Washington, June 30. The United States—Government, in a series of moves yesterday, had strengthened the bonds of democracies in Asia and Europe and increased he solidarity-of American nations, in the opinion of Mr. Frank Waltman, in the "Washington Past" yesterday.
Under the headline "U.S. To Give Democracies Economic Aid," the article stated that the U.S. Government, without advertising and in so many words, undertook to give renewed assurance of its sympathetic ce-operation in economic matters to China, Belgium, France and Britain, thus moving closer into this democratic bloc.
After discussing M. van Zeeland's visits to President Roosevelt, Mr.
Cordell Hull and Mr. Henry Morgenthau, the article stated that "during the day the President conferred with Dr. H. H. Kung." All President Roosevelt said about the meeting was that Dr. Kung is returning: for an-Other conference on Tuesday. But it is clear that Dr. Kung's visit to Washington ís drawing closer the bonds of friendship and help between China and the United States. This is evidenced when the chairman of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Mr. Jesse Jones. announced that the' Government-owned Import-Export Bank had agreed to take part in financing China's purchase of American locomotives and equipment.
The writer gave: the' gist of Dr. Kung's press interview yesterday noon and stated that he is being roundly received by U.S, officials.
The best guarantee of peace in the Orient, the article stated, comes only with a strong, independent China. Government officials, the writer pointed out, are anxious to encourage undertakings toward that end.
After discussing at length the Senate ratification of the Pan-American "good: neighbour" treaties, Mr, Waltman said that the spirit of the Buenos Aires conference was emphasized by the Senate action yesterday.—United Press, Man Buried Alive While Shovelling Coal A fr accident at the Riverside Station of the Shanghai Power Company cost the life of a Chines stoker early yesterday morning. The man was shovelling coal at about 7 a.m. n he was buried in a slide and suffocated. He was removed from coal and in an ambulance to the Lester Chinese Hospital, where he as pronounced dead.
The box was taken to the Public Morgue in Fearon Road and an inquest will be held there the Procurator of the First Special District Court.
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