VIOLATION OF OPEN DOOR

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 24 November 1938, Page 10

VIOLATION OF OPEN DOOR

UNITED STATES PROTEST TO JAPAN REPLY CONSIDERED UNSATISFACTORY SPECULATION AS TO FUTURE I U.P.A.— By Electric Telegraph—Copy rightl NEW YORK, 23rd November. The Secretary of State, Mr Cordell Hull, indicated to-day that he considered unsatisfactory the Japanese reply to the United States' protest against violation of the open door in China. He said that the answer was not responsive to the United States’ objections, particularly regarding references to American rights and interests, not only in China, but in every country. In this connection, the Washington correspondent of the “New York Times” states: “At the least the United States is reinforcing her treaty position through diplomatic protests, even though she may not be prepared for more vigorous action. “The issue conceivably will not be known until the war between China and Japan is culminated by a decision. Opinion here is that Japan is proceeding on the theory that she will win the war and dominate China. “If she does, there may be little the United States can do regarding it. Consequently all eyes are being turned more and more to the resistance China is making. If she is becoming short of funds and supplies, it is rea- ; Used, she cannot hold out indefinitely. “She has not been successful in obi taining financial assistance from the United States or Britain, nor does it appear that she will obtain such assistance. . “If China, in these circumstances, should be forced to make the best terms possible with Japan, the United States would be confronted with an entirely new phase in Far Eastern relations. What this would mean in practical terms officials are not prepared to forecast.” -