OFFENSIVE CARTOON.

Waikato Times, Volume 118, Issue 19648, 7 August 1935, Page 7

OFFENSIVE CARTOON.

CARICATURE OF EMPEROR. APOLOGY BY UNITED STATES. DIFFERENT IDEAS OF HUMOUR. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright WASHINGTON, Aug. 5. The incident over the cartoon published in the magazine Vanity Fair, caricaturing tho Emperor Hirohito of Japan, was apparently closed to-day. The Japanese Ambassador, Mr Salto, called on the Secretary of State, Mr Cordell Hull, who explained that the Government exercised no censorship in such matters, hut informally expressed regret that the caricature had been misunderstood in Japan. Mr Hull called Mr Saito’s, attention to tho fact that Mr F. C.. Shield, editor of the magazine, had publicly denied that the caricature of the Emperor was. meant offensively. He added that he was always sorry when incidents or occurred which occasioned misunderstanding abroad. Mr Saito, discussing what he termed the “ unfortunate incident ” with journalists, indicated that American officials had expressed regret over the misunderstanding, which had arisen from the divergent national ideas of humour. \ 1

William Gropper, the artist who drew the caricature, issued a statement in New York to-day to the effect that there might be more misunderstanding/ as he had 30 or more drawings even better than that published in Vanity Fair.