The Archive · 1941

Irritation

Feeling of irritation against their leaders, however, never varies.

The railway from the Red Sea port of Massawa, which may yet form a valuable link with the Ssu was fortunately little damaged, and its cheap transport will lower the cost of livin, di what the British can do in ad-Eritrea is proving a testing ground

ministering and freeing occupied territory. Doubtless the experience here will be invaluable in the order post-war task feeding Europe's millions.—Reuter, "The Asahi." striking a more pacific note, urged the United States and Britain to attempt to reach a deeper and more sympathic understanding of conditions in China, "There is mo doubt that both Britain and the United States desire peace in the Pacific from the bottom of their hearts" the "Asahi" said, pointing out that lack of understand-away from them and had made their ing in the past had driven Japan

own positions worse, Created Tripartite Pact Continuing. the paper said that Washington's abrogation of the Treat: Commerce and Navigation with Japan had led to the creation of the tite Pact with Japan as a mem-of the Axis. while continued tle-American aid to Eh not calculated to help matters in in.

The paper urged the two nations to disinterested stand on.

the Far Kast and try to understand "our nation's détermina-Sea to settle problems peacefully, Is of cat the entire key to the solution of Facific problems?" the "Asahi"

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