Washington, July 4.
'The Chinese Embassy' yesterday Issued a statement that Taly and [Germany had extended aggression to the Far East by recognition of the Nanking regime. The statement quoted an earlier statement of Dr. Quo Tal-chi, Chinese Foreign Minis: for, issued in Chungking to the same effect—United Press. added, had the greatest confideness that their compatriots at home would never think of any compromise until victory was achieved, because they [know that the nation' was - fighting in defense of righteousness and, democratic freedom—Reuter, China Appointment Of Owen Lattimore Washington, July 1.
The appointment of Mr, Owen Laltimore as political adviser to Genral Chiang Kal-shek Is well received by the press here, "the appointment. reflects great credit upon President Roosevelt. for. this recommendation and General Chiang Kal-shek for the actual apointment, says the "Washington Post" in an editorial captioned "Right Man for China," which: declares that "both in personality and in interests Mr, Lattimore is ideally sulted to the quasi-diplomatic role.to which he has been called, The paper. praised the timeliness of the appointment as showing China that, "despite American pre-occupa~ tions with the Battle of the Atlantic, [she has not forgotten China, and that. Hitlerism is a disease which has infected Japanese as well as Germans, "China'is one.of the front-line ight ers against Hitlerism, Britain being the other, We must sustain Chinese tothe utmost of our ability The "Baltimore Sun" recalls that; Mr. Lattimore is the fourth John S, "Hopkins man to be adviser to China, 'His appointment, says the paper, is attributable to his long intimate quaintance with China, but it is also in ling with John Hopkins' tradition, recalling that Mz, Frank Goodnow was adviser to the Chinese Govern~ ment in 1613, Mr, William Willoughby was constitutional adviser later, while Mr, Westel Willoughby occupied the same position Inter, and now Mr, Lattimore becomes adviser, The paper notes that Mr. Lattimore thas not resigned from John Hopkins University, but only been granted eave, which is a circumstance gratify. ing fo his Baltimore friends in that it permits them to hope that he will eventually return to Baltimore, Reuter,
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