Abstract
Fl A RADIO speech to the world on Sunday, August 25, the British Prime Minister, Mr. Winston Churchill, revealed that there were going on conversations be tween America and Japan looking to the early settlement of war-provoking differ ences between them. After castigating Japan, the Prime Min ister declared: Every effort will be made to secure a peaceful settlement. The United States are laboring with infinite patience to arrive at a fair and amicable settlement which will give Japan the utmost reassur ance for her interests. We earnestly hope these negotiations will suc ceed. But this, I must say, that if these hopes should fail we shall, of course, range ourselves unhesitatingly at the side of the United States. These words give rise to two basic ques tions: (a) What are Japan's legitimate interests which America would acknowl edge as such, and (b) what could be the motives and justification of America to satisfy those interests? I
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