MISCHIEF-MAKING BOOK
1 JAPAN MUST FIGHT BRITAIN ’ GOVERNMENT DEPLORES PUBLICATION Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, May 11. (Deceived May 12, at 11.55 a.m.) The Tokio correspondent of ‘ The Times ’ says that Baron Sakatani, in the House of Peers, referring to Lieutenant Commander Toto Ishimaru’s book, ‘ Japan Must Fight Britain,’ asked whether the Government was unable to control such obnoxious publications. He added that Lieutenant Commander Ishimaru’s suggestion that Japan desired to seize Australia and New Zealand had done much harm in these countries.
Mr Arita (Minister for Foreign Affairs) replied that the opinions in the book were those of an unknown person, representing only himself, and did not command attention in Japan. He added that the Japanese Government had no territorial ambitions in Australia or New Zealand, and deplored the publication of such irresponsible statements. A Bill was being introduced giving greater powers over publications.
The Foreign Office Spokesman declared that the book was nonsense, which the naval authorities disavowed when published. Lieutenant Commander Ishimaru was now not received at the Navy Office.
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Evening Star, Issue 22336, 12 May 1936, Page 9
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172MISCHIEF-MAKING BOOK Evening Star, Issue 22336, 12 May 1936, Page 9
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