Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-02-05

the last few aSsss'
years he ha David Lawrence.
been employedby the Japanese
government as IN adviser and, Of
course, has ben known to the
American Govnment in that ca
pacity. On theday war broke out,
his services wit the Japanese gov
eminent were finally terminated.
The interestig thing about Mr..
Moore's book ishat he plans to tell
In detail OF theonflict between the
mintarist elemnts in Japan and
the peace elennts. He states that
Admiral Nomu hoped to the last
that twar wou not come and did
his utmost toorevent it. He was
an intimate frnd of the Japanese
Ambassador ad spent many days
q week in contence with him.
Asked todayWhether he believed
either Admira Nomura or Special
Envoy Kurus knew of the i'm
pending brealwhen they were ne
gotiating withhe United States, he
replied that did not think so.
In fact, he ddared that the Japa-
nese Ambasssor was hopeful until
the Americarnote Of November as
and that aft, that he was afraid
that war wa coming, but did not
know when.
Reply Revived December 8.
Mr.. Moore.vealed that the Japa-
nese Ambasldor received the for
NAL reply tthe American note Of
November 2 sometime during the
night of De,mber s and asked for
an engagemnt with the State De-
partment 10 o'clock Sunday
morning asoon as it was decided.
His instructns had been to deliver
the note abnce. Mr.. Moore's i'm
preston Is hat the Japanese gov
eminent minded to break of rela-
tions durir the forenoon Of Sum-
day, Deeper 7, and attack imme-
diately aftwards. The attack at |
Hawaii car about 1:55 pm. WASH
ington tin and the Japanese Am
bassador vs. not received until 2:15
pm. at tn State Department The
Roberts port says Japan planned |
to break cations at l pm. Wash |
hgton tie. - 49, -<'.> I
During he IL days immediately |
following he dispatch by our Gov
eminent I the November 26 note,
Mr.. Moo made no secret Of his
fears thavar was coming. In fact,
he exprsed that opinion in q |
speech "a private luncheon Of the
Harvard Club Of Warrington on
Monday the week preceding the
attack O Hawaii.
The WV Of Mr.. Moore is that the
Japanes Ambassador and the spe-
cial envt hoped for some concession
from tn United States which would
enable aem to stem the tide of
militarin in Japan. He says the
Japane: militarists made good use
inside .pan of the aid given China
by theUnited States and of the
econom restrictions which had been
placed against Japan by America.
The mitarists used each step by
Ameris to strengthen their case and
the AFRICAN note Of November rs
demanng in effect that Japan after
four yrs Of war should surrender
70 CHA was the climax that gave
the mitarists their clinching point
In thenner councils Of the govern
ment.
Ilitarists Long In Saddle.
Mr.. doore declares that ever since
1896 ae militarists have had the
uppernand In Japan and that what
they lay have been planning to do
with aeir army and navy could very
well ave been kept q secret from
the dolomats or the peace elements
who we're trying to Illustrate their
plane He says this system Of dual
opersion has been . weu-known
fact % all who have studied Far
Eastrn affairs In recent years and
Shout not have been . surprise 10
MI Moore never expected an at
tackby Japan on the United States,
howwer. He did not think the mill
tariGs in Japan would 60 20 far.
He believed all along, on the other
ham, that American involvement
would possibly comesthrough Japa-
nese invasion of Taailand, attacks
on British forces aear the Burma
road and interference with Ameri-
can shipping. Mr.. Moore thinks the
militariss' policy will be
proved . major blrnder and that the
mistake Of the miltarists in attack
Ing the United States will be duly
demonstrated by he turn Of the
war in favor Of theAllies.
The importance II these revela-
hons will doubtless k apparent when
The tide does turn for 1t has long
been believed by experts in Far East
nm matters that Japan Is under
Ioing . revolutios internally and
that the war will settle once and
Tor al whether libral elements and
! parliamentary sstem will come
out On top Or whther Fascism has
come to stay in be Japanese En-
ptre.
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