JAPAN: Tojo Speaks

Last October when the army made him Premier, garrulous General Hideki Tojo said: "I am awed with trepidation at my limited ability." It was a mild speech for The Razor, whose voice had long cried for war.

Last week The Razor spoke more sharply. To the League for Support of the Throne, Tojo reported that Aleutian occupations had "greatly strengthened Japan's position." "Japan," he said, "is determined to destroy the United States and Britain."

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