The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-25

ish now are actually allied with the
Russians and we've wished 'em
we'll in their fight with the Axis.
Some Of our observers think that
anti-American alterations in the
Mikado's advisership constituted
the ssence Of the overhauling.
Another school Of thought takes
the view that the changes were
made less because of foreign cor
siderations than TO hasten the to-
Naturalization Of Japan Itself.
The Japs' psychology Is so Pc
culiar, from an occidental stand
point, that the preliminaries to all
their programs are pretty puzzling
to onlookers from such capitals as
our own and Britain's, until the
programs begin conspicuously to
manifest themselves. Maybe they
puzzle European Axis ~leaderships
also.
Prince Fumimaro Konoye, who
succeeded himself as premier, has
not outlined his reorganized policy.
wait and see" is his keynote. His
fellow cabineteers are as ncom-
municative as he is.
Why We're Disliked
The Toxic newspaper, Kokumin,
however, says, undoubtedly with
cabinet approval, that the United
States, Britain, Russia and China
are in a conspiracy to wreck the
Jap empire and that a crimp's got
to be thrown into the plot. Tokio's
English-language Japan Times and
Advertiser is still more specific as
to the United States. 1t says that
President Roosevelt's activities
threaten Japanese safety. This pa
per was founded and run for years
by an American, B. ". Fleisher,
but the government finally forced
him to sell out to 1t, and, since
then, it's been a foreign Office or
gan.
Kokumin's editorial suggests
that the Japs especially hate Brit
ain, China and Russia, and the
United States inclusively, not so
much for ourselves alone as be-
cause our inclination's to be help
full TO these three against the Axis.
The Times and Advertiser, though,
implies that we're the particular
Ohfact ~ thar a~pipaOcifu
Yet it's noticeable that Yosuke
Matsuoka, previously foreign min
lister, was left out of the new cab
met Admiral Teijuro Toyoda sue
ceeded him. And ex-Minister Mat.
suoka was notably anti-American,
so his omission from the new align
ment doesn't seem so unfriendly to
US. Still, perhaps he was thrown
overheard, not because he was
anti-American, but because he on
cluded a Jap treaty with Russia,
which the Jap additionally dislike
and which now Is at war with the
Axis.
Then there's the theory that ex-
pediting Jap totalitarianization
was the prime object Of the reor-
ganization. II was begun even be-
fore the cabinet was rejiggered.
The military class influence is
more than a mere factor in Japa-
nese politics. These chaps don't
bother with elections. If they don't
get what they want, they assassi-
nate baiky cabinet members-
It's no safe bet that they didn't
order the reorganization.
Trouble Spots
There have been signs for some
time that they're dissatisfied with
the way things are going-with
their tagging campaign in China,
the Jap-Russian pact, with
the delay in a grab at the Dutch
East Indies, Malaga and Indo-
Chinese territory, with Americas
doings in the Pacific, or some
thing. Just what it. might be is a
matter Of guesswork.
To anybody but Japs, who may
see through the puzzle. it is, for
fair, a situation 10 speculate on.
The other day Chairman Carl
Vinson Of the house Of representa-
lives naval affairs sommittas aug