The Archive · 1941

Huge Military Budget In Japan Approved

Tokyo, Feb, 1 jand Navy extraordin expenditures estimates for the fiscal year 1941 totalling Y.4,880,000,000, Which are scheduled for submission to the Diet after the Emperor's sanction is obtained.

The huge military budget would be financed by bonds to the extent Including the recently passed '¥,1,000,000,000 supplementary expetiditures for February and March of the current year, the budget means extraordinary military expenditures since outbreak of the Sino-Japanese war until March, 1942, will total budget "committee, meanwhile, "unanimously and speedily approved the Administration's. 1941" basic" general Accounts "budget estimates. totalling '¥.6,009,000,000" In the original form submitted January 25, which assures House adoption on Sunday for unprecedented Diet action regarding the annual budget—United Press, Matsuoka Says Right of Leadership is Japan's Tokyo, Jan. 25.

In expressing the firm' conviction that Japan was entitled to the right of leadership in the East Asian sphere of ce-prosperity regardless of "who: ther other Powers recognize it not," Mr. Yosuke Matsuoka, Foreign Minister, declared that Japan "could not tolerate" activities "by other nations which were intended to. "lock the extension of our influence to the South."

Mr, Matsuoka made this declaration in replying to the interpellation of Mr. Pukulch! Morita in the plenary session of the Lower House's Budgetary Committes—Domel, Japan Is Said to Be Fully Prepared Tokyo, Feb. 1 Japan, tes war But Sully pre> pated for any developments which are fromthe United, States FBilure te. understand Nippon Ade leat Webumasa Suetsogwr former Home Miniter and present chairman the Covopertive" Council of the imperial Mule Assistance. Association, Eoviated today in-a ten minute radio Sddress to Japanese residents on ths vest coner of North Ameria.

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