Washington, Feb, 1 The Sino-Japanese wor has become la "preliminary action" in outer de-{fence of the Philippines, Mr, Paul V, MeNutt, Federal Security Administra: for, said in a radio broadcast last ight, Mr, MeNutt said that because of the nature of, the conflict a Chinese victory was "inseparable from our hope for peace," He urged additional economic aid to China in order strengthen' America's own outer de-
Col, Thedore Roosevelt Jr, and 'Mr, "William Henry Chamberlain, well-known writer, also spoke on the radio programme,' which' was sponsored by the American Forum of the Mir, MeNutt indicated that it was regraftable that the Philippines were not fortified at present, Colonel Roosevelt asked the Administration to clarify its Far Eastern ides, while Mr, Chamberlain said, do not believe "America's material interests in the Orient are worth defending at the price of war or even that they can be defended that way,"—United Press, U.S. Firms Said
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