JAPAN'S AIMS IN FAR EAST
Almost certainly Japan's denunciation of the Naval Treaty and.her claim for naval parity are mainly influenced by the desire to be able to exercise a controlling power in the development in the East, writes Mr Ernest H. Pickering in his new book, "Japan's Place in the Modern World." I began my talk with the Navy Minister, Admiral Osumi, by asking a question. regarding the motive behind the demand for naval parity. "Was it defensive needs or national pride?" "Both," he promptly replied. And, indeed, the two motives are inseparable, for defensive needs take their shape from the quality of the spirit. To-day Japanese nationalism has taken on a more definitely Oriental character, and not only the super-patriots, but even many moderate men, hold the view that Japan's destiny is to save the East from the West.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22824, 7 March 1936, Page 23
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