Evening star., 1945-11-23

der, but we were determined to
stand by a basic position, built on
fundamental principles which we
applied rot only to Japan, but to all
countries
Mr.. Hull explained that he and
President Roosevelt, in dealing with
the Far Eastern situation over q
period of years, gave thought to
the fact that Japan had a long
record of duplicity in international
dealings" This duplicity was due
largely to the fact that the Japanese
military were law unto themselves
and consistently overrode commit
ments which civilian japanese had
! given
And Mr.. Hull cited the annexation
of Korea and the humiliation and
control of China in Japan's recent
history.
After the outbreak of Japan's un-
declared war against China in 1887,
he added, japanese civilian leaders
time and again gave assurance that
American rights would be respected.
Times and again, the japanese mil
itary acted in violation of those as
surances"
Mr. Hull pointed out: During the
winter of 1910 and the spring of
1941 I had clearly in mind-and I
was explaining to members Of Con-
gress and other Americans with
whom I came in contact-that it
i was apparent. that, the. japanese
military leaders We're starting on, a
mission of conquest of the entire
!. Pacific area west of few hundred
. miles of Hawaii and extending to
, the South Seas and India. The
i. japanese were out with force in
i collaboration With Hitler to 'estab-
: lish a new world order, and they
thought they had the power to
compel all peaceful nations to come
in under that new order in the half
!; of the world they had arrogated to
themselves.
Efforts Started in 1888.
81 was saying to these Americans
that beginning in 1888 had COM
menced a systematic and consist
emily earnest effort to work out our
relations with Japan. I had been
trying to see whether it was humanity
possible to find any new way to
approach the japanese and prevail
, on them to abandon this movement
, of conquest.
I'VE had been urging the Jap
ta comedian thair own future
from the standpoint of political,
economic and social aspects. The
! people of China were living on a
= very low standard. Japan, if it
: should conquer China, would keep
! China bled white and would not
r have the capital to aid in restoring
t purchasing power and social welfare
! 1t meant everything for the develop
} ment of that half Of the worlds
population to use the capital Of all
. nations, such as the United States
| and other countries, in helping
:, China, for example, to develop in
t ternal improvements and increase
f fhits purchasing power. We had re-
= minded the japanese OF our tradi-
/ tional friendship and our mutually
: profitable relations"
t Referring to charges of secret
diplomacy, Mr.. Hull said that "a
= Government could not come ou'
4 every morning before breakfast ane
= give a blueprint of its plans ano
t purposes in times of extreme crisis,
S and he added: "If We should an
/ nounce one day that we were no
= particularly assertive of any right!
= or interest in other parts OF thu
y world, almost overnight we woule
r see the aggressor nations move int
It those parts"
e Mr.. Hull told the committee: 9TH
D President and I had to consider alst
It the effect which would be produced
O on the European war situation II b.
= any chance we should be successful
e in stabilizing the situation in tn
S Pacific area. We knew that as tn
o forces of aggression gathere'
strength in Europe and overran on
unprepared victim after another
!: Japans appetite to add to her EN-
d pire by seizing rich territories in
d creased"
1t Situation in u. S. A. Factor.
S The record in Europe Mr. Hull de
d scribed as IAN awful one," startin
= with the accession OF Hitler to powe
It in 1888
II Mr.. Hull explained that he ant
vt Mr.. Roosevelt, in negotiating witt
a Japan, had to consider the situa
: tion in the United States, which
'r like most of the world, had beel
r in the throes Of an economic crisi
during the '30s and was much NOR
: intent on internal affairs than o
: potential threats thousands of mile
4 away"