The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-20
Let's Step Helping Japan
Philadelphia Record

The new repulses suffered by Japan in China strengthen the belief that decisive Japanese victory there in the near future is out of the question.
 The front is enormous, already requiring nearly all the Japanese troops that be released for the Chinese invasion without weakening the reserve held to meet possible Russian intervention.
 The war becomes race against time-a question of whether the Japanese economy and lines of supply from foreign countries stand up long enough for Japan to break the Chinese resistance.
 That aspect of the Oriental situation places the United States-and especially friends of China in this country-in a different position.
 On the theory that application of the neutrality act would hurt the innocent victim China, more than the aggressor, Japan, the U. s. Government chose to ignore the fact that a is going on in China-the second greatest of modern times.
 This nullificaton of the neutrality act allows American exporters to ship to both sides But the Japanese extend their control more and more of Chinas coast and as the Chinese financial risk is not attractive the practical result has been that are helping Japan more than China.
 Either directly or through Japans allies we are sending bombs shells, scrap-iron with which Japan pursues its ruthless invasion.
 Those who read Edgar Shows Red Star Over China" know that he condemns the Japanese invasion heartily any alive. Yet in recent magazine article anayzng the political and military situation in China Snow says this:
 An isolated China can defeat isolated Japan. An isolated China exhaust a Japan helped materi- ally by her allies Italy and Germany But is gravely to be doubted whether isolated China defeat a Japan helped by the entire Word-heped in the very realistic sense that the Powers supply Japan with all the tools of conquest she needs
 Yet even against such odds the Chinese nation alists sangune of final riumph-provided one thing. Provided that the democratic Powers their nationals least refrain from financing the conquest by extending public secret loans credits either directly to Japan or to her puppet governments or indirectly via her Fascist allies"
 Application of the neutrality act at this time cannot possibly be considered as a blow to China if it is sensiby interpreted to include all shipments that known to be destined for Japan
 The recent demonstration at the General Assem- ply of the Presbyterian Church of the U.SA here in Philadelphia shows how vehement is American re- sentiment against supplying Japan with the nstru- ments of death
 And at the same time people still do not want to intervene on either side of foreign
 Application of the neutrality act would be both popular and more useful from several points of view than such notes Secretary Hus latest protest in defense of American property behind the Japanese lines in China.
 Notification of the neutrality act, if continued will work just the opposite effect from that intended by those who originally brought pressure upon our Government
 Japan cannot win this war which is costing $5O00- GOO day unless it receives outside credits and SUD- plies.
 Why should Uncle Sam be one of the purveyors to aggression?