On December 31, the Japanese Consulate-General protested to the American Consulate-General over the actions of the Globe Wireless Ca. asserting that it was operating on a licence from Chungking and without submitting its messages to Japanese censorship. At the press conference yesterday, the Embassy spokesman had little to add to the information.
It is understood that the wireless company had for many years been working with the National Government of China with the view to securing permission to handle certain commercial traffic, and that the licence had been obtained from the only licensing authority which would be recognized under International Communications Rules and Regulations.
The Globe Wireless Company has been licensed duly by the Federal Communication Commission of the United States to conduct traffic between that country and China, it is stated, and as such does not believe that Japanese censorship regulations apply to it.
The offices of the company are situated at 51 Canton Road. foreign exchange position were to continue, it is argued, the influence jof warmongers in German politics would be strengthened. Since 1934 the same argument has been used: and far from strengthening Dr. Schacht's and the Moderates' influence, the tree Sterling placed at Germany's disposal has strengthened the extra ists by enabling Germany to rearm faster."
Jews as Trade Hostages The "Daily Express" expressed similar views.
"We are making a bad start 1939," the paper stated. "Mr. Monjtagu Norman journeys off to Berlin. It is said that he is going to confer with Mr. Schacht about the Jews. The Germans hive a scheme by which they hope to get rid of the Jews and at the same time turn every Jew into a commercial traveller for German goods. They propose that the Jews leaving Germany should be allowed to take a quarter of their assets with them. Germany would recoup herself by the money the Jews carry off by selling more goods abroad. These increased German exports will hit British trade. Watch Mr. Norman in Berlin. His journey may be expensive for you."—Havas.
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