'The journal did not question the United Stale' Fight to curtail all shipments to Japan and also voiced appreciation of the United - States? desire not to allow Japan Sccumulate elf which might be used Against her. or trans-shipped to the Axis nations "The problem appears 1 be [dilemma at first sight, but It is not /and can be solved without resort. to fan. embargo. The United States could easily make @ rough estimate China Not Fighting for Demoeracy—Ishii Tokyo, May 30, Mr, Koh Ishii, Deputy Spokesman of the Board Of Information, told foreign correspondents at today's prosy conference that he was not Convinced by President Roosevelt's argument, in his fireside chat, that General Chiang Kal-shek wag Right ing for Dergocracy.
The spokesman asserted, do not believe President Roosevelt was using sophistry, but T think that his asser~ Yon wag based on very inaccurate Information regarding China.
fit, can be said that General Chiang is fighting for Democracy, it] tean be said with equal force that Britain ig fighting for totalitarianism. the spokesman declared. Mr. Ishii added, however, that he could under= fland' the altiwde taken by the President "The spokesman termed as "very interesting" the report, of "President Roosevelt's omission of reference to Japan in his fireside chat as the re~ sult of 2 change of policy toward Sapen, Mr, Ishi refused further comment, Asked whether or ial Admiral Kichisaburo Nomura, Japanese Amsador to Washington, had report hig impres-of chat, Me.
Ishii replied in the nega the.
The spokesman refused ment when asked for his opi Mr. Anthony Eden's speech at Mau sion Hotse on May 29 enunelatin Britain's war aims—Domel, of Japan's petroleum requirement for say a O0-day period, and by means of the licensing system limit all exports to, such a maximum.
"America's interests in the case of a conflict with Japan would be profected, while Japan would have, an alternative to. the " necessity of obisining its petroleum supply by The "News Week" declared "that Representative Welss apparently was trying to popularize Is. name" with speclactlar suggestions, but adoption of his proposal would defeat its Purpose, for the likely" resultant Eonfilet in the Pacific would cause fnealculable harm. to the position of the Anglo-Saxon Powers—Doinel:
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