The Archive · 1941

U.S.-Japanese War Only a Dream

Tokyo. May 3, There is no outstanding issue bee tween Japan and the United States Jybleh cannot be setted peacoat, the "Chugai Shogyo" said today in fan editorial which described talk of Japanege-American war og a "sort dream"

"There never have been any prob-ems between Japan and the United States which necessitated that the two countries resort to armed force," the "Chugai" continued, reviewing past relations between the two nations.

"That however does not mean that present Japanese-American relations readjusted as quickly as Japanese-Soviet relations were rea justed by the recent Neutrality Pac the "Chugat" said.

alle of a Japanese-Ameri¢an_ wat appears to be originating from Amer= who Imagine themselves az the "defenders of the Democracies", the chugai" said.

The fact that Americans describe the Chungking regime asa Demo cratic Government is in itself a sort of dream," the newspaper "said, "There is'no doubt that if the ple and the government of the United States could rid themselves of these reams, all pending issues between washington and Tokyo could solved immediately, without our Foreign Mfinistec visiting the United Stales or, President Roosevelt coming fo Japan." said the *Chugat"—United

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