MANCHUKUO: Like Panama

A Japanese image of the U. S. Ambassador to Japan, handsome Joseph Clark Grew, is Yosuke Matsuoka, Japan's delegate to the League of Nations. Last week Delegate Matsuoka arrived in Geneva, having traveled half way round the world to present Japan's explanation-of Manchukuo's existence.

He had several odd jobs to do on the way. Followed by a comet's tail of attaches and Japanese reporters, he went from Tokyo first to Mostow, where he attempted, to arrange for Russian recognition of Manchukuo. Soviet officials remained coy but...

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