The Archive · 1939

Washington Press Comment

"The abandonment of British support of Chinese currency would Bifect the commercial interests of all countries "represented in Chin among them the United States," the "Evening Star" forewarned today.

Commenting on the question of British support for the Chinese National dollar in relation to the Tokyo Anglo-Japanese negotiations, it emphasized: "This problem is the most Important of all' those discussed Tokyo, The Japanese wish to impose new currency in China, It is part of the Japanese campaign tending to exclude all foreign interests in China for, at any rate, completely subor: nate them to Japanese control. The fact that this monetary question is for the present raised only with Great Britain is an unimportant de-tall. In effect, it will have the gre est influence on the commercial interests of all countries. represented in China, including the United States."—Havas.

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