Washington, Sept. 6.
The Administration was still on a "24-hour watching basis" as far as inyoking the Neutrality Act was concerned, reiterated President Roosevelt at a press conference to-day on board his yacht. The Chief Executive added that there were still 7,780 Americans in China.
The six American peace organizations, which sent a letter to President Roosevelt demanding the application of the Neutrality Act to the Sino-Japanese conflict, are now making a concerted appeal to the American people for support, They declare that the people must make their demands for neutrality known to the President.
The letter sent to the Chief Executive by the peace organizations read, "We earnestly believe that the United States cannot afford to permit such a conflict as is going on in the Far East to proceed without stamping it as war. The application of the Neutrality Act would clarify a world situation in this respect by labelling
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