The Archive · 1941

Only a Dream

Tokyo Journal Declares No Difficulties Which Cannot Be Solved

Tokyo. May 3.

There is no outstanding issue between Japan and the United States which cannot be settled peacefully, the "Chugai Shogyo" said today in an editorial which. described talk of a Japanese-American war as a "sort of dream".

"There never have been eny probe lems between Japan and the United

"Chugai"

eer ie cues continued, reviewing past relations between the two nations, "That however does not mean that present Japanese-American. relations could be readjusted as quickly as Japanese-Soviet relations were readjusted by the recent Neutrality Pact," the "Chugai" said.

Talk of a Japanese-American war appears to be originating from Americans, who imagine themselves as the "defenders of the Democracies" the "Chugai" said.

"The fact that Americans describe the Chungking regime as a Democratic Government is in itself a sort of dream," the newspaper said. "There is no doubt that if the people and the government of the United States could rid themselves of these dreams, all pending issues between Washington and Tokyo could be solved immediately, without our Foreign Minister visiting the United States or President Roosevelt coming at Headquarters 445 p.m.

Tuesday, May 6—Sports Section Committee meeting 10 a.m. War work, 9am. to 5 pin. War work knitting, 930 to 11.30 a.m.

Thursday, 8—Executive meeting.

930 a.m. War work at 1288 Bubbling Well Road, 9 to noon Friday, May 9.—War work at 1288 Bubbling Well Road. 9 to noon. War work at Headquarters, 9 to 8 p.m. Saturday, May 10—War work knitting 930 to 1130 a.m.

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