The newspaper pointed out that there are more than 600 cases pending between Japan and America, including problems regarding the Nine-Power Treaty, naviga''on on the Yangtze River, "damage done to American churches. in. China, sus pension of raffle in. hostile "zones, fand other situations caused Japan's unprecedented large-scale military operations, "The demands of the United States," the paper stated, "were made {in the light of the usual conception of rights and obligations in peacetime, without regard to the actual situation in China."
The "Yomiuri" recalled that both Japan and" America had announced non-intervention policies in regard the European war and "both are proud of their glorious history and tradition."
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"Therefore." the "Yomiuri*, con-eluded, "every attempt should made to keep the Western Pacific out of world friction in keeping with ithe name "Pacific."
"in this sense." the paper added, }-sapan desires the amicable renewal fof trade relations with the United States"
The newspaper said it was puzzled over America's hesitation to take the The new War Minister made this statement to Japanese correspondents Jat Osaka during an inspection of the arsenals, Japanese reports said, "The establishment of the new Cénral China Government "is the Ost Missionaries Not To Be Driven Out Tokyo, Nov. 6.
The Japanese Government had no such idea, declared the spokesman of the Foreign OMice today in replying toa question whether it was the policy of the Japanese Government to force the withdrawal of Christian missionaries from occupied areas in North China.
The spokesman attributed the evacuation of missionaries from certain areas to abnormal conditions due to the Sino-Japanese hostilities—Reuter prerequisite" for the settlement of the China incident, he was quoted saying.
Gen. Hata stressed the necessity {for replenishing armaments and pre-aration for any situation in'view of the complicated world situation, The War Minister, who was former= chief alde-de-camp to. the Emperor and Commander-in-Chief of the Expeditionary Forees in Central China, declared that. the continent was Japan's defensive centre.
He also said that "our potential rival possesses considerable numen cal and qualitative strength."—United Press.
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