IEE speeches of Mr. Joseph C.
London, Dec. 20. Grew, United States Ambassador to Japan, and Mr, Yosuke Matsuoka, Japanese Foreign Mi ster, were published everywhere in. the United States yesterday afternoon and they stand out in contrast to each other and serve here to show how far apart are the views of the countries they represent. It also showed the width of the chasm which Admiral Kichisaburo Nomura, new Japanese Ambassador to the United States, must try to bridge when he comes to Washington.
The feeling here seems to be that -Mr, Grew, as in_ Ils. "horse's mouth" ' speech "In October 1939, made a statesmanlike utterance while Mr. Matsuoka displayed - misappreension at the strength of American public opinion regarding Far Eastern events, There Is agreement here with Mr, Matsuoka when he said that candour compelled him to admit that Japanese-American relations are severely strained but there is agreement when he proceeded to Say that the cause of It was owing to American apprehension of Japan's alm "and aspirations.
There are the widest feelings here that Japanese aims are only too clearly apprehended and that. they stop short at nothing on this side a Japanese hegemony of Asia andi 'Australasia, will be recalled that on October 1030 "Mr. Grew frankly told the Japanese' that" American people regarded with growing seriousness the' violation and interference with American rights by. Japanese armed forces in China in disregard treaties and agreements, The opinion is generally expressed here that Japan has done nothing meanwhile (0 repair the situation ind hag indeed made the situation much worse, "Enlightening"
Like Mr. Grow, readers, here find "Matsuoka's speech "enlighten but they still fall to see why nen's concern for the security fof the Atlantic Is such an intimate concern of Japan, 'A. section of opinion here sees in remarks ike Mr. Matouoka's Indication of a fear that Japan may bbe compelled against her wish implement the Axis treaty with Berlin and that therefore she appeals for peace in the Pacific not to be broken. "It is actually a plea that Japan should be spared an unhappy fate, Others feel that Mr. remarks tend to paint 'a picture of fan egressive America " standing, threateningly over Japan but the picture as seen here is of Japan Dohind an aggressive policy which has already violated American rights and interes and will "continue to Mr, Grew's remarks and actions speak louder than words and are Been here as particularly referring Mr, Matruoka's assertion that Japan Intends. to shut the door to no one anywhere. The most general reaction here is that the Far Eastern situation precisely serious Japan Wishes to make it, The press. still demands the cxtension of the export license system {0 the control of exports to Japan. The "Washington Star" tists "heavy shipments of truck tyres to. Japa Monehuria and members of the Axis fand ask that the leense system Mow applicable to iron, steel serap and petrol ete. should be further tended—to make effective the American policy of aiding China and' Britain—Reuter.
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