Washington, Sept, 19.
'A. vigorous protest against allegations made before the munitions inquiry that China had diverted 9 Portion of the Reconstruction Fihhanee Corporation wheat loan to. ths Purchase of war materials was Sled with the Department of State to-day by Dr. Alfred Sao-ko Sze, the Chinese Minister.
The allegations were branded 9 ure fabrication in the protest the Chinese representative, who. was acting upon instructions from Nanking, where officials are reported to be indignant over the insinuations that China abused the confidence the United States.
Dr. Sze asked the Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Hull, to. request Gerald P. Nye, chairman The special Senate committee conducting the "munitions inguiry—furnish documentary. evidence' sup-
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