“Nobody Wants War”
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Both Japanese envoys stressed that Japan was anxious to continue the conversations and to hold the door open for a settlement. Admiral Nomura said Japan was giving weighty consideration to all aspects of the situation before replying to the United States.
“Nobody wants war—war wouldn't settle anything,” said Admiral Nomura. “There is no reason why we shouldn’t settle these issues by diplomacy.,”
Asked if he still thought he had a fighting chance of success, Mr Kurusu replied: "Yes, I don’t
give up so easily."
The envoys said General Tojo’s recent speech had been incorrectly reported owing to a translation mistake by a Japanese official. The essential passage should have read: “The practice of European Powers of checkmating one Oriental Power against another must be eliminated.”
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Northern Advocate, 3 December 1941, Page 4
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