Washington, Mar. 28.
Meanwhile, the presidents of seventeen Chinese colleges have appealed to Congress to distinguish between aggressor and victim, and not to exact "cash and carry" provisions which, they say, would assist Japan.
The Administration, however, recognize that help for China at present goes almost entirely through Burma znd Russia, and therefore is of the opinion that China would not be crippled by the "cash and carry" principle. Furthermore, it is believed that, in whatever way the Neutrality Law was amended, President Roosevelt would not apply the new statute to the Far East any more than he did the old—Reuter.
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