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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 30, 1941.

ROOSEVELT OMISSION OF JAPAN STARTS UP RUMOURS

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S PERSISTENT REFERENCES TO AND DENUNCIATIONS OF HITLER IN HIS SPEECH, AND HIS COMPARA- TIVE ABSENCE OF REFERENCES TO JAPAN, HAVE GIVEN RISE TO NUMEROUS REPORTS IN WASHINGTON THAT THE PRESIDENT IS "WOOING JAPAN" AND THAT HE HOPES TO PERSUADE JAPAN TO LEAVE THE AXIS.

Some substance seemed to be given these reports by statements made anonymously by Congressmen and printed widely. Mr. Hull was closely questioned on this subject at his press conference and replied American policy towards Japan had undergone no change whatever.

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There appears to be explanation of the e tupants. They, appear to come on Oregon in

terests. and it 15 well-known that Oregon, generally speaking. as pro-Japon a. Califorta

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THIS APPEARS ΤΟ STEM FROM THE FACT THAT JAPAN HAD LONG BEEN ONE OF OREGON'S BEST CUSTO- MERS.

However,

seems from Mr.

Cortell Hull's statement that US. policy remains unchanged and that Japan still regarded

as an integral part of the Axis

and therefore her policy is re- garded as much anti-America aft

DUCE'S SECRET WEAPON

Senator Pepper ask- ed Colonel McCor- mick: "Have

you heard that Mussolini promised Hitler all aid-short of war?"

Colonel McCormick answered: "The Ita- lians have O new secret weapon the German Army."

TAIKOO STRIKE

SETTLED

The down tools strike in Takeo

¦ Ducks, which started in one of the workshops last Thursday and m- volved some Biters, was settled yesterday.

The workers went back to work at 1 welock in the afternoon,

CHINESE IN SHANSI MOVE TO NEW POSITIONS

REFERRING TO the Battle of the Chung- tao Mountains, in south Shansi, the Chinese military spokesman in Chungking revealed the Chinese forces there have completed movements to new positions following the hare vigorous Japanese offensive.

that at the European totalitarians

Other Rumours

Lately also Washington

been full of fuminurs that perce Part of the Chinese forces in the northern

talks were possible between i Tokyo and Chungking,

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