Tokyo, May 29. President Roosevelt's fireside chat provided the theme for an editorial chorus in the Japanese press this morning but. except for isolated exceptions. the general tone of the commentators was subdued. which must be considered significant amd parallel to the omission in the Presidents speech of any warlike references to the Far East While admitting that President Roosevelt has taken the United Staies one step nearer to war in the Atlantic, both the "Asahi" and "Nichi Nichi" papers refrained from commenting upon the effects of the fireside chat.
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