Word: manchukuo
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...actual primacy, accepting equality with the U. S. for the first time; and Japan was granted a proud third place (ahead of France and Italy) upon binding herself to respect the territorial, integrity of China and the "Open Door." Today Japan, having successfully despoiled China of the whole of Manchukuo without outside interference, quite logically expects to force naval equality from Britain...
...Next day the Foreign Office admitted that Mr. Hirota recently received from Mr. Grew and British Ambassador Sir Robert Clive the English Speaking Powers' third series of vigorous protests against the new oil monopoly laws of Japan's puppet state Manchukuo (TIME, Nov. 5). For the third time cocky Mr. Hirota's still cockier spokesman, famed Eiji Amau snapped: "We cannot admit any contention which ignores the sovereign independence of Manchukuo...
...internal resources of men, nature, and machines cannot supply them, then find out what must be imported. National interest will then be acquiring what we need with the best possible advantage." In closing Mr. Beard said with some fervor that "I expect to see American blood spilled on Manchukuo soil in order to sell American cigarettes and kerosene to Chinese coolies...
...think that Japan is committed by treaty to respect the Open Door in Manchukuo," was Spokesman Amau's parting shot. "She merely declared publicly that she would do so. She is not committed...
...conquest by Japanese armies of the Chinese provinces of Manchuria began on Sept. 18, 1931; the independence of "Manchukuo" was proclaimed March 1, 1932; and every official of the Manchukuo Government has attached to his office a "Japanese adviser" (i. e. boss). Japanese soldiers occupy all strategic points in Manchukuo...