The Archive · 1939

Conditions in Shanghai

Turning to conditions in Shanghai, the speaker denounced the activities of terrorists in the Settlement and Advocated much stronger protection for "Reformed Government" officials.

He urged the adoption of drastic measures against "vessels of a certain foreign Power which "supply the Kuomintang regime with arms and ammunition." The best way to deal with them was to use forcible measures. He said.

'Japan does not have to be worried about the state of affairs in. Europe," he continued, "France and Britain' are in no position to send their armies to the East. It is obvious that the moment these Powers were to be embroiled in Asiatic troubles or tried to bring farmed pressure to bear upon Japan 'a war would flare up in Europe. Tt foolish to be worried about Britain ud America at present.

"Japan's policies of statecraft are unique; they are just the opposite of the general principles applied to polities." 'The Japanese policy mainly follows military' lines.

It is much better if the politicians do follow the military lenders, but the fact Is that at present the former; fare standing in the way of the latter.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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