A Realist's Questions the Editor of the "Nosmu-Cunta Datty News"
Si—Inasmuch as the departure of Mr. Matsuoka and President Roose vell's signing of the Lend and-Lease Bill and his immediate proposal. for 'a. grant of $7.000,000,000 to further that measure, coincide several points come. to mind:—will Mr. Matsuoka fell Here Hitler of Japan's weakness. consisting mainly of two points. amely that Japan's steel industry!s 8,000,000. tons annually as compared with the American output of 64. 000,000 tons, operating at 96 per cent. capacity and. secondly, that the dally average American produc tion of all, roughly 3,600.000 barrels, ig more than the Jaganese navy Uuses one month?
Despite the reluctance of the Admiralty" to reveal that all five] Datlleships of the class of. King! George V are now actually com: missioned and in service. and that two new American battleships are ready for battle today, if necessary, will Mr.. Matsuoka disclose the faci that Japan's four new monsters can~
within one year placed in battle array Further, will Mr, Matsuoka state that it Ig his policy to continue the tenets of the Tanaka Memorial—its existence denied by the Government, Ain "spite of German ambitions in. the Far East? The Tanaka Memorial and the Oceanic bear marked, almost identical, similarity.
Perhaps one of your readers, Sir. could provide me with a copy of said memorial.
Shanghai, Mar. 13.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.