Apart from any problems arising from the rapid expansion of the Army, large amounts of uniform and equipment must be kept in store, and with the recent decisions to increase the Army, the country was confronted with the task of an instantaneous supply involving the expenditure of hundreds of million pounds.
At the same time, preparation for active civil defence had gone on, and it was a question of Army expansion in the frame-work of national expansion where every unit was expanded at the same time Demands on productive sources and supply were cumulative and unceasing, and perhaps the time fac-for was most important of all.
Mr. Burgin made it clear that he cid not intend to interfere with firms carrying on export business, until it was absolutely essential, for the purpose of securing the articles required urgently for public service.
He pointed out that some industrial organizations might well be more profitably employed in the Na tional interest in continuing to carr. on their export business.
He said that the Army's requirements made necessary certain exceptional powers. He would do his level best to see that those powers were kept entirely in reserve and he had great hopes never to have Tokyo, June 9.
Japanese were advised to abandon their sense of superiority over the Chinese, lest they repeat the "sins" of the white race in Asia.
This injunction was delivered today by Viscount Mitsunojyo Funakoshi, one-time Ambassador to Germany before the World war, who said that Japanese maintaining such an attitude should be called "the destroyers" of the aims of the present campaign in China, The existence of such a sentiment, -Viscount Funakoshi declared, would make meaningless the creation of a new order in Fast Asia.
The former diplomat [urged the promotion of cultural activities that would ce-ordinate the odal, economic and political reconstruction of China, thereby assisting in dispelling Chinese mistrust of Japanese purposes, The Chinese, he continued, should be impressed with the Orien! mission in the world, which, Viscount Funakoshi said, could be attained only through ce-operation between Japan, Manchoukuo and China.—Domei. to use them.
The authorities had four main considerations e to the full factories, and
5 an increased Royal or-down the country in rategic finance factory potential 2. To revive and strengthen professional armament firms.
3. To broaden means of supply by sub-contracting on as wide a basis as possible.
4. To plan for utilization or armament, works of general engineering capacity in the country.
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