Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-02-24 | Page 2 | Japanese Foreign Minister Urges 'White Race' to Cede Oceania to Asiatics for Migration

Japanese Foreign Minister Urges White Race To Cede Oceania to for Migration TOKYO Feb 24 UP UP- UP For Foreign eign For Minister Yosuke Matsuoka Monday called upon the white race to cede Oceania the Oceania the more than 10 1000 mlle mile 0 square region of the south Pacific to Pacific to the Matsuoka declared that it St has always been my pet theory that Oceania which is 1200 miles from north to south and 1000 miles from east to west must be made a place for the Asiatic peoples to migrate The Japanese foreign minister r made his statement to a com committee of the lower house of parliament He spoke after Japanese leaders leaders leaders lead lead- ers had assured the house that Japan is watching Anglo Ameri I Ican can moves closely and that the Japanese navy already has determined determined determined de de- de- de upon counter measures to any threat This region Oceania said Matsuoka has sufficient natural resources to support to people I I believe belleve we have a natural right to migrate migrate- th there While it is difficult to conduct conduct conduct con con- duct actual political affairs according according according ac ac- ac- ac cording to advocated Ideals I believe the white race must cede Oceania to the Matsuoka again offered an ex explanation explanation explanation ex- ex of his memorandum to British Foreign Secretary Anthony Anthony An An- thony Eden He said that he submitted his proposal without any connection with Germany and reiterated that It was not designed as a mediation offer but as a statement statement statement state state- ment of Japanese position However Matsuoka admitted that by a stretch of the ImagInation Imagination imagination Imag imag- his memorandum possibly possibly bly might have been Interpreted as a mediation proposal for the European war