I ask you to remember that the Japanese troops are a strictly disciplined force and perform their duties with as little harmfulness as possible.

It is now time for our nation to frustrate the wild dreams of the whites.

Frivolous thinking is due to foreign thought. Japan must no longer let the impudence of the white peoples go unpunished. It is the duty of Japan to fulfill her natural destiny, to cause China to respect the Japanese, to expel Chinese influence from Manchuria, and to follow the way of imperial destiny.

In appointing our Ambassador to the United States at this important time, with the 1936 crisis ahead, such considerations as dignity, past career, equity and sentiment must be discarded and a man of ability chosen in the interests of the country. In the light of these considerations, we find Hiroshi Saito, present Minister of Holland, the right person for the post.

According to our belief, Japan was founded by the Sun Goddess Amaterasu Omikami, who is revered by the entire nation for her all-pervading virtue, and from whom our Imperial House is descended.

A war minister is able to force the adoption of any measure desired by the Camp or to block any measure that meets his disapproval.

I ask you to remember that the Japanese troops are a strictly disciplined force and perform their duties with as little harmfulness as possible.