TREATMENT IN DEFEAT
TOKIO PAPER'S PLEA Rec. 10.15 a.m. TOKIO, Sept. 3: The "Nippon Times," in an editorial, said:— "The world upheaval, the fundamental cause of which was the Allied failure in handling a defeated nation after the first World War, has again ended in victory for the Allies. The world is again ready to move forward on the road of peace, but whether or not this peace will be permanent depends on the manner in which the Allies deal with their defeated enemies. If they choose to recognise the defeated nations' right to existence, and do not close the road to legitimate development, the feeling of vengeance will not arrive in the defeated nations' breasts. If, however, the victors should be carried away by their advantage of power and force harsh terms, the peace so established would be constantly threatened by a feeling of revenge on the part of the defeated peoples." The newspaper cited the RussianJapanese peace treaty of 1905 as a model, claiming that as a result of the wise Japanese policy Russia held no hatred for Japan.
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Evening Post, Volume CXL, Issue 56, 4 September 1945, Page 7
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181TREATMENT IN DEFEAT Evening Post, Volume CXL, Issue 56, 4 September 1945, Page 7
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