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TOLEDO BLADE
One of America's Great Newspapers
Telephone ADams 1121, TOLEDO, OHIO, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1941, THREE CENTS

JAPAN SENDS SPECIAL ENVOY TO WASHINGTON
Kurusu Leaves for U.S To Make Last Effort To End Dispute.
TO BOARD CLIPPER
Tokio Newpapers Adopt Softer Tone Toward America.

TOKIO, Nov. 5 (U.P.)- Saburo Kurusu, Japanese top-flight diplomat, started for the United States today on what the Japanese Domei news agency said was "a last effort to readjust Japanese-American relations, which recently have developed from bad to worse."

Kurusu, already en route to HongKong by air to board a clipper for the United States, will seek immediate clarification on whether further Japanese-American conversations will prove useful, the agency said.

Press Moderates Tone

Meanwhile, Japanese newspapers at once moderated their editorials regarding the United States. It was understood the moderation was brought about by the direct request of the Foreign Office.

Domei said Kurusu has been sent to the United States in view of the ever-increasing gravity of the Pacific situation.

"It is more than 70 days since Japanese-American negotiations were opened...and since then diplomatic relations have been aggravated, partly because of the situation in the southwestern Pacific and partly due to the rapid change in the international situation," Domei added.

Urgency Indicated

"In an attempt at a last diplomatic effort the Government decided to send Kurusu. It is true it is not easy to solve the various problems between Japan and America in view of the complicated situation, but much is expected of Kurusu in belief that he will make every possible effort for an amicable settlement by making clear cut explanations of the limit of Japan's means of existence, self-defense and national prestige."

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 (INS)- Japan's decision to send a special envoy to Washington strengthened the belief in official quarters today that the Nippon empire plans to seek a compromise settlement with the United States in the Pacific.

Sabura Kurusu, the special envoy, is expected to bring Japan's final terms for a compromise settlement. Informed sources in Washington believe Japan will offer to overlook Berlin's contention that the United States attacked Germany first in the Atlantic sea battles. Under the Axis alliance, Japan is pledged to proceed to the full aid of either Germany or Italy if they are attacked by a power not already involved in the European war.

Chinese Aviatrix Here

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NANCY LEWIS, LEE YA CHING, MARY LEWIS
Miss Lee Ya Ching, first woman pilot of China, was given this floral expression of welcome as she landed on Toledo Airport before noon today. Nancy, 7, and Mary, 10, daughters of Charlie Lewis, who headed Toledo's Chinese welcoming delegation, made the presentation. Miss Lee flew here in behalf of the United China Relief Campaign. (Story on Page 5).