The Archive · 1941

Britons In Japan

Mr. Rodman in an effective informal speech endorsed. what Mr. Alexander Said that Britons a3 a whole aid not Fequire "pop" talks being made of ihe stu which could "lake st on the chin and. with {he shining example at the people of Britain before them, Britons overseas, could never' fat respond 0 good) news. and bear evil tidings with unginehing equanimity The lot of Britons in Sapan fel far short, of that of their" fellow countrymen here the. speaker" sold, find went on to explain that they, did not "have."the benefit of rece/ving papers ike the "North. China Dally News" the "Noon Bulletin," the "Evening Post" and others have the privilege of listening to radio commentators like Mr. Cazyoll Alcott: Al the Japanese English language papers he. continued, fected that Japan was in the Axis, the cinemas showed mostly German war films and the radio in Japan only presented the German viewpoint. Apart from the diminutive mimeographed daily bulletin issued by his own office and imported magazines the speaker said, Britons in Japan had to live in an atmos phere charged with enemy _propaganda, but their morale remained excellent. They had abounding faith and confidence in the final

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