ABSTRACT
On October 16, 1941, Prince Fumimaro Konoye, Princeton educated and in the arena of Japanese politics considered to be relatively moderate, had tendered his resignation; the Emperor accepted it, expressing suitable regrets. In modern Japan, there had always been tension and a competition for power and influence between the navy and the army. The army was expansionist. Its leaders derived from the Samurai tradition, and Tojo was nothing if not a hard-liner. The navy had always had a more global outlook, formed and trained as it had been in the traditions of Britain's Royal Navy. Facing the gathering storm, the President sought refreshment in a weekend in his beloved Warm Springs, Georgia, where he had found comfort and recuperation from polio. One consequence of wars abroad may have been renewed consideration of the Equal Rights Amendment. One of the problems of passing this amendment was the vigorous opposition of the National Women's Party.
