Mr, Matsuoka's pact with Russia has not been well received by the mallitary and naval command, which points out that the pact 1s useless so Tong as it does not stop Russia from sending arms to China.
The Japanese press is also much alarmed by rumours that Germany is angling for fresh concessions from Russia in return for giving the latter free hand in Asia.
'The newspaper "Hech! Shimbun." the most pro-Axis of all the Japanese papers, says that Japan must watch her step carefully, and that even a German victory in' Europe would by no means necessarily Jead to the fulfiiment of Japan's hopes in Asi The plain fact is that while Japanese soldiers continue to be held up in a lasting war in China, Japan can not embarie ott further large schemes of aggression—Reuter.
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