New York, Sept. 28.
An optimistic view of the European situation was token by Dr. Hans Diekhoff, German Ambassador to Washington, who has just returned from a trip to Europe.
The Ambassador added that it Japan took China, it would be to the detriment of German commerce. and declared that the German attitude towards the Sino-Japanese conflict was one of "non-interven-
S, Allegations Denied Berlin, Sept, 29.
Leading papers here strongly protested against a report published fan American news agency that the Japanese are making use of new 35 centimetres Krupp guns in the bombardment of Shanghai and also} against the assertions of American, papers that Germany approves Japan's ction in China and the alr raids on Chinese cities. "The "Voelkischer Beo-Bachter" says that if it did not know that silence on these accusations; would be construed as confirmation lot their accuracy, it would probably Ihave ignored them but desires once {for all to stress that Germany has} neither supplied Krupp guns to Japan nor would she sympathize with any of the atrocities of which Japan has been accused even if such atrocities were committed in the struggle
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