JAPAN: Keeper of Peace

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delegation out of the League of Nations. Koki Hirota was popped into the office before most Japanese militarists realized what was brewing. Conspirators Saito and Saionjii knew that fundamentally Minister Hirota is as ardent a nationalist as any Black Dragon could wish, but they hoped & prayed that his long service in the diplomatic corps would make him more discreet and softspoken. Minister Hirota's method of being discreet and soft-spoken while carrying on Japan's policy of expansion is to supply the words and let anonymous spokesmen voice them. Last week excitable Tokyo papers were demanding the resignation of his best-known, obedient Eiji Amau.

^{*An old and trusted hand with the League of Nations, Polish
Dr. Rajchman is not only an economic adviser but a physician who has
done health work for the League in Poland, Russia, China. In Warsaw
last week his cousin, Col. Floyer Rajchman, was the first Jew in Polish
history ever to become a Cabinet Minister. He was named Minister of
Industry and Commerce. Col. Rajchman, too, has first hand knowledge of
Japanese imperialism. He has served as Polish Military attaché in
Tokyo.
*Recently the Tokyo Miyako Shimbun gained access to bundles of
examination papers of students trying for jobs in Manchukuo with the
Ministry of Railways. Samples: 1) Marconi. The Crown Prince of
Ethiopia; the President of France; roast hog. 2) Hindenburg. The
Premier of Denmark; Capital of Germany; a business quarter in
England; an Australian port where woolen is exported. 3) Movement
against cooperative societies. The birth control movement as advocated
by Sanger.}