胡适受到美国民众欢迎,自然引起日本人的惊恐与愤恨。东京《日本时报》一篇评论对美国政府在幕后支持胡适大使于北美各地巡回演讲极表愤怒,指责胡适以大使身份到处演讲,是刻意激起民众对日本的仇恨,并将美国引入和日本可怕的战争之中。对于这篇恨意咄咄的文章,史学家余英时评论说:“这至少说明,在日本政府的眼中,胡适的演讲活动已构成美、日关系的一大威胁。可以想象,胡适平时与罗斯福和国务院高层领导人物之间的交谈,也必然强调与日本谈判并不可持,因为它决不讲信义,这是他一贯坚持的看法……无论如何,1941年11月26日美日最后谈判的破裂,与胡适在最后一分钟的强烈 Hu Shi was welcomed by the American people and naturally caused the Japanese to panic and indignation. A commentary by Tokyo’s ”Japan Times“ was extremely angry with the U.S. government behind the scenes in backing Ambassador Hu Shih’s touring speeches around North America. He accused Hu Shi of giving speeches as ambassador, deliberately arousing public hatred toward Japan and bringing the United States into terrible conflict with Japan Among the war. For this hateful article, historian Yu Yingshi commented: ”This at least shows that in the eyes of the Japanese government, Hu Shih’s speech activities have constituted a major threat to the relations between the United States and Japan.It is conceivable that Hu Shih usually interacted with Roosevelt The conversations among top leaders of the State Council must also emphasize that the negotiation with Japan is not sustainable because it never insists on faith. This is what he has always insisted ... However, the breakdown of the final negotiations between the United States and Japan on November 26, 1941, , Strong with Hu Shi at the last minute