A very practical reason affecting China points io the same conclusion, While no one knows how great Russia's war resources may be, it is necessary to play it safe and assume that Russian aid to China will be reduced by Russia's ines is " the State t ere is a group in the Department which formerly would use the situation as an opportunity to offer an olive branch to Japan and welcome negotiations for new trade treaties and other such elements of appeasement, It is now inconceivable that this erovn should -aid-to-China sident Rowe t in Sige by side with aid to Britain. of May t aid to China is being increased The majority opinion. which enjoys the President's confidence, feels that any appeasement move will have to come Japan itself, If Japan is far sighted enough to realize that a German victory would do their country just about as much good as it is doing Italy toda:
it is felt, Japan may emerge from present state of uncertainty to the realization ways al that it is willing to abandon its aggressions in China,
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