But leaving the very understandable needs of Japan, the dimleulty ties with the much repeated Japanese claim that Japan has no territorial ambi: tion; that what she is seeking is the spread of political influence over neighbouring territories" Tt was for self-protection, pure and simple" that Japan despatched extra troops to otS,|China after the Lukouchiao Incident. Me. Takaishi goes on to say that the events "that "followed proved the. Chinese government's desire for war, 2}and he quotes General Chiang Kaishek as saying: "We will not ght Japan in positions where she can Lat once. We Will draw her into. various sections of our vast country. It will be ong fight. We can exhaust her. But surely, one might ask, what reason for General Chiang to wish such a war, so costly to China, except to resist an aggressor?
The Japanese repugnance for Communis Is understandable, but when General Chiang Kal-shek is made an enemy to be exterminated at all cost fon the urannd of his agreements with the "Chinese" Communists after December 1936 few impartial people Jare persuaded of the necessity of such fan attitude on Japan's part. The fact is that for ten hard years, General Chiang fought the Com. fmunisis in a manner Japan might well have praised, i€ other interests of hers had not boon involved. And fo itis that when Mr, Tokeaishi say's, Allow me to make a prediction here that most of you will have a pleasant surprise when the world is informed fof Japan's terms of peace." promising, that they will be "very moderate and looks for terms that will tion of General Chiang and Communist agreement which Japanese political Teaders will interpret, and Japanese troops enforce can hardly bbe acceptable to the Chinese people if they wish to remain a free people. Most Americans, and with the Chinese In this matter. For The 'Chinese too are an awakening, progressing nation, as is Japan: they' have their rights as a nation, as she As we must give away some Jnaturat liberty to enjoy civil advan-Tages, so "we must sacrifice some civil "liberties for the advantages to derived from the communion and fellowship of a great empire— every arduous enterprise we consider what we are to lose as well as what "we are to gain; and the more and. belter stake of liberty every people possess, the less they will hazard ina vain attempt to make it more—Fosuxe Boxxet.
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