JAPAN’S POLICY
Amity With England And America NOT TOTALITARIAN STATE SPEECHES IN THE DIET (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) TOKIO, March 6. The Foreign Minister (Mr. Arita) informed the Diet that it is Japan’s intention to be friendly with England and America, adding that the AntiComintern Pact was not a totalitarian union against the democracies, because Japan was not a totalitarian State. Moreover, the Anti-Comin-tern Pact was directed solely against the Comintern. Japanese diplomacy was not limited to a threc-Power agreement. Japan desired to establish a new understanding with England and America. The Minister of Marine (Acfmiral Yonai), however, cited the English and American re-armament, adding: “We are not planning simultaneous operations against both Powers, but aim to attain such strength as will enable operations against the betterequipepd Powers.” The Diet is about to consider the Supplementary Estimates, amounting to £53,600,000, two-thirds of whicli is for defence.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 56, 8 March 1939, Page 7
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