Evening star., 1937-07-18
FAR REAST TENSION
SURVEYEDBYH HULL
Tells Roosevelt No Policy
Decisions Warranted in
.sa .,,a. Chinese Clash.

sRACk GROUND
'el- GroDing tension in the Far East
ern crisis has been carefully
matched by the State Department.
Secretary HuH's conferences With
the Chinese Ambassador and the
japanese charge d'afaires Friday
mere tolloUed BY his general dec
ldration of American foreign policy
yesterday.
President Roosevelt cancelled his
regular week end cruise to match
Developments on both the Spanish
and Eastern fronts from the White
House.
BY the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt was assured by
Secretary Hull yesterday that, while
the Far Eastern situation was serious,
there had been no developments to
neceSsltate or warrant any specific de-
cisions on policy by the United States.
The President and his chief advisor
on foreign affairs discussed over the
luncheon table the threat to Far East
ern peace resulting from Chinese Jap
anese clashes in North China and any
possible repercussions on American
interests.
Among the major aspects discussed
was the Presidents preparedness to
take any action necessary under the
neutrality act as insurance against
American embodiment If and when it
IS found "a state of war" exists
Neither the President nor Secre-
tary Hull made any statement con-
cerning neutrality.
Saito Returns to City.
Meanwhile, Hirosi Saito. the Jap
anese Ambassador, returned from De
troit. but declined to comment on
the situation.
Saito was out of the city when DR.
c. T. Wang. Chinese Ambassador. left
a memorandum at the State Depart
ment outlining his governments views
of the controversy, and asked that the
United States take action"
Hull told reporters he had pre-
sented dispatches to the President
which covered developments in the
situation up until the time he had
left the State Department, just across
the narrow street from the Presi-
dents Office
The secretary added that, in the
light Of dispatches from the American
Embassies in Toxic and Nanking. the
situation remained critical, but there
had been no developments in the last
"a hours requiring any decisions by
the United States.
Hull took home with him a brief
case bulging with dispatches from
China and Japan and the President
was to be kept informed of any major
developments over the week end
Decides Against Cruise.
The President had previously let il
be known he would not take his usua
Sunday cruise down the Potomac sc
that he could remain in close touch
with the situation.
Gables from the Far East kept the
secretary and his advisers informed
of developments, but there were ne
mdlcatlons any decisive moves were
intended in the immediat future.
Just before going to the White Hous,
Secretary Hull pointed out that tn.
major pronouncements in his credt
of American foreign policy coincidee
with the expressed views and principle.
OF the 20 other American republics
as proclaimed at the Inter-Americar
Conference in Buenos Aires last De-
cember
The objectives of the American ma
tions-peaceful adjustment of inter
national disputes. n-intervention in
the affairs of other nations, the sane
tity Of treaties, abstinence from Use
OF force in pursuit of policy-were
echoed in every speech made at the
conference, Hull pointed out, and the
principles enunciated were embodied
in the pacts adopted.