Word: japanism
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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With an eye to the varies headlines of the day, the editors of the Harvard Guardian have chosen for their April issue a remarkably wide range of articles on current questions. For those who prefer foreign affairs for their monthly reading, the Guardian offers a defense of Japan, a study of a contemporary German village, and a paper on the diplomatic background of the World War. For those who would save America first, the Guardian presents a discussion of public spending, a consideration of careers in the public service, and a resume of the recent United States Housing Authority report...
Probably for many readers the most interesting item on this varied bill of fare will be the apologia for Japan offered by Mr. Yakichiro Suma of the Japanese Embassy in Washington. Mr. Suma presents a defense which is at once a cleverly wrought argument and an interesting indication of the official Japanese attitude...
...back as 1935, when Japan tried to corner enough of China's silver currency to control her trade, China cleverly countered by withdrawing silver as legal tender and issuing notes which could be of no use to Japan...
...When Japan tried to force the conquered areas of China to trade only with her, Chinese merchants literally strapped their goods to their bellies, tucked them in their coat sleeves, packed them in false-bottomed baskets-and smuggled them out to the same old customers...
Also missing from the League are of course, the U. S. which never joined, Japan which withdrew in 1933 over the China "incident"; Germany, which dropped out the same year over the question of rearmament; Italy, which resigned in 1937 over Ethiopia and sanctions; Austria, which was anschlussed; Czecho-Slovakia which was Muniched...