The Archive · 1938

Mexican Oil Supplies To Japan

Hankow, Aug. 20.

Reports that Japan is shipping large Jquantities of all' from Mexico are! received with profound disappointment in Chinese circles here.

They recall an address delivered by General Lazaro Cardenas, the President of Mexico, early this year, before the First Congress of the Mexijcan Federation of Workers, denounce ling the practice of bombing civilians} fromthe alr.

'Chinese circles declare that General [Cardenas "urged organized Labour to apply direct sanctions against any ation, or faction, which, either in international war or in civil strife, bombed any open city.'

By supplying Japan with fuel for Iner'alreraft, Chinese circles declare! that "Mexico is making herself party {to the shocking horrors denounced by (General Cardenas."—Reuter.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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