The Archive · 1941

Expert's Comment

one of the principle pow in declara! and his speech last night, applied_only to peace-time was emphasized by Dr. Sakataro Tachi, prominent authority on International Law, in the September, issue of "Contemporary Japan," which is published by the Foreign Affairs Association and aff-hated to the "Japan Times and Ad-dvertiser."

Dr. Tachi declared that President Roosevelt's, interpretation differed from Woodrow Wilson's which was "concerned primarily with neutral non-belligerent rights in war-time." That interpretation. Dr. Tachi said, was found unpalatable to the Britisa taste, since it was tantamount to giving up their supremacy of the seas.

"Very, Little Meaning"

Dr. Tachi pointed out that the Allies reserved complete freedom in their interpretation of the subject at e 1919 Peace Conference, and emphasized that none of the peace treaties of the first World War contained any stipulation on Fe sub-Concluding, Mr. Tachi asserted that peace-time interpretations such es mede by point seven of the eight-point declaration must be regard! as "having very litle meaning. Domei. the northern quay near oil storage installations.

"On the same night bombs were drowned on aerodromes at Catania and Gerbini, and both objectives were machine-gunned. Heavy*bombers of the R.A.F. attacked the power station, ferry ships and landing stages at Messina during Tuesday night. Many hits were scored and fires broke out near commercial oil tanks. Another very big blaze was started in the citadel area.

Aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm on the same night bombed and machinegunned the aerodrome at Castelvefrane where a large fire was started.

"Cyrenaica: Aircraft of Fleet Gambut and Marasti on Tuesday Sambut and Menastir on night. At Gnmbut bombs fell near roroha their harvesting' ani to R.A.F. noe as they flew fields during London, Sept. 12.

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