Tokyo, Jan. 9. many in "drastic steps" to be taken by them in Asia and in Europe respectively; and The reaching of an understanding between Ttaly and China, the Rome Government being the first of the anti-Comintern Powers to take such a step, 'After reading several lines of dif cull Chinese characters, the diviner explained that he saw a leopard, Snding a new path, becoming transform= into a tiger, This signified, ac~ cording to Prof. Kodama, that' Mr Wang Ching-wei having found the right path" would ce-operate with Japan for the solvation of his coun-
America will be urged to face actual conditions in the Far East, "without prejudice or preconceived ideas," by the Japanese Foreign Minister, Mr. "Hachiro Aria, in a Diet address to be delivered on January 21 when the Japanese Parlia~ ment Fe-opens after a New Year's Feeess, the "Tokyo Nichi-Nichi," in~ Muentiol daily, predicted yesterday. an indirect reply to the Amer-tean Note of December 31, refusing recognize the setting-up of a new Jorder in East Asia under a Japanese aegis, Mr. Arita will declare that Japan's military operations on the Aslatle continent are not mouvated bby aggressive designs but are intendedt to safeguard Japan's national ex-
The soothsayer also declared that signs were prevalent that Great Britain and France would "realize their folly" of supporting the Chungking, regime.
Prof. Kodama likened the Soviet Union and China to "two men in a boat with a hole in the bottom."
"The fates would be kind to the new Cabinet of Baron Hiranuma, necord~ ing o Prof. Kodama who predicted that the forthcoming session would be featured by "shouting followed by According to Prof. Kodemé aistriets hitherto "least subject earthquakes would be. shaken this year. The diviner last year accurately. forecast the. storms that swept Tapan's coasts and the increased tr quency of mild earthquakes.
Regarding China he had said that the Nationalist Government would "realize its position and become disposed! to maintain friendly. relations with Japan by autumn."—Domel, Appealing to American popular: opinion, the "Nichi-Nichi" said, Mr. Avila Wall. point out the contentions put forth in the American Note were the outcome of a "conceptional diplomacy" regarding the respect for treaties being followed by Washington.
'OMclal quarters in Tokyo, the newspaper continued, hope that Mr. Arita's projected address will help the American people to understand the special political and. economic conditions prevailing in the Far East fs direct consequence of the present Meanwhile, the "Nichi-Nichi" indic cated that a formal Japanese reply the American delayed. newspaper stated, want time to study the reperet lent Frank. lin D. Roosevelt's Congress message of January 3, An answer at the present time, the paper added, is considered "ino tune" In view of "prevailing condi-
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