Tokyo, 'The "Japan Times and Advertiser." commenti een. this, morning on tension between the United' States and Germany, declared that Areѓ-. ica's strong policy, yis-a Reich resulting from the Greer incident nnd the subsequent sinking of the American-operated Sessa, was intended more as a psychological than military threat to Germany.
Americans apparently believed that such a strong policy would influence Europe toward resistance of the Germen new order, and they hoped for
ties are against this attitude" It went e paper declared. ro!
internal, weakening tu ba Bela:
"It the United states continues 19 take an aggressive naval position, and Germany comes back with force, the only difference to th press inal
ent situation would be the p resènce of more, ican warships and con. veys." The "Times and Advertiser added that it was problematical when ther this would reduce thi tiveness of Germenzes esti 200 U-boats in the Atlatitie, The current United tension may bring the United States closer to war, the paper said, büt un-lose America' secured the adherence of Spain or Portugal, an invasion of Germnny appetre4 Hardly likely.
Summihg-up, {Me journal concluded. "Psychological pressure appears to be the chief purpose of Washington activities."—Domei.
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