Philadelphia, Aug. 23.
'Maj-Gen, 'Smedley' D. Butler, former commandant of United States Marines in China, to-day declared that the United States should withdraw alt its forces now in the Chie hose war zone "unless the Governnent wants to get Into trouble. quirer" in a copyrighted interview, Quoted by the "Philadtphia the. General, whose outspoken pro: rouneoments have brought him international publicly on more than eno ecasion, asserted, "We have nothing protect in China except the Vestments of some big-time industelat London, Aug. 26.
'The wider pouitleal aspects of the war, says "The Times" inva leader today' on. the Sino-Japanese cond some extent, dominated by 8 paradox.
Tu order to conquer, Japan must destroy: yet If she destroys foo much, her conquest is fruitless." Her aim, Jaletated by her own interests, is the of subjugation, rather than Use over~ throw, of the Nanking Government.
"The collapse of the central autho ivin. China" would double the invader's dimeulles. and halve. the victors" rewards. However, Hrimes" asserts, the existence of Jeentral authority "depends firmed forces, and to defeat these without disintegrating "China and utling. Japan's own economic, Ife tine wilt require precision of aim Jand a delicacy of timing which "the Thotheads of the army are not best ted to provide." to the campaign in. North "the Times says that it fore-the control by Japan of the Paotou Railway whose seizure by Japan would be, for ratogie reasons, a matter of imme-concern to. Moscow.
mong the many dangers which lveset Japan on the warpath the great-tst, the "Journal" continues, Is. the threat of "intervention by Soviet Russia, "This threat, it it" develops fat all, is not likely to do so until Sapan'is even more deeply and more fslspersedly committed in China than she is of present-—Reuter.
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