Evening star., 1934-04-30
U.S.LEADERS DENY.
MATSUOKACHARGE.
Officials Say Firms Do Not
Encourage Hostility to
Japan.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

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NEW YORK, April 80 (NAN.A).-
Allegations that American airplane
manufacturers, shipbuilders, NUM-
tions makers and missionaries" were
active in arousing China against
Japan and were thwarting "the
maintenance of law and order in the
Far East" are denied here by leaders
Of organization singled out for criti-
cism.
The allegations were made by
Yosuke Matsuoka. internationally
known japanese public figure, in a
dispatch to The Star and the North
American Newspaper Alliance.
Charles NJ Schwab, chairman of
the board of the Bethlehem Steel
Corporation. which controls five ship
building and marine repair companies.
said: I'VE do business in the Far
East and, by taking sides, we would
only be jeopardizing our business. 1t
would be foolhardy of us to antagonize
either Japan or China, since both
are our customers"
Naval Base Story Denied.
When asked about Mr. Matsuoka's S
statement that lone president of an
American shipbuilding company pro-
posed the construction of a naval
base for China off the province of
Fukien," Mr.. Schwab replied: "Oh,
that's an old story and there's nothing
to that-nothing to that at ALL.
George S. Wheat, president Of the
United Aircraft & Transport Corpora
ton, which has sold planes to both
China and Japan, said: Il would
be glad to know the names OF any
of our men in China who have, as
MIR. Matsuoka writes of airplane man
ufacturers, sought trade by express
sions of opposition to Japan. Our
agents everywhere are under strict
instructions to take no part IN the
politics of the nations in which they
are stationed and, so far as 1 know,
these instructions have been ao-
hered to-
Airlines Impartial"
At the Offices of the Curtiss-Wright
Airplane Co., which has just sold ~
military planes to China, 1t was
nointed out that the only reason It's
business with Japan was not just as
large was because Japan was making
her own planes. An executive direc-
tor. who asked that his name be
withheld, said taking sides with
China against Japan would cost us
more than it would net US. AS
mere matter of business, we would not
do that"
In aviation circles here, it was said
that Japan was buying design rights
for aircraft all over the world, getting
permission to manufacture for home
use every type of plane known. Inc
fear was expressed that II MIR. Mat
suokas proposal to limit the sale OF
planes by agreement among the
powers went through Japan would be
in a position to control the quantity
and quality of aircraft in China.
The Rev. Frank T. Cartwright, who
has spent many years as missionary
in China and who now is associate
secretary for Eastern Asia Of the
Methodist Board of Foreign Missions,
said: IF missionaries in China have
aroused emotion against Japan it was
purely unconsciously and an inevita-
BILE outgrowth of the education we are
trying to impart to the Chinese.
Work In Schools.
missionaries work in hospitals and
schools. In the schools they teach
the regular subjects, such as history,
mathematics, geography and the sci
ences, in regular way. 1t is natural
that, as knowledge grows, pride in
country grows with it. And I suppose
the increase in nationalism can be
accounted for in part by the spread
of education, spread we have bent
every effort to aid.
There may have been individual
cases of missionaries participating in
anti-Japanese parades, but I have
never heard of such cases nor have
ever heard of the petition Mr.. Mat
suoka describes as having been got up
by missionaries.
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