POLAND Inundated

POLAND

Inundated

Floods in the southernmost Provinces of Krakow and Lwow drove 300,000 people from their homes. Relief of $2,000,000 was needed. No details.

JAPAN

No Humiliation

National Humiliation Day--a day set aside for fiery speeches on Japan's resentment of the enactment of last year's U. S. Immigration Bill--proved a fiasco, because the Japanese did not feel half so humiliated as they had expected.

The earthquake at Santa Barbara (TIME, July 6, SCIENCE) had something to do with the last-minute moderation of Japanese wrath. Several patriotic societies abandoned their meetings and those that were held were sparsely attended.

Ex-Japanese Ambassador to the U. S., smiling Masanao Hanihara, said: "Americans have neither the time nor interest to study the problem, and are led by the anti-Japanese to believe that Japan desires mainly the opportunity of sending vast numbers of immigrants to colonize the Pacific Coast. Such is not the case, but the task of making the American public realize the truth is enormous.

"We Japanese should continue to voice our sorrow over this unnecessary blow to the nation's prestige, but refrain from heated action, as this would only make America more obdurate and defeat our purpose."

The press, except for a few jingo sheetlets, was practically silent.