"If the motives of the American invitation of Mr, Matsuoka, however, were to display before his eyes the sweeping activities of the American munitions industry; to show him how insignificant is the effect of the present strike on the. American defence programme and to demonstrate the American unalterable determination to fight the Axis cause—if all these were the objective of the proposed invitation of Mr, Matsuoka by America at this moment, nothing would be a more waste of time and money.
"What is of paramount importance is the American awakening to the real Japanese position and policy in the Far East, America ought to look squarely at Japan as it stands in Greater East Asia, The necessary step to be taken for that purpose is not Matsuoka's visit to America, but Mr. Roosevelt's call at this Land of the Rising Sun, "President Wilson made a personal call on the European Powers and put an end to the World War last time. Why not President Roosevelt follow suit for the same noble mission and accomplishment by visiting Japan™—Reuter, indicated that the United States interested primarily in the European situation and that for this reason 9 settlement of questions affecting the Pacific is not entirely hopeless:—
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