The spokesman pointed out that whenever there was a big upheaval such as the present conflict, there were bound to be economic repercussions and conflicts in internal opinion. That had happened in the United States in connection with several New Deal measures and, more recently, in England, theme had been differences of opinion in connection with the present European conflict In Japan there were superficial differences of opinion in connection with the present China conflict but Japan, with a long history and with a homogeneous people, would not deviate from its basic purpose in spite of such superficial differences, To judge the China problem it was essentia] for such observers to acquaint themselves with Japan and also with the fact that 100 million people were of the same blood. Unless these factors were well considered and studied by such observers there was always a danger that they would guess wrongly.
Asked if Sir Victor would be subjected to arrest if he landed in Japan in view of the arrest of Mr. Young because of statements he had made concerning Japan in China, the spokesman said that such matters were not being considered. trade guilds against issuing "provisional trade registration certificates" on their own account to newly established firms, says the "Sin Wan Pao" Ever since the withdrawal of Chinese forces from Shanghai the, report adds, the various guilds have taken the responsibility of issuing such certificates to newly-established firms, without troubling to investigate the business conducted by the applicants. Such certificates formerly had to be applied for at the Ministgy of Industry, and since the outbreak of war, at the istry of Economic Affairs,
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