Washington, June 24.
America's chief interest naturally is(focussed on the new Russian photo of the European war, but there is keen secondary interest in the situation presented to Japan by this unexpected development.
Japan is seen as being constantly embarrassed by her Axis friends. No soaper has she signed the Anti-Z|Comintern Pact in Berlin than Germany shakes hands with Japan's hitherto mortal enemy, Red Russia. Tt took Japan almost two years to come to the full circle and make a friendship treaty with Russia which, like a soldiers love letter, was sealed with a kiss. Again, no sooner is this accomplished, than Berlin shocks Tokyo by attacking the new-found "friend" of Japan.
There is small wonder here that Tokyo despatches describe the German act as being received in silence. and there is speculation here og to what the "Bushido" will dictate shall be done to end this list of public embarrassments of a nation whose "face" is of such national importance.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.