"There are taeliclans among the Japanese," Mr. Tokutomi continues, who hold that Germany's attack against England will cause the latter's influence in the Orient to sink lower and lower. and that Japan should not pass up such a fine opportunity to assume leadership in East Asia with 2 minimum of sacrifice, "We do not hold brief with this idea, Germany's pressure merely will make Britain bow its head to America, offering all its property—visible an invisible to the United States for assistance.
This trend is clearly evident at the present moment, Witness the leasing of Bermuda and other British possessions in the Western Hemisphere to America, It is evident in the Ameri~ can-Canadian mutual defence agreement and, most recently, the Pacific accord reached among America, Cana: da, Australia and New Zealand, Anglo~ American handshaking is a fait accompli, it is not an idle threat by Prime Minister Winston Churchill, "If Britain is forced to move its capital to Canada, there is not the slightest doubt that the contro! of Singapore and Hongkong will pass to America. One danger comes atop another, and future danger for Japan will increase rather than decrease, one may be sure.
"To weaken Britain is to strengthen America, There was a time when British and American interests tended to clash with each other. But it now seems that these two great countries are destined to become one and the same, as the result of "Germany' pressure, It is clear as daylight that America is growing stronger and more vigorous by the hour, and that it may take over British territories and assets in East Asia if the need arises.
"Japan should not be intoxicated with such illusions as wresting British interests away purely in reliance on German strength, but instead must be determined to reckon with a danger that may descend on it at any hour. The only thing upon which Japaa may safely rely is its own indomitable courage. "A national policy should be fixed at this very moment, making known Japan's attitude clearly and definitely and setting forth plainly which countries are its friends and which its enemies. This is not only. the safest way. but the only way to ule the nation to Bast Asitie leader garages and subways which could be used og shelters Measures for the maintenance of the food supply and essential public services also are under consideration while the programme also calls for a tribution of railway and water borne transportation—Domel,
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