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U.S. Intervention

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

Necessary To Conclude War In China

LAUNCH

CAPSIZES

Tragedy On Yangtso

Below Woosungg

October 17, 1939.

OPENING YANGTSE

London, Oct. 16.

The Times gives prominence to a letter of Lord Elibank,, urging all efforts to induce the Japanese to re- Jopen the Yangize. He recalia that Shanghai, Oct. 10. in the last-war the Chinese export- Chungking, Oct. 18. A radio message at noch statedes quantities of valuable commodities Asked whether China will make that the Shanghal Government ferry, and could do so again it freedom of peace with Japan, the Premier, Dr. now known as Hain Tal Kwo Maru, trade were to be resumed.

. . Kung, in an interview to-day, was sunk 15 miles below Woosung. stated, "It is not so much a question where the Yangtao is 10 miles wide, we naturally want the Yangtse: re- Lord Elibank emphasises that while of China making peace with Japan, with 100 Chinese passengers aboard. opened, the Japanese would be the as Japan giving up her policy of aggression against Chino,

It is not known whether any of the first to benefit thereby. passengers were rescued. Owing to After two years of war, the whole "The whole world knows we are very heavy seas it is expected that Far East urgently needs liquid funds. peace-loving, nation.only fighting rescue operations would have been Chinese and Japanese interests there- for our own existence and the main-dimcult. Ollier ships are standing, in are inseparable. tenance of international order. When by but there have been no further Chinese can export the more they can Japan gives up her dream of con- reports-United Press,

buy. quest and domination peace will re- turn-pence based on honour and Justice and to be permanent for con- cerns not only in China and Japan but also for the signatories of the Nine-Powc Treaty.

"We believe it is increasingly ap parent to Americans that Japan's Holley of aggression aims not only at the conquest of China but also the subjugation of the United States na well, and while the conquest of America

may be only a Japanese dream at present, It is a project that would be advanced enormously if Japon controlled China's vast ro sources of manpower. That is why Americans cannot fall to be interested directly in the outcome of the Sino- Japanese war, and that is why we feel Justified in looking to the United States for material assistance as well us sympathy,

Mary Bluff Enough

"It would be unnecessary for the United States to apply military force to restore peace and protect her national interests in the Far East. The mere knowledge that the Unit -ed-States-la-prepared to use force in the defence of these interests is suff)-| long as the Japanese consider that the Americans are unwilling to fight, even defend their vital interests

Four Hundred Passengers

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Japan is very favourably to supply Chinese wants.

"Japan's chief. aim," says Lord Shanghai, Oct, 10. Elibank, "is to get China "pucified, are feared to have been drowned lowed to trade, the less inclined will Four hundred Chinese possenters and the more the Chinese are al- when the 108-ton ateamer Hain Tai they be for war and the mora, quick- Ko Maru sailing from Halkang,ly paciflention proceeds.":" northern Klangsu, for Shanghal cap- Lord Elfbank recalls Admiral in the Yangtse estuary at 12.40 p.m. the Japanese determination to reg- sised about two miles from Lluhokou Nomura's statement of October 2 of

ing to the scene of the disaster. It fashion than hitherto. He says that Two Japanese destroyers are rush-pect foreign rights in China, ought to be demonstrated in more concrete is reported that 60 survivors had been picked up. Domel.

no better demonstration could be given by re-opening the Yangtse.- Reuter,

Britain-Japan

Only Sixty Survivors

Shanghai, Oct. 16. The ship enpaized and sank as a

Tokyo, Oct. 10. result of bad weather. I transpires The Premier, General Abe said that the vessel was overcrowded, that the Anglo-Inpanose negotiations allegedly carrying nearly 400 Chinese would not be resumed in the Town passengers, of which there are 30 of a parley, He hoped, however, survivors,

that some means would be found for settling outstanding problems. nessed the disaster

The German steamer Liesel wit-Domet, render Bsalstance.-Reuter.

and hurried to

Heavily Overloaded

·Shanghai.-Oct: 10: The Hsin Tai Ko Maru is reported

However she was carrying between 400 and 800 Chinese.---Ūnited Press,

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cse progranume for destruction of ed certain foreign nations to with-tacked by one British fighter. They those interests will be pushed for- draw from China the armed forces dived and dropped a number of ward.

An attack on the United they maintain here under treaties con-bombs which fell close to warships Im Stutes may follow when the Japna- cluded with China.".

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ese position in the Far East is con- solidated,

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"Two trains crossed the bridge dur- "Neither is it to replenish Japan'sing the rald. Who 15 years food supplies that the Japanese bave The noise of Aring from the war- age decried and ridiculed the pro- been purchasing more scrap iron than ships was terrific. I was amazed by phecies of Japan's present war! against China will doubtless scuff at they could afford in the United States, the calmness of everyone round me." the Japanese conquest of America us

The German wireless claim that | "This Iron and other raw materials two R.A.F. chaser planes were on impossibility.

Japanese which they have been assembling as down is denied In London, All had not planned further conquests, rapidly DA resources permit why did they denounce

are British machines returned safely, the Baval weapons with which they expect to treaty and why did they build a conquer the world. China is there-i great navy if their territorial ambi-fore fighting with all her strength Bj tions are confined to China?

battle for the world at large, e5= "Their military operations here are pecially for the United States, which carried out exclusively by land Japan's neighbour on the other} forces. Why should they establish side,

the United States, Panorna and elsewhere an espionage service stretching from coast to coast? The existence of such a spy system is revealed by agents of the United States Government.

.

Hence our appeal to give not only sympathy, which has been given so abundantly and which is deeply ap- Preciated here, but also the co-opera- tion which is needed to restrain a delinquent member of the family of "Why, also, should the Japanese | nations."—United Press. lihing feels congregate in such numbers off the Pacific coast of the United States and Japanese Asher. en ply their craft in every bay and Inlet of the Hawaiian Islands?

Resentment Felt

"The answers to these questions] are obvious, to everyone, most of all; ter the afrials of the United States Guvernment. They know not only Japunt's dream of world domination bul 150 the deep resentment created in Jupan by the American Immigration law excluding: Japanese, and by the State prohibit"| ing Japanese ownership of land in California and elsewhere, also other restrictive mensures which the Japanese consider humiliating.

"Your President has made known his policy, which favours un inter-i national conference to adjust the differences between China and Japan and restore peace in the Far East. It is clear that your statesmen re- cognise the importance to American Interests of restoring peace before. Japan reaches the position from which she could threaten you more. "It is unilkely that the United States Government will renew the commercial treaty with Japan untilj Japan shows willingness to reapret the rights of third parties in the Far East, and this will never be realised while Japan is attempting to sub- jugate China and eliminate Ocri- dental influence here.

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the bride, who was dressed in a gown of white French crepe, wore a sap phire and diamond pendant, a glit from the bridegroom.

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