New York, Sept. 24.
"Not satisfied with taking advantage of the prostration of France to force humiliating concessions, the aggressive Japanese Army clique had to shoot its way across the frontier after an agreement had been concluded." says the "New York Times" in a leader today.
Once more," the paper continues, it appears that the unbridled military oligarchy has defied the Govern-and followed the example of la and Italy in striking a once powerful neighbour when he is down.
"Japan has applied what may turn out to be the final pressure to expedite the conclusion of an agreement between the United States and Britain for the joint use of naval bases in the Pacific. Tokyo cannot expect Washington to be indifferent to this overt disturbance of the status quo in the Pacific," the "New York Times" concludes—Reuter.
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