspondent hes known Mr. Hirola personally for Jcomething more than fitleen years, ind is willing to declare flatly that the is not a militarist, that he entertains no ambitious dreams of conquest. "As long as he Is left, in con-{trol.of foreign policy, Japan's policy abroad will be one. of peace and friendship—with China, with the Soviet, with Great Britain and with all other Powers.
The chances are that he is to be jieft in control of foreign affairs. The Army and Navy are so busily concentrated on their own strength-joning that they have scant time for fany other concern, They are, as ong as their guiding principle of preparedness "is followed, quite [willing to" let economic "experts handle economic questions; it is rea-
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