The Archive · 1940

Annual Appeal, 1940

B/forward $72,739.81 Lloyd Triestino 51 R C A Com. 20 Rey and Mrs 00] F W Weaver 50 Miss E Arquello 50 ko W C D Taylor Miss A H Finkelstein 2

$15,565.91

Paty, Jr Miss O Melton. treaties which permitted them to stay there.

Mr, Arita replied that he had no desire to discuss the question of foreign troops in Shanghai.

The interpellator accused the Foreign Minister of British bias and mishandling the Terukuni and Asama Maru cases.

He also asserted that Mr. Arita was partly responsible for the resignation of Baron Kiichiro Hiranuma, former Premier, and therefore he should have refused a Cabinet post in the present Yonai Government, The Japanese people have no confidence in Arita diplomacy which "is constantly bowing to Britain," he said.

Mr. Koyama charged that Britain was responsible for the sinking of the Terukuni Maru. (The Terukuni Maru sank off Britain after hitting a mine), Mr. Arita disclaimed responsibility for the resignation of the Hiranuma Cabinet. He admitted, however, that the British and German explanations regarding the sinking of the Terukuni Maru were unsatisfactory and that therefore he was awaiting fuller explanations from the countries concerned.—United Press,

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