The lack of authentic figures, the Paper adds, may lead to the circulation of false propaganda abroad detrimental to Japanese interests.
If this possibility is taken into consideration, then it must be obvious that indiscriminate suppression of trade figures may do more harm than good, the journal asserts.
As far as figures on trade returns are. concerned, the Chugai Shogyo continues, to suspend their publication here will not serve the purpose intended, for the countries with which Japan trades freely publish figures concerning their commerce with Japan.
Moreover, should untrue reports based on wrong figures be circulated abroad, there would be no means of proving their erroneous character here.
To suspend the publication of trade figures in Japan, the paper concludes, would not only prove ineffective in preserving secrecy regarding them, but would also have the in. juncus effect of allowing false view: to be entertained by the population regarding the situation in Japan—Havas.
New York, Oct. 21.
The first; hints of winter came unusually early to the North Atlantic seaboard yesterday. Snow fell at many points in Connecticut, Mary-tend, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York states.
Ohio and Michigan experienced abnormally cold weather and the general atmospheric disturbance forced cancellation of Washington airline schedules.
The light snow blanket quickly disappeared after sunrise.—United Press,
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