United States Department Washington, Aug. 20. of State is considering whether to permit Admiral Harry Yarnell, Commander-in-Chief of the Asiatic Fleet, to proceed up the Yangtze River despite the refusal lof the Japanese Navy, it was learned here today from authorit ive Government sources. The proposal to break the Japanese naval blockade was submitted to the State Department because of the high policy of state involved as well as the matter of naval necessity, it was asserted, Usually reliable naval circles, said that Admiral Yarnell had already issued instructions regarding the pro-U.S. Duped by cedure for American vessels on the Yangtze in the event the State De-Communists. Schemes partment decides that it Is time Washington, Aug. 20 Open the river as far as Kiukiang.
It was emphasized by Government The Dies Congressional Commitice omeiais that the decision if made and investigating un-American "activities transmitted to Admiral Yarnell would today heard Mr. J. B. Matthews, not be mede public immediately. former professor and now serving with the Committee, testify that Mine Question Examined publisher and newspaperman, Mr. William Allen White, New Jersey's The decision involved the question former Governor, Mr. Harold G, of whether the United States should] Hoffman and scores of prominent Insist upon its vested rights to navi 'Americans had been duped into ad-gate the Important China trade artery' vaneing Communism through sponsor. despite the Japanese contention that} Ing the World 'Youth Congress now military necessity forbids the exclu-meeting in New York. ston of United States vessels. The 'Mr. 'Matthews said' he knew the JJupanese have maintained, it was reorganization was Communistic talied, that the Yangtze is still not hrature because he aided it while [Sate for navigation by merchant ships working on behalf of the Communists Decause of floating mines set adrift (He connected Mrs, Franklin Delano by the Chinese upstream from the Roosevelt, by inference, with Com-Japanese occupied areas. munistle activities since the Presi-'Neutral observers, It_was stated, dent's wife is now attending the believe there are no mines in the
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