JAPAN'S CHANCES IN A WAR
LONDON, July 22
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Roger Keyes, speaking at Norwood, declared that if Britain made it clear that she would most strongly retaliate Japan would not dare to force a conflict with the British Empire. Japan's navy in Eastern waters was at present infinitely more powerful than Britain's, but Japan must be aware that if Germany forced a war with the British Empire she would be overwhelmingly defeated, after which the Rising Sun of Japan would be eclipsed as surely as night followed day.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 20, 24 July 1939, Page 9
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92JAPAN'S CHANCES IN A WAR Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 20, 24 July 1939, Page 9
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