It is a significant development in the international situation that at the beginning of the year Manchoukuo and Hungary, complying to the joint invitation made by Japan, Germany and Italy, the three original signatories, have expressed their intention of participating in the Anti-Comintern Agreement.
The Comintern is the common enemy of mankind, scheming as it does for the obliteration of the history and culture and the destruction of the order of every nation. It is quite natural, therefore, that the existence of this subversive organization cannot be tolerated in any region of the world, and that all Powers, acting in cooperation, are determined to bring about its extinction.
The Comintern previously attempted to bolshevize Spain and Central Europe, but it was expelled by Germany and Italy. In Great Britain and France also it camouflaged itself under the guise of democracy and agitating the left wing elements, schemed to bring about the bolshevization of those countries. As a result, it incurred the strong animosity of these Powers; and Anti-Comintern sentiment throughout Europe is gaining strength. Hungary has now come forward to join the Anti-Comintern pact.
Needless to say, in East Asia Japan was the first to undertake the task of safeguarding against the Communist menace. Now, with Manchoukuo about to join in the agreement, the anti-Comintern front extending over Europe and Asia has been given new strength.
Japan, which has assumed the great task of establishing a new order in East Asia, warmly welcomes the addition of two strong links in the East and West in the pact to exterminate the Comintern menace. We firmly believe that the participation of Hungary and Manchoukuo will lead to the adherence by other Powers, who share our views, in the anti-Comintern agreement.