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Roosevelt and Secretary Hull had left one narrow bridge over the dreadful gulf. The Japanese could have peace with honor if they would agree to peace without empire...
Telegrams poured into Secretary Hull's office: "Don't sell China down the river...
...Cordell Hull had spent about eight hours in deadlock negotiations with Japanese Envoys Kurusu and Nomura, had held at least twelve conferences with the representatives of Britain, Australia, China, The Netherlands-the ABCD powers-when midway in last week's talks he gave the Japanese a written statement of the U.S. principles that must underlie a general settlement. They amounted to the general points on a free Pacific that he first set forth...
Suddenly, the Japanese Cabinet instructed Kurusu and Nomura to continue the talks. At least talking postponed war. It was a strained Saburo Kurusu who carried the news to Cordell Hull that his task was to keep talking. At week's end there was still no written reply from the Japanese to the 'written U.S. statement of principles...
...choice is up to Japan. Hull has shown her that we are no longer in an appeasing mood. If she feels the same way, the sparks will soon be flying...