Apparently taking their cue from the gloomy prospects over the "Washington "peace or war" negotiations, the Japanese press last night featured articles commenting on the strength of the Japanese Navy in comparison with the United States Navy.
Apparently assuming that the Washington negotiations were on the verge of being ruptured, the "Nichi Nichi Shimbun" declared that the United States aims at establishing hegemony over East Asia, while japan aspires to peace and as a Tesult "it is only natural that their basic principles are opposed."
The Cabinet held its regular Friday meeting and the session lasted for two hours during which the presumably discussed ton negotiations and President Roosevelt's inquiry con-Cerning Japanese aims in the Far The newspaper also prominently played an article by Mr. Kanji future.
aruyama, commentator for the "Nichi Nichi Shimbun" which and in the magazine "Jitsugyo No in which he said that the Possibility of a war in Pacific was becoming greater with progress the American naval expansion programme.
Formation of the ABED front has somewhat removed the geographical reasons which hitherto had served to prevent disputes between Janan and the United States "from ending in rupture," the article added.
U.S. Take Jingoistic Attitude Mr. Maruyama said Emperor Receives Tejo the Military College Graduatic Emperior Hirohito, after attending emises—in. which his youngest
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