Washington, Dec. 27.
The American public increasingly understands Japan's aims in China land is less critical than in the early stages of the Sino-Japanese war when public opinion overwhelmingly favoured China, according to Mr. Hiroshi Saito, Japanese Ambassador to the United' States, The claim was made in the first issue of the ma-gazing "Connecticut Circle," published here to-day.
Blow to Chiang Kai-shek, Says "Nichi Nichi"
Tokyo, Dec. 27.
Commenting to-day on the amicable settlement of incident, the "Nichi Nichi" expresses n that "it must have come disappointment to Gen. hok and his followers, T. V. Soong and Dr. who have been dreaming anti-Japanese front, with cot riy ter China in the early days Britain and America as the centre."
r. Saito attributed America's of an
of the current hostilities to the fact The Chinese, it says, have "assiduthat Americans believed China was Cusly ce: d mendacious pro-the "under dog" and being subjected Paganda in connection with the to the ravages of Japanese militarism. incident.
Another reason for American' sym-"America's acceptance of Japan' pathy for China, he said, was fear reply," says a statement issued of Japan's growing power. by Vice-Admiral Yamamoto, Vice-
As a result of the "impartial at- Minister o is due to clear titude" of America's leaders, including Government officials, the general American opinion of Japan's aims changed, the Ambassador asserted.
n Japan was "unprepared for war", he said, she was provoked to open hostilities at Chinese instigation. well as of the incident itself part of the and people fanding
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