Evening star. [volume], October 10, 1939, Page A-4, Image 4

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Japan Held Desiring
U. S. Friendship, but
Not at Any Cost
New American Firmness
In Pacific Is Seen
Influencing Attitude
By A. T. STEELE,
Chicago Dally News Foreign Correspondent.
TOKIO. Oct. 10 (by radio).—“If
American naval activity in the Pa
cific is intended to influence Japan
ese policy in China, it is quite useless.
Nothing the United States does will
deter us in our fundamental program
on the continent,” Rear Admiral
Masao Kanazawa, spokesman for the
Japanese Navy, said today. It rep
resents the view of most army and
navy leaders here.
Despite these words, there is no
denying that the Japanese attitude
toward America is deeply influenced
by the new American firmness in
the Pacific. Washington’s junking
of the 1911 trade treaty with Japan,
and its naval retrenchment in Pa
cific waters both have helped to
make Japanese officialdom more rea
sonable minded than at any time
since the outbreak of the Sino
Japanese conflict.
Desire for Friendship.
But Americans are mistaken if
they believe these gestures alone
will bring more than a surface
change in Japanese policy in China.
I have spent a month sounding out
opinions of representative Japanese
officials. Among them all I have
found a keen desire to regain Amer
ican friendship, but not at any cost.
None is willing to forego the “immu
table objectives” of the China war
as the price for American amity.
x have asked repeatedly how far
the Japanese are willing to go to
mollify United States opinion. Most
agree that the Japanese are willing
to go a long way to settle incidents
growing out of the hostilities. They
will try to put an end to slappings
of Americans, to curtail bombings
of American missions, to restore
properties seized from Americans,
to consider claims for American
property damage and even to facili
tate the transport of goods from
Interior points. But when such basic
causes of friction are mentioned as
export and import control, em
bargoes. monopolies, customs dis
crimination and virtual closing of
the interior to non-Japanese com
merce, these same officials begin
hemming and hawing.
Japan’s determination to domi
nate China’s economic existence is
absolute. Nothing but defeat in war
or bankruptcy will halt that. Japan
is deeply worried about the possi
bility of an embargo of war ma
terials from America, but so long
as the embargo remains only a
threat, its effect will not be de
cisive.
The Japanese are reasonably posi
tive that the embargo will not be
invoked except in dire emergency.
They believe such an eventuality
can be averted by amelioration of
the tension through a settlement of
the surface issues.
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Wall. French censor’s caption merely identified the guns as
being “Somewhere on the Western Front.”
—A. P. Wirephoto.
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Raymond K. Espey, 42, assistant
secretary of the Perpetual Building
Association, died suddenly last night
at his home, 1729 Juniper street N.W
His wife, Mrs. Sue Espey, said he
had gone to bed last night feeling
ill. She found him dead this morn
ing.
A native Washingtonian, Mr. Espey
was educated in the public school!
here and attended Business High
School. He was the son of Mr. and
Mrs. John B. Espey and the brother
of Jack Espey, general manager ol
the Redskins, all members of an old
Washington family.
He had been with the Perpetual
Building Association more than 2C
years and was a member of the
Board of Trade, the Reciprocity
Club and Joppa Lodge of Masons.
Also surviving Mr. Espey are two
sons, John Raymond and William
K. Espey; two stepsons, Charles H
and James H. Bartley; another
brother, Howard; three sisters, Mrs
Alice Rouse, Mrs. Edna Turton and
Mrs. Louise Bolo, all but the last
named living in Washington and
she in Baltimore, Md.
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed.
Neutrality
(Continued From First Page.)
financial provisions of the bill would
operate. He said, too, that the lan
guage of the pending bill repealing
the embargo “repeals all the neu
trality legislation now on the books."
Although Section 1 of the pending
bill contains a provision that Con
gress may by concurrent resolution
declare that a state of war exists
between foreign nations, Senator
Danaher contended that recognition
of a state of war, to be followed by
the operation of the neutrality pro
visions, could, only be really effective
by a proclamation of the President.
A concurrent resolution does not
have the effect of law, since it does
not require and does not receive the
signature of the President, he ar
gued.
Pittman Enters Debate.
Chairman Pittman of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee called
Senator Danaher's attention to the
fact President Roosevelt already has
Issued a proclamation declaring a
state of war between Great Britain
and France and Germany.
The Nevada Senator said he was
more interested in the present war
in Europe than he was in any possi
ble future conflicts.
"That's Just it," Senator Danaher
snapped back. “The Senator from
Nevada is interested in the war in
Europe, and I am interested in keep
ing out of the war in Europe.”
Senator Danaher argued that the
financial transactions provisions of
the bill, in which is included neces
sary payments in cash by bellig
erents making purchases in this
country, could not become effective
until the President in his discretion
issued a proclamation. Furthermore
he said, the bill places no limit—for
90-day credit—on orders that may
have been placed with American
firms by belligerent nations before
the President shall have issued a
proclamation. That being the case,
he said, belligerent nations having
large orders on file in this country
are in a position to ask and obtain
long-term credits, even for five years,
if they wish.
Committee to Meet.
Before the Senate met today
Democratic members of the For
eign Relations Committee said they
would meet soon to consider re
laxation of the restrictions on ship
ping in the neutrality bill. •
Senator George, Democrat, of
Georgia said an amendment prob
ably would be proposed to permit
American vessels to visit Australia,
New Zealand and Canada. He add
ed that “We may be able to ease
the restrictions so that our ships
can operate in zones which are not
dangerous.”
As now phrased, the bill would
prohibit American ships from car
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ests have expressed vigorous oppo
sition to that restriction.
Called Act of Self-Defense.
Discussing the bill this morning
Senator Austin, Republican, of Ver
mont described as "an act of self
defense because it is designed to aid
Great Britain and Prance.”
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hasten the victory of the allies,” he
told reporters. “We do not need to
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leader, is one of half a dozen Re
publican Senators supporting the
administration measure.
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