It is understood here that British diplomats currently are more active than Americans in efforts to stabilize the Pacific situation, whereas Japan appears actually to' be more eager to deal with the Americans than with the British. The prevalent opinion among Japanese is that the British face defeat in the European war, brochement. with the United States Japanese officials hope tel of
are said to have been encouraged by reports from the Ambassador at Washington, Admiral Kichisaburo Nomura, who is understood to have indicated that the United States interested primarily in the European situation ud that for this zeason 2 settlement of questions affecting the Pacifte is not entirely: hopeless.—United Press, Cabinet to Decide on Harbour Merger Tokyo, May 2.
Merging of the Harbours of Tokyo and Yokohama will be ofclally taken and decided at today's Cabinet meeting. it was revealed.
Under the new scheme, it was believed that Yokohama will take care of foreign shipping while Tokyo will bear the brunt of trade with the yen bloc countries. Reasons for the merger were. first, facilitation of {foreign trade in the Yokohama-Tokyo region, and scendly, realization of economy of transportation—Domel. judging from press despatches, an opinion favour Ing Mr, Matsuoka's visit to America seems to be gaining ground in the United States...
"Tndeed the idea may not be entirely Idle, For if Mr, Matsuoka were to make a round of lectures in company" with Colonel Lindbergh throughout the length and breadth. of America at this moment, they might be able to carry everything before them, Waste of Time the motives of the American invitation of Mr, Matstioka,—ho\ ever, 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 Ameri can defence. programme and. to demonstrate the American unalter~ able determination to fight the Axis cause—if all these were the objec tive 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 FealaJapanese position and policy in the Far East, America ought to look squarely at' Japan ug it stands in Greater East Asia, The neces step to be taken for that pur mot. Matsuoka's, visit to America, but Mr, Roosevelt's call at this Land of the -Rising Sun, President Wilson made 9 personal all 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 Sapan?"—Reuter,
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