Washington, Mar. 24.
Because no formula has been found te guarantee against its military use, shipments of helium to Germany for the new German zeppelin have been delayed by the Government.
According to the Department of the Minister of the Interior, which has the final say in the matter, changed political conditions have made such a formula increasingly difficult to find. Strict regulations governing exports of helium gas from the country are in force in the United States.
Seeking to prevent foreign military use or undue waste of the rare noninflammable gas, of "which the United States has a virtual monopoly, the National Munition Control Board scme months ago decreed annual limits and shipments to any country or individual for medical, scientific commercial purposes.
Before the Hindenburg disaster the export of helium gas from the United States was prohibited, but later new legislation was signed by President Roosevelt authorizing the export of the gas, but stipulating that exports for aircraft purposes must be ire-stricted to craft plying directly between the United States and a foreign country.—Reuter. negotiations," Mr. Butler replied, "A Taetful Document"
"A tactful document which bear the marks of high diplomatic advice" is how the "Manchester Guar today describes the reply of the Shanghai Municipal Council to the Japanese demands. These demands were for an increase in the number of Japanese members of the Municipal Police and the placing of Japanese in controlling positions in all the important organs of the Council The Municipal Council's request, that the Japanese should restore control of those parts of the International Settlement occupied during the fighting, in return for an increase in the Japanese branch of the police, the newspaper asserts, seems a reasonable compromise.
There is no good reason, the journal concludes, why the Japanese should not accept this request.—Reuter.
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