The "New York Herald "Tribune" today adopted a caustic tone toward Japan in an editorial on the death of Mr. Melville J. Cox, Reuter cor-
Shanghai Resident Not Allowed to Land Fespondent at Tokyo, who, it was Stated, died in a. fatal plunge Monday from the headquarters of the Japanese Gendarmerie where he was hele! for questioning is death converts the nation's (Japan's) efforts to use personal per~ secution as an adjunct to diplomacy from a contemptible farce. into a fonal_erime against' international priety." the journal said, Mr. Cox was one of the first Britons arrested in Japan on suspicion of espionage es.—United Press Cox Note Confirmed Tokyo, July 30.
Dr. Franz Oppenheimer, 16, U.S. bound German refugee from Shang-was refused permission to land Japan when he arrived on Sunday Jaboard the new NAV.K. liner Nitta Maru. No reason was given for the authorities" refusal.
Dr. Oppenheimer is a noted an thority on social economics, aiid lived jin Yokohama, together "with his iughter. for three years before he left for Shanghai. He has been an exile from Germany for some years.
Great friends of the axed scholar ave known to be 20 Koizumi, President of Unt Iniversity, who Tokyo, Aug. 1. jon of Japan and her Empire to mobilize the whole Fesources and power defence and the estab! of her people for national new order in East Asia which must, be made self. larger life devoted to the state, was avowed as the aim ud basic pol ey of the Konoye Govern= ment in a statement issued 12.30 o'clock this afternoon.
Announcing the vast project had been formally approved at the joint meeting of the Imperial Headquarters and the Government, the statement stressed how the people of Japan would be re-educated to meet the needs of the hour while material mobilization would emb1 race not only Japan's own economic system but the whole of East Asia which would be made self-sufficient te support a more abundant life for the people devoted to a life of service to the state, towards which end a new political structure would be organized for Japan.
"The world stands at a great his. tone turning point," the Government statement read. "and is about to wits ness the creation of new forms. of government. economy and culture Based on the growth and develop ment of sundry groups of states, Japan, 100, Is confronted with great, ial such as she has never experienced in her history.
National Potictes order to carry out fully at this juncture. our national policy in ace cordance with the lofly spirit in which the country. was founded, it is of urgent necessity for ux that we should grasp the inevitable trends of developments of world history, speedily effect fundamental renovafon of all branches of government ud strive for perfection of the state Structure for national defence.
"Accordingly the general lines of the country's fundamental national polices have been formulated as follows "1. Basic policy. Japan's national policy lies in the firm establishment of world peace in accordance with the "lofty "spirit of "Hakko Tehiur CEight corners of the world unde. tone roof') whereby the country was founded, and in the construction as a first step. of the ow order in Greater East Asin having for its foundation complete solidarity of Japan, Manchoukuo and China. Japan' will therefore develop the oral strength of the nation towards the fulfilment of this policy by. swiftly setting up an unshakable na~ tional' structure of her own adapted meet requirements of new de~ velopments both at home and abroad, "2. "National defence and. foreign polley, The Government will strive for the replenishment of armaments adequate for the execution of national policies. by taking into consideration all new developments both at home fand abroad and. by constructing a Hate "structure for national defence capable of bringing into full play p the total strength of the nation. Japan's foreign policy. which aims at ultimately constructing the new order in Greater East Asia, will be directed first of all towards the complete: settlement of the China Affair and the advancement of national fortune by taking far-sighted appraisal of the drastic changes. in the interna. anal situation and formulating both constructive and flexible measures.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.