The Archive · 1941

Take Offensive American Aid Required to Begin Counter-Attacks

New York, Mar. 23.

China will take the offensive against Japan if the United States serd China guns and technicians, Mr. Hubert 5. Liang (Liang Shih-shun), Director of Central Chinese Industrial Ca-operatives, said here yesterday. 2 Mr./Liang arrived here by aero" plane to work with the United China Relief organization's 17585.000,000 drive to raise funds for embattled China, "We are confident we will wi" Mr. Liang said, "and we will counter. attack Japan if America sends us guns, emmurition and technicians."

Mr. Liang said Chinese ce-opera" tives are expanding production to the! point where they can produce USS14,000,000 worth of goods next year. There are 300.000 workers emi-ployed monthly in the ce-operatives which are little affected by Japanese bombing, he said.

The ce-operatives will triple last year's production of 500,000 army blankets, Mr. Liang said,—Umited Press.

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