"The slightest wrong move on the part of the United States will expose her to the Japanese menace."
In order to offset the Chinese public's anxiety the official Central News Agency has released a statement declaring that the fireside chat revealed President Roosevelt's deep concern in Far Eastern Developments, while the President's assurance of continued and increased assistance to China increased China's confidence and moral.
The statement further added that President Roosevelt's declaration upholding the doctrine of freedom of the seas was not restricted to the Atlantic but all parts of he world.
While reports from Washington are arousing speculation whether the United States is planning "to make a deal with Japan in the Far East, some Chinese quarters still maintain that, because of a conflict of interests and also Japan's continued jeopardy of American interests in the Far East, it is practically unthinkable that the United States and Japan can reach any agreement regarding the Far Eastern situation. With continued assistance from the United States, it is pointed out here, China can hold out against Japanese attacks, thereby preventing Japan from giving any effective support to the Axis.—Reuter.
"Conciliatory" Policy New York, May 29.
Both the "New York Times" and the "New York Herald Tribune" published today reports from Washington stating that according to Congressional leaders who attended the White House conference prior to the fireside chat, President Roosevelt purposely omitted reference to Japan because he had decided to adopt a new policy of conciliation in order to release a large part of the United States Navy from the Pacific.—Domei, The defence theory in the Lord Erroll murder trial is that someone jumped on the running board of his car as it slowed down on entering the main road and fired the shots then jumped off. and that the car was driverless for a considerable distance. This statement was made by counsel during a cross-examination of a pathologist when the trial of Sir Delves Broughton on the charge of murdering Lord Erroll was resumed yesterday.
"Mr. J. A. Hunter. one of Kenya's best known white hunters. was called by the Crown and described a safari he had led last February with Sir Delves and Lady Broughton and Lieut. Dickinson. Sir Delves was very fit and cheerful and shot a lion and helped to pull dead lions aboard a lorry.—Reuter.
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