Mandates Commission Will ment and taxes. 1 think the United States can longest preserve her civilly zation by staying out of the Chinese situation."—Reuter.
'US, Representation Washington, Aug. 15.
Following the example. of Great. Britain, the United States had made the most earnest representations to the Japanese ~and Chinese Governments not to use Shanghai as a "theatre of operations," according 10 an announcement by Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary of State.
'The United States Ambassador' China, Mr, Nelson T. Johnson, added Mr, Hull, had proceeded to Shanghai with a view to consolidating plans. fo preserve the safety of American, life and. property.
'The Secretary of State emphasized that the United States placed pri mary importance' on continued consultation with other governments in making representations to China and Japan for the avoidance of a con-ict in Shanghai, The Asiatic Poet, he declared, w prepared, on short notice, to remove about 3000 "Americans ' from the trouble zone, if necessary, The State Department wag holding itself ready ay and night to ce-operate with the Navy to get vessels into the zone in time to give whatever protection was
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