Tokyo, Sept. 18.
Writing in the "Japan Times and Advertiser," Major Kametaro Tomiraga, of the War Ministry's Press Bureau, seized the observation of the tenth anniversary of the outbreak of the Manchurian Incident to emphasize that Japan's "long and heroic struggle against the white Powers" was in defence of the common interests and rights of all the Asiatic peoples.
"Major Tominaga reviewed events leading up to the Manchurian Incident and the present developments in the For East, accusing foreign Powers of "each and all scrambling for its aggression share."
Mjor Tominaga declared that England's casting off of the Anglo-Japanese alliance and the subsequent Nine-Power and Four-Power Washington and London treaties were all "advantage ously framed for the maintenance "f the status quo." He added, "it was concerted action among the white Powers to check the ever growing potentiality of Japan."
"Racial Wars"
Asserting that they had cleverly switched China's anti-British and erican sentiment into
a. Chiang Kuleshel nese, feeling, Major Tomin-pum to notice the consequence of "playing with fire" to Join them, Turning his attention to the Manchutlan and China Tholdents, Major Tominaga said that one distinct ideology—the faci that they were racial" ware—tan through both. "Japan has been fighting for years, as a leader of the Oriental races, a war of emancipation against aggression and oppression, and is resolved to carry it to the finish."
Leading up to the ABED encirclement, he emphasized that Japan's aims and purposes In the Pacific were (friendly, and declared that should any Power or Powers force the Dutch East Indies to refuse Japan's "legitimate demand," and stop sending materials that "have a grave bearing on Japan's life and death Japanese to show them the folly of question, it will be time for us
their manauvring."—Domei Tokyo, Sept. 18.
On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the Manchurian incident outbreak, the "Asahi" today charged anti-Axly nations were endeavouring to prolong the China Affair by assist tet, retarding peace in East Asia ing Chungking and thereby delibera-
"By forming un encirclement front," said the "Asahi." "They are seeking to intimidate us."
Asserting that although Japan facingva greater crisis than any since her withdrawal from the League of Nations, the "Asahi" said "success of Manchoukuo, despite all interference, pressure and threats, should strengthen our resolution to go forward in spite of all obstacles.
The "Kokumin," urging the necessity of fresh recognition of causes leading to-the Mukden and China Affair incidents, seid that "We must brush up our fighting spirit in meeting the. present. situation in -order to remove the cause of future difficulties and trouble.'—United Press.
A Brits supplementary estimate recently includes 29.750. for Mr. Lyttelton as Minister of State. This represents salary for the rest of the financial year at the rate of £5.000 a year and expenses at the rate of £8.000 a year to March 31 next. Mr. Lyttelton was appointed Minister of State on July 1, and represents the War Cabinet, of which he is a member, in the Middle East. The salaries of the Minister of "War Transport. Lord Leathers, and his two joint Parliamentary Secretaries, Sir Arthur Salter and Col. J. J. Llewellin, have been fixed at +£6.00 and £1,500 a year each, respectively.
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