Yōsuke Matsuoka

Quotes

• “Japan would take action in a decisive form if she had the feeling that otherwise she would lose a chance which could only occur once in a thousand years.”
• “Japan will oppose any attempt at international control of Manchuria. It does not mean that we defy you, because Manchuria belongs to us by right. Read your history. We recovered Manchuria from Russia. We made it what it is today.”
• “We look into the gloom of the future and can see no certain gleam of light before us.”
• “Japan has been and will always be the mainstay of peace, order and progress in the Far East.”
• “Would the American people agree to such control of the Panama Canal Zone; would the British permit it over Egypt? The Japanese people will oppose any such attempt in Manchuria. I beg of this body to realize the facts and see a vision of the future. I earnestly beg of you to deal with us on our terms, to give us your confidence. To deny us this appeal will be a mistake. I ask you not to adopt this report.”

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