Of Economic Drive Tokyo. Feb. 10.
The United States was secking to gain financial control over China by faking advantage of China's involve~ ment. in hostilities with Japan, the Japanese press alleged today.
The "Yomiuri Shimbun" said that Generalissimo Chiang. Kaf-shek was risking the freedom and independ~ fence of China by seeking additional financial aid from the United States and Britaig, Financial dealings between Chungking and Washington were described as being particularly dangerous to Chino.
"America's objective in her policy' toward China." the paper said, "is to take advantage of the hostilities in China and place China under American financial control.
"The strong opposition of the' United States to Japan's efforts to establish a new order in East Asia comes from this same cause. "The reconstruction of East Asia by Japan lashes with America's plans dominate China."
Intensification of American efforts} to dominate China economically is evident in the American diplomatic] shake-up in Chungking, the paper said. The replacement of Mr. Nelson 'T, Johnson by Mr. Clarence E. Gauss Ambassador (0 China" foreshadowed "further American efforts to increase American financial aid to Chungking," the poper sald—United Press.
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