The Archive · 1941

N.Y. Streets, Says. Japanese

Writer in "Hochi" Says Death Awaits Americans When Wool Supply from Australia Cut Off

place where people b; freeze to death on the street: all of strength and for this is a [concentrating on production of trucks.

All rubber necessary for this is imm the South Seas. How to essential raw materials are scarce, a as a nation whic! curing a recent Ameri Japan.

Mr. Teiichi Muto, r tator of the newspaper "Ho: ts marine transportation is at problem. The United Star cannot do it.

So far as the Far Eastern waters concerned, the United States can danger of collapse if it so according to Mr. Muto. He his public:

"New York during midwinter is so Japan "Natural Aims" cold that sometimes about 500 mon "We tell Americans that Japan has are frozen tg death in a day.

Weel! no idea of monopolizing even the is the only protector. Granted its western Paciic, but that Japan only supply from Australia is cut off, death seeks natural resources necessary waits for Americans enough to maintain its national de:

"No emphasis is necessary on tung-tiny, Japan is not so narrow-minded sten and other important industrial as to reject recognition of America's materials the United States gets from freedom of acquiring necessary ma-abroad," Mr. Muto continued. "Why terials, considering the fact that can't the United States understand Japan, too, needs them. the fact that a great world war, which w-mindedness and arbitrary. that country seeks to wage, will mean ness belong to Americans. If the a death sentence on itself?"

United States is magnanimous enough Asserting that the present American 1o reconsider its attitude and intends Government's attitude toward Japan to ce-operate with Japan on agree-is plunging the United States head- ment of fixing spheres of natural re-long into a war with this country, sources in the western Pacific, a Paci-Muto said fe tragedy, a misfortune for all hu-inanity, can be avoided. An imminent danger is just ahead of us.

"Suppose war breaks out between It is just like a sword of Damocles the United States and Japan. That hanging over the heads of Japan and country cam only depend en the the United States. This Is our ad-

land motor roads. It must mobilize Panama Canal, its overland railroads vie to the Americans."—United

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