Lt.-Col, Tatsuhiko Takashima hus bec help= ing to curdle the blood of the Japanese by prophesying recently in article. that Japan has launched upon a "Hundred Years! War" that will result in the creation of a new world. Not only that, he believes that the new political ideology of Germany hax provided a Fay of hope for the renaissance of European culture and that the Joint front. formed. by Tapan, Germany and Italy had given a stron Impetiss to the reconstruction of new state affairs. Me also believes that the new political line-up would exert far-reaching. effects not only the Mediterranean and south-west Europe, but also in south-west Asia and South America, Japan will be bankrupt a long time before the fend of anything like hundred years of war, ahd it is doubtful whether at the present pace she could carry on for even ten, let atone a century, 0 that the finding of high-sounding names a very sordid military venture will not in the Jong run mislead many people. Only those with a complete lack of sense of humour would fake themselves "as "seriously "as It-Col, Takashima would have his readers take them: selves, whether they be Japanese, German or Halians. 'They may' think that. they haved covered a solution of all the diflculties of the the new reconstruction will take, according 10 whic panacea but
the gallant writer will be known' by reforming everything se and ling every= thing international ina Japanese light. 'The first essential is, consequently, to realize that this bright new should receive the. privily everywhere, in exchange for which she will lose it to everyone but herself in' China, The Japanese cannot be surprised It this, form of Feeiprocation finds no favour ests Col. "Takashim nor the him need fee! at all surprised everything hat es made fu day Sistent ior for a itis mot that earns eon The New Diplomacy Japanese Foreign the United according to the Tokyo "Nichi Nichi" President Roos bly accept the rebuke in the spirit in which it is given, though fit may be doubted whether he will have the slightest idea what it, means. "Conceptions diplomacy," it is to be feared, is another bale ting phrase which will be suded to the already extremely complicated language of inter national' relations "which has xrown up_sinee the dictatorships of Fascism, National Socialism, and the Imperial Way' made themselves forces in world polities, Noone country seems particularly to blame. in Great Britain they ferent phrase is "appeasement," which lits an [interesting and speculative variety of meanings [Since the phrase was coined, there remarkable umber of "appeased." -authoritaria roughly, that the jie wants if it is not voluntary given it (Continued on page 51)
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