No comment is. made by Foreign Once officials on Mr. Cordell Hull's testimony before the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, a Japanese report says.
According to authoritative Japanese quarters the statement contained nothing new other than to push the United States closer to war. Since President Roosevelt in his recent "fireside h" and his budget message de-utely placed the United States in a position which may turn the current International conflict into world con-Aagration. The view is expressed in these quarters that this may happen the United States continues to insist on maintaining a hostile attitude, not only to Italy and Germany aiding Great Britain but also to Japan by aiding Chiang Kai-shek. Reuter.
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