The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-03-19
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National and International Problems
Inseparable from Local Welfare


pletely drive the white races from that
vast, rich, little-developed area. For
many years, japanese foreign and
military policy has been based square
Iy on the principle of Asia for the
ASiatics." and her statesmen and war
lords publicly affirm that doctrine at
every opportunity.
In addition, many an authority is
convinced that, incredible as it may
seem, Japan also intends to dominate
and rule the world.
Basis for that belief is found in the
famous or infamous -" "Tanaka Me
mortal" This astonishing document 50
the story goes, was conceived and pre-
pared by Baron Giichi Tanaka and
handed by him to Emperor Hirohito in
July, 1927. The Emperor, the story
continues, gave it his seal of approval
and ever since it has been the official
guide for japanese diplomatic, naval
and military strategy.
4 copy of this Memorial, according
to the accepted story, was stolen by an
agent of Felix Dzershinsky, who used
TO be the chief of the Russian Cheka
and was considered one of the ablest
spies in the world. When the text of
the Memorial was made public, the
japanese government promptly brand
ed it IL forgery. But Leon Trotsky, who
was Soviet War Commissar at the time
of the incident, insisted that it was
absolutely genuine, and accurately rep
resented Japan's program for world
conquest.
The Memorial runs to some 10000
words. 1t states that Japan must first
conquer Manchuria, Inner Mongolia
and other provinces-ends which Nip
lpon has already achieved in whole or
| in part. 1t states further that this
must be followed by seizure and con
quest of the Philippines, Thaiand, Ma
| lHya, Singapore, the South Sea Islands,
and Australia. Everyone who has fol
lowed the news since that fateful De
cembcr of last year, knows what
Japan is doing in that direction.
These Japanese victories, it con
tinucs, will permit the subjugation of
India, and once that is accomplished
the way will be paved for invasion OF
Asia Minor and Europe. And, says the
Memorial tlAtly, to achieve these goals
it will he necessary to crush the Unit
Jed States, and defeat Great Britain
Russia and other Pacific and Asiatic
powers.
Additional evidence of Japan's intcn-
'Itimc ago by an Admiral who is now ir
) command of Nipponese naval forces
He said that his ambition was to in
wade, conquer and occupy the Pacili,
Coast, 10 drive the defending forCe>
back toward the Middle West, and $,
Eventually dictate the terms of peace
ITO Il helpless President in the Whit,
: House at Washington.
The japanese have obviously places
great faith in their enemies Incidence
blindness and pacific ways of thinking
That faith has already paid them grea
IdividcndS. They have built UP Il high
lily efficient fifth column organization
which played Il major part in the Ma
Ilaya and Singapore disasters. FNpcrt
believe that Il loug-cStabliShed organi
IZation of that Kind exists in this coun
t fItry, and that unless it is destroyed w
may suffer il disaster even greater thar
Pearl IlarbOr, somewhere within on
continental boundaries probably OF
tine Pacific Coast.
At any rate, all must have Learned
Shy now tin" suicidal folly of under
estimating Japan, and of believing tina
5 we could end Il Pacific war with III
} IquHIitcd victory in matter of week
| or months, as we We're long told. Th
, IJap is a willy, cruel, fataliStic and in
Iiclligcnl enemy. Ills weapons au'
equipment are SDperbly we'll suited
from military standpoint, to the yHri
Gus campaigns h" has undertaken. ii
has been checked only by men who ar
S his match in intelligence and foresight
, rdnoSS such rs General Macarthur
- -iWh"rcN"r ne has been opposed b.
armies headed by commanders VIII
bIndly believed that he Wouldn't dar
:. To attack them, as in Singapore, h
has won with relative ease and wit
= astounding speed.
4 The >hal2ups in the United Nh
Y tiouS' military commands have bee
saIutary. The American, British am
Dutch commanders who have bee
given the vast job of repairing tn
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