The Archive · 1937

Potential Effect

Washington, Aug. 28.

Indicating the extent to "which American and other foreign shipping may potentially be affected by the Japanese blockade of the China coast, the Institute of Pacific Relations today revealed that China's total foreign shipping for the first six months of the year included: British ships—7,600,000 tons, which is 34.8 per cent.; Chinese ships—4,900,000 tons, which is 21.9 per cent.; Japanese ships—4,800,000 tons, which is 21.89 per cent.; United States ships—1,100,000 ons, which is 5.14 per cent—United ress, heading an insurrectionist movement against the Communist:

Newspapers from Barcelona arriving in France are heavily censored, and the step is believed to be connected with the alleged rising, Colonel Eden is reputed to be an enemy of, General Miaja, the com-inlander of the Government forces defending Madrid, and the affair may be connected with the feud between Senor Indalecio Prieto, Minister of National Defence, and Senor Largo Caballero, former Premier, which the fall of Santander may have brought to a head.-—Reuter.

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