The Archive · 1939

Seen by Japanese Eyes

Troubled World Situation — Foreign Office Spokesman Holds That Nations, in Two Groups, Are Anti-Comintern; America Not Challenging By Peacy

"N.C.D.N." Special Correspondent in. Japan Tokyo, Mar. 4.

IHE 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 world 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 latter group, in reality.

Mr. Kawai thinks it is unfair of she United States, Britain and France try to obstruct the establishment ay Japan of a new order in Asia while they are, on the other hand, vndeevouring to set up new systems on the American and European continent.

He also believes that the American nation has no intention of throwing aut a war challenge, in spite of the recent militant declarations of American statesmen, and that the result of the Lima Conference was not at all satisfactory to the United States government, '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 "o good advantage.

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