Tokyo, Feb. 12.
STRONG note of warning was sounded: ioday by the National Association against the "arrogant attempts to interfere with Japan's national policies and violate Japan's living space on the part of the United States, which has been vigilantly watching for an opportunity for this purpose counting on Japan's exhaustion," states a Japanese report.
The National Association was formally organized this afternoon by about,1000 representatives of various groups at a rally in Uyeno Park in an effort to launch a nation-wide drive for "pulling the country through the emergency period by. further tightening national unity and solidarity.
Sponsors of the new organization include more than 200 niembers of the House of Representatives, among, them Mr, Chuji Machida, ' former President of the now defunct largest political party, the Minseito; Mr. Chie Kuuhel Nakajima, former President of the now defunct reformist faction of the Seiyukai Party; Mr. Kozo Adachi, former President of the defunct Na~ tional League, and Mr. Kiyoshi Akita, former Speaker of the House of Representatives, 'The association's membership also includes Mr, Hachisaburo Hira, former Minister of Education; Baron Kiyozumi Inouye, Baron Iwakusu 1da, Dr, Mannosuke Yamaoka, Mr. Chol chiro 'Tokutomi, veteran journalist; 0 generals on' the retired ist, including Gen, Takashi Hishikari, Gen. Jinzaburo Mazoki, Gen. Shigemoto El, Liewt-Gen, Zenziro Ishizaka, Lieut Gen, Tchijt Inouye, Lieut.-Gen. Mako~ Sato, Major-Gen, Junicht Sango and Major-Gen, Chiyomatsu "Oka; about 20 admirals, including Admiral Eisuke "Yamamoto, Vice-Admiral 'Count Chosel Ogasawara and Rear Admiral Takeji Sasa, and several leading publicists, among them Mr. 'Taketora' Ogata," Director of the "Asahi Shimbun" chain of newspapers.
Policy of "Conciliation"
For the past 20 years Japan hus pursued a policy of conciliation to-Wards the United States with patience and forbearance but the United Staves returned Japan's conciliation and concession with acts of increasing, hostility, sates a manifesto adopted by the association at today's meet "riy was the United States that ranged the Washington Conference Amit Japan's armaments and make 10 hor special interests Eas the manifesto goes on. "It was again the United States which Imposed the inferior naval ratio, on Japan through the London Confer~ fence, Further it was the United States that not only interfered in the Manchurian and Shanghai incidents but refused to recognize Manchoukuo, The United States has given full play to her hostility against Japan since the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese hostilities."
Declaring that assistance extended by Groat Britain, the United States and Russia, especially by the United States, is responsible for the Chungking regime's persistence in resistance against Japan' in the fact of the un-Imterrupted series of military reverses, the manifesto urges the nation to prepare fully against the worst eventualty, otherwise lasting peace in East Asia will not be realized.
A, resolution adopted at the same meeting reminds the. Prime Minister. Prince' Ayamaro Konoye, that the time has come for Japay;'to prepare for the worst eventuality, pointing. out that several big Powers have been manifesting their growing hostility towards Japan since the conclusion of the three-power pact.
The resolution counsels the Premier fo redouble efforts to bring the new national structure drive to a successful conclusion by fully utilizing the National Service Association and "suppressing Democratic and Communistic ideas.
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