BLUNT QUESTIONS
MR. LATHAM BOMBARDED
GOOD WILL, NOT ILL WILL
, ■-_ ■ \ ..■.,... KOBE, May 8.. On the arrival at Nagasaki oftha Latham Australian mission an army, of Japanese Press interviewers tackled Mr. J. G. Latham, v • -
. They.had wolfish appetites for news,' and for fifteen minutes bombaided him with, the bluntest of questions. Tor instance, they asked Mr; Latham: What do you think about the Tokio Foreign Office's unofficial statement on. China? Which side: would Australia take in the event of. war ' between America and Japan? How does Aus-' tralia regard the Japanese claim for naval parity? Why does .Australia continue to; exclude Japanese immigrants? . .... ..•,-•.■■■.- ~.
The interviewers were plainly disappointed at Mr. Latham's fencing throughout, remarking -to him: "You are very clever." However, they wero impressed when ho assured them that it would be the easiest matter to createill will by answering some of the questions, whereas his mission was one of good will and he did not intend to treat it L'otherwise.'; .'■■"' ■ " ■ ,
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Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 109, 10 May 1934, Page 11
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160BLUNT QUESTIONS Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 109, 10 May 1934, Page 11
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