"To these questions, the entire nation is waiting for this session of the Diet to reply.
"The Konoye Cabinet withdrew without seeing the affair to the end. As for the Hiranuma Cabinet, you know all about it. The Abe Cabinet, despite its statement that it would make every effort to dispose of the China Incitlent, resigned en bloc without. even showing the nation anything in that direction. Now, with the present Cabinet, an opportunity arises to outline the problem to the people.
"Therefore, at this juncture, I frankly ask the Premier to what extent the so-called disposal of the Mcident will go, and what it will imelude, These are questions which must be replied, "To make my views clear regarding the present affair, T state that doubtless some miscalculations were made on the Japanese side to say nothing of the Chinese. On our side, we decided on a policy of non-expansion tand ofa local settlement of the incident; that policy was betrayed by the challenge of the Chinese. Thereafter, the Incident spread day after day and month after month, tually to reach its present proportions. There is no need to mention the miscalculations of the Chinese.
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