The Archive · 1941

Japanese Major Attacks General Chiang Kai-shek

Tokyo, July 13.

Branding the Chungking Government as "Pulic Enemy No. 1," Major Kametaro Tominaga, of the War Ministry Press Bureau, has launched a campaign to picture Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek as the "puppet" of the United States and Britain, Labelling' America and Britain "the dictator-democracies, Major Tominaga said they profess friendship toward China, "this puny sister democracy," only in order to "ex-plait. China as a tool in fighting Japan,"

"In Black Dismay"

Major Tominaga described the Chungking Government in these terms: "Public Enemy No. 1, deserted by all progressive Powers, bankrupt in nance, spirit and stamina....in black dismay."

Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek "probably swooned" when he heard that Japan was lending the Nanking government Y.300,000,000 Major Tominaga said, "Four full years of wasted resistance against Justice and Righteousness have left the Chungking regime a crazy patchwork of authority which sane judgment would refuse to consider anything but a gang of national outlaws," Major Tordnaga continued,

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