Washington, June 27, Breakdown of negotiations with Mr, Monty Ford,-Detroit motor ear manti= nelurer, for manufacture of aeroplane engines for "both Britain and the: United States does not affect possible, fulure orders for planes and engines for the United States, "declared a spokesman of the National Defence Commission.
'The proposed order for aeroplane engines' to be divided between Brltain and. the United "States fell through, the "spokesman explained, because' two-thirds of the engines: were intended for Britain and. the number remaining after Mr. Ford's refusal to manufacture for' Britain was insullelent for mass. production methods, Mr. Ford recently declared he was not doing business with the British for any other foreign government.—Reuter, No Peace Talk by Sir Samuel Hoare London, June 27.
States would take if Japan should Upset the status quo of the Pacific, cannot even be guessed, 'The disposition of the Pacife feet of the United States remains as much a mystery here, as in Hono-aln, Although some' "units may have come towards the Panam: Cana}, "the general belief is that a majority of the vessels will remain in awallan waters, or at points ast, observers point out it Is! a wide-spread belief that it was because of the possibility. of just such a situation as has arisen, that the fect has been kept in the' mid-Pacific so. long.
Trade with China 'The interests of America are' many, the possibility of a consider able foss of trade with China, main tenance of the independence' of the Philippines, maintenance of supplies of rubber, fin, and. tungsten from the Far East, as well as the United States' general condemnation of aggression, and refusal to recognize territorial' changes brought about by_ fore, Some. political observers believe that unless the Government is going completely Isolationist—of "which there is no sign—some action America scorns unavoidable threats, suchos are implicit in General Hata's statement, are carried inia effect, 'A complete divorcement of the Republican Convention from realities can hardly better be demonstrated than by the Republican plat. form, which turng not even a blind eye towards the situation, seriously threatens "American. int ests and the United States' defence programme, for which rubber ie essential Reuter.
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