MR LATHAM IN JAPAN
ARMY OF INTERVIEWERS BOMBARDED WITH QUESTIONS. KOBE, May 8. (Received May 9, at 11.55 p.ni;) On arrival at Nagasaki of the Latham mission an army of Japanese press interviewers tackled Mr Latham with wolfish appetities, and for 15 minutes bombarded him with the bluntest questions. For 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, America or Japan? ” “ How does Australia regard the Japanese claim to naval parity?” “Why does Australia continue to exclude ffiipanese immigrants?” The interviewers were plainly disappointed at Mr Latham’s fencing throughout, remarking to him, “ You are very clever.” However, they were impressed when he assured them that it was a very easy matter to create illwill by answering some questions, whereas his mission was one of goodwill and he did not intend to treat it otherwise. t
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22258, 10 May 1934, Page 9
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