Washington, Oct, 3 Germany has sent a Note to the United States warning her against "improper behaviour" of American ships in waters round Great Britain and France.
U.S, Olds Japan's Murder of Chinese The United States, he said, "is participating in mass murder by the Japanese in China today" through the sale to Japan of large quantities of raw materials which are subsequently manufactured into war materials, Senator Pittman attacked the point of view that the arms embargo provisions of the Neutrality Act would "eliminate us from any part in the destruction of human lives during a war," He said the Neutrality Act in its present form was ineffective in isolating the United States against participation in war.
"Japan," he said, "imports from us a proportionately small quantity of manufactured arms, ammunition and piements of war listed in the provisions of the embargo law. She purchases from the United States 85 per cent, of the petrol for her aeroplanes to carry death-dealing bombs.
"She purchases most of the scrap iron in the United States to manufacture her bombs, She purchases our cotton to make high explosives. Japan purchases from us all the metals and other raw materials used in the manufacture of arms, i tions and implements of wa is not on our embargo list."
Senator Pittman recalled that he had introduced a resolution in the last se: of Congress calling for "Neutral merchant vessels the Note says, have repeatedly attempted. in waters around Grent Britain and France, to evade the exercise of the rights of the German Naval Forces. granted by international law, ie, stoppage and search, "Further," it continues, "they have repeatedly aroused the suspicion of unneutral action by improper be-
"United States merchantmen," the Note s, "are advised, in their own interests, against changes of course and use of the radio apparatus upon sighting German Naval Forces, signalling, screening lights, failing to obey the command to stop, or accepting convoy by naval forces of the Powers at war with Germany."
The Department of State has transmitted the Note to the Maritime Commission which has notified merchant men and port authorities.—Rent
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