“SOUL OF JAPANESE POLLUTED”
United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Rec. Jan. 24, 12.54 a.m.) TOKIO, Jan. 23. Mr 11. Arita (Foreign Minister), with the support of the Cabinet, announced his intention to “insist that the Germans taken from the Asama Maru be returned to Japan.” The police blocked an attempt by 300 Tohokai pro-Fascist Party members to demonstrate at the British Embassy demanding an apology for the alleged insult. A small delegation was permitted to present a resolution to the Embassy stating that the “incident pollutes the soul of the Japanese people.”
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVIII, Issue 21560, 24 January 1940, Page 7
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