"Japan has no intention to pick up a quarrel with any country," Mr. Matstoka said. he added, "Japan must peremptorily reject all efforts of nations" which attempt to disturb peace' in the Far East by prolonging the Sino-Japanese conflict through extending assistance to Chungking.
It and when Chungking "should come to realize the true intentions of the tripartite alliance, which has a two-fold purpose: to prevent the European war from turning into a world conflagration and build up a new world order, I feel sure that General Chiang will realize the wisdom of rallying to support the alliance for ce-operating with Japan in the construction of a Greater East Asia and solidarity in this sphere instead of continuing the folly of killing innocent Chinese people by playing a role from the line of European and American capitalism."—United Press "Prelude" to New Anglo-U.S. Opposition Tokyo, Oct. 7.
The Japanese press warned today that Japan would adopt "measures of self-defence" against Britain and the United States if the Burma Highway was reopened this month to the shipment of war supplies to the Chungking Government.
The "Asahi Shimbun" said. the reopening of the Burma Highway would merely be a prelude to greater "Anglo-American opposition, to Japan."
"However, the paper commented, "all Japan should do in such a situation is to take self-defence measures to the last with strong determination."
In a news story from Hanoi, the "Asahi" also said that the reopening of the Burma Highway would not harm Japan and warned that Japanese planes might bomb the Burma Highway.
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