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The Washington times., 1938-10-04
prices Faid Shippers-Net
f. O. B. Washington)
By the U. s. Bureau of
Agricultural Economics

Eggs-Market steady to firm. Govern.
ment graded and dated eggs. Whites:
U. S. extras. large, Ala cents; U. S.
extras. mediums, 2sh cents; U. s.
ards, mediums, IS cents: U. S. trades,
"a cents; pullets, % cents. Nearby un-
graded eggs: Current receipts, whites,
2S to % cents; mixed colors, "a to 26
cents.
Live Poultry-Market barely steady
Fowl: Colored, all sizes, Is to IS cents;
No. 2's. IL to 13 cents; leghorns, IL to
13 cents; roosters, IL to IL cents. Chick
ems: Virginia Rocks: broilers and fryers,
all sizes, 16 to Is cents; No. rs, 13 to
Broilers and fryers, all sizes, 16 to II
cents; No. rs, IS to IA cents. Mixed
colored fryers, IA to Is cents; No. rs,
IL to 13 cents. Leghorns, broilers, all
sizes, 13 to Is cents. Turkeys: Young
Hens, 10 to ~ pounds, % cents; young
II to 10 cents; old hens, Is cents; old
TOMS II cents. Guineas, 2 pounds and
over, so cents a pair; under pounds,
40 cents pair.
L. C. L. EXPRESS RECEIPTS
Florida-3S Iugs avocados; % lugs
lines; II bushel baskets okra.
North Carolina-34 " bushel baskets
okra; % bushel baskets Peppers.
Virginia. barrels watercress
California-4S 12-lb. boxes figs.
Unknown Origin-3S crates mixed
vegetables.
Apples-Market about steady. Truck
receipts moderate. Previously unreported
September %. One Virginia arrived
October / One Virginia arrived. Today
One Washington arrived; broken cars
one track. Bushel baskets, U. s. No. 1;
Maryland. Pennsylvania, Virginia and
West Virginia, Grimes TX inch min min
mans, 2h inch min, $1@1.15; 2A inch
min, $1.15@1.25: 8 inch min. $1;S5G
lao: Delicious. ~ inch min, 75@S5c
21s inch min. $1.15@1.25; 2% inch min.
$135@15O; Jonathans, IN inch min.
75c; 21s inch min, s1@1.1o;. ~ incl
min, $1.15@1.25; Yorks, IN inch min.
65@75c: "a inch min, $1@1.10; ?% inch
min. $1.1O@1.15; Bonums. ? inch min;
40 a soc; 2A inch min. 65@75c; "a incl
min, 9Oc @$1. Boxes and cartons: Delic
ious, combination extra fancy "a and fancy n =
225: C grade: Useless, $1.1o@1.25
s4c,1oos, s1.259L5o; staymans IIan1a9a Som9i9s
$1.40@165; 64s-100s, $1.75@2.
Cabbage-Market steady. One New
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Washington Produce Markets
Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co.

Jersey, $1.1O@1.25; mostly S1.25; Chip
pewas, Pennsylvania, $1.15; Russet Bur-
banks, Idaho, $2@210.
Sweetpotatoes-Marke steady. One
Louisiana arrived; 1 unbroken cars on
track. North Carolina, bushel baskets,
Puerto Ricans, U. S. No !, 65@75c;
local, bushel baskets, Nancy Halls, U.
S. No. 1, 75c@$1.
Mixed vegetables-one California ar
rived; broken and unbroken cars on
track.
Lima Beans-Market slightly stronger,
Pennsylvania, bushel hampers. $1.75 q
100; Long Island, market slightly
stronger. bushel hampers. $1.52@2; Della
ware. bushel hampers, good quality, 81
02.25.
Cauiiflower-No carlot arrivals; /
broken car on track. California, market
steady, pony crates, 81; Long Island
crates, POOR to ordinary quality and con-
dition, $1@1.S0.
Oranges-Two Florida, S California ar
rived; 1 car diverted; 3 broken and
unbroken cars on track Standard boxes:
Florida, $2@3, according to qualiyt and
condition. California, standard boxes,
$2.75@S.5o, according to size and quality,
Lemons-No carlot arrivals: no cars
on track. California, standard boxes, No
l, $4@A75: No. 2, $s.5o@4.
Limes-Florida, Y boxes Persians,
Grapefruit-Florida, standard boxes,
$1.75@3, according to quality and condi
tion.
Broccoli-Pennsylvani crates. IL.
punches. $1.5O@1.65.
Okra-North Carolina, u bushel bas
kets, 50@75c, best high as 81.
Avocados-Florda, flat crates, 75sQ
81: ventilated crates $2.25@2.5o.
Pineapples-Puerto Rica, crates, $S.5t
Mushrooms-Markland, s-lb. baskets
To@75c.
Tomatoes-No carlot arrivals; car
diverted: broken and unbroken car!
on track. California, lug boxes, ripe'
and turning, wrapped, $1.5o@2, accord
ing to size.
Parsnips-Pennsylvan h-bushel bas
kets, 40c.
Beets-No carlot arrivals. Relief:
broken cars on track. Pennsylvania n
O csc per dozen punches.
Brussels Sprouts-No carlot arrivals
| 1 broken car on track. California, rs
lb. drums, $2.75@3.
Turnips-Pennsylvani S5c per do7e'
punches.
broken cars on track.
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business has been so far below a
year ago. The gyrationS of year
ago have nothing to do with what
business is doing now.
THE WAR SCARE
Considering conditions as they
are now, we should first make due
allowance for the effect of the
war scare upon business. This
has been real and serious. The de-
cline in the stock market affected
business sentiment and also the
possibility of raising new capital
by selling securities. More than
that, the war threat had direct
effect upon business planning,
since it caused many uncertain
ties.
It threatened to drag us in and
to fasten a dictatorship upon us.
Many merchants and industrial
concerns have had difficulty in
getting imported supplies, and
fluctating exchange rates have
had the usual disturbing effect.
Then, too, there have been seri-
Gus strikes, some of which have
only Just been settled,
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But naming Of the guilty few
was sidestepped.
A showdown is now insisted on
by the National Association Of
Manufacturers in regard to this
latest charge against 'high-up
FaSciSt-m in d ed industrialistS."
That the directors Of the influ.
ential, nationwide organization
have nothing to fear is demon
strated by their insistence that
the whole situation be thoroughly
investigated and guilty indus
trialiSts, if there be any, ferreted
out and publicly branded.
Chairman Hooks communica.
ton to the head Of this congress.
sional committee, a committee
which already has rendered most
Salutary service by uncovering
communistic and other alien
Vaccinations, does not mince
words.
I'VE believe in America and
seek progress and recovery -.
those who are behind such move
ments (fascist, nazi, communiS-
tic or other un-American activi-
ties) should be forced to stand
before the public and receive the
judgment of the people"
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York arrived; no cars on track. New
York, 5O-pound sacks, Danish type, 80
95Oc. mostly around 4Oc; Pennsylvania,
5-peck hampers domestic round type,
so 965c, few higher.
Cantaloupes-Market slightly weaker.
No carlot arrivals; broken cars on
track. Colorado, pink meats, standard
and Jumbo flats, all sizes, 75c9$1.
Honeydews-Market slightly weaker.
One California arrived; 1 car diverted
2 broken rars on track. Colorado,
ponys, standard and jumbo flats all
sizes, $50.
Carrots-No carlot arrivals no cars
on track. California, market slightly
weaker, western crates, punched, $3.50,
few higher; New York and Pennsylvania,
market steady bushel baskets, topped,
washed, 75@85c.
Celery-Market steady. One New
York arrived; broken and unbroken
cars on track; New York, % crates.
crate washed, $1.5O@1.75. mostly $500
1.65.
mia arrived; 8 broken and unbroFen
cars on track. Maryland and New York.
2-quart climax baskets, Concords and
Niagaras, 12@14c per basket: 12-quart
climax baskets U. s. No. 1, Table Con-
cords and Niagaras, 4O@50c per basket.
mia arrived; 1 car diverted; broken
and unbroken cars on track. Califor-
nia Western crates, Iceberg type. s
dozen, $2.5O@3, few lower; fair quality,
S1.5O@2; New York, Eastern crates, Big
Boston type. 2 dozen. 50@6Oc.
Onions-Market about steady. No car.
lot arrivals; / broken and unbroken
cars on track. 5O-lb. sacks. U. s. No. 1,
yellows: New York, 9Oc@$1.1O, mostly
81; Michigan, unclassified, 90c4$1;
Sweet Spanish, U. s. No. /, inches and
larger, Idaho. $40; yellows, U. S. No.
l, New Jersey, medium size, sOns5c.
Pears-Market about steady. No car.
lot arrivals; 1 unbroken car on track
New York, bushel baskets. Bartletts, Q
inch minimum, u. s. No. 1. $1.5061.65i
Seckels U. s. No. /, 1H-inch minimum,
$3.50; too few sales to establish market
on other varieties.
Peas-Market slightly stronger One
California. 2 New Mexico arrived: !
broken and 2 unbroken cars on track
California. bushel hampers. Telephones
$2,S5 @2.50.
Potatoes-Market steady. One Idaho
arrived; broken and l unbroken cars
on track. 10O-lb. sacks, U. S. No /:
Cobblers, Pennsylvania, 81 10; New
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RULED INVALID

BALTIMORE, Oct. 4.-Local products.
Prices represent sales in large lots 10
jobbers and other large buyers of stock
Of good merchantable quality and con-
dition.
Apples-Pennsylvania and West Vir-
Eini: Bushel baskets, U. S. Is, 2A inches
fninimum: Delicious $135 Jonathans, 81
@1.10; Grimes and Smokehouse, 500
90c u Hubbard Stones, 65@75c Staymins,
$l@1.15: various varieties, unclassefied
bset, 50G 65c; few higher; poorer, rs @
10 cents
cantaloupes-Colorad Salmon Meats
Jumbo flats, 75c@$1, jumbo 36s and Ass
$3.50 @2.5O; Utah, Salmon Meats Jumbo
36s and ASS. $275 93; jumbo flats. Is and
12s. $1.10G1.15; 9s, 9Oc; California, too
few sales to quote.
Cranberries Massa chusetts. early
blacks, Y barrel boxes, $2.909S; few
higher: 1s-barrel boxes. $l.45 @1.5O.
Damsons-Market dull. New York. II
bushel baskets. $1@1.25.
rapefruit-Florida. boxes o. S. Is.
Grapes-New York. 12-quart baskets
Concords. U. 8. Is, table, carton con-
tanning ~ 2-quart baskets. Concords, U.
8. Is, table, s1.7691.9e.
Honeydews-California and Colorado,
standard SIS and 9s, 75cq$1.1o: few
higher; 12s. $1.2591.a5; few higher.
Oranges-Florida. boxes U. S. No. /,
standard. $2.75 @S.25; U. S. No. 2, stand
ard. $1.6062.50.
Psars-New York, bushel baskets,
Bartletts, U. S. No. 1, standard, 2 inch
min. $1.25 a lao; Seckels. U. s. No. /,
standard, Ia inch min, $15O@1.6O.
Prunes-Idaho, II bushel baskets,
Sl.15e1.25; New York. 65G75c; few
higher.
Quinces-New York, bushel baskets,
q. 8. No. 1, standard, $1.7542.
VEGETABLES
Beans (snap)-Maryland and Pennsyl'
vanja, green, round stringless, SOC S5c
per bushel.
Beets-Nearby. IL a &c per bunch.
Broccoli-Crates, Pennsylvania, 81. so a
Its; New Jersey, sl.25; California, SO q
S25.
Brussels sprouts-California y drums
e2.5O02.75; Long Island, quart, 1Od
i4c.
Cabbage-Truck: New York ant
Pennsylvania, 5O-lb. sacks and bushe
baskets. Danish. 3594Oc; round type
30635c. Rail: New York. 50-lb. sacks
Danish, mostly 40c.
CaFrots-Market about steady. Trucl
receipts light. California, western crates
punched 1a7s@A25; New York. truck
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Money Markets

NEW YORK, Oct. 4 d.N.s0
Bankers acceptance rates un.
changed with 80, go and 90-day
bills quoted at u to 7-16 per cent;
four months bills at GIG to u per
cent, and five and six months at
3s to GIG per cent. Time money
offered at 1A per cent for maturi.
ties up to 80 days and at 11a per
cent for four, five and six months
maturlties, all unchanged. Cal
money remained at l per cent,
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Metal Markets

NEW YORK, Oct. 4 QN.SO.
Sales Of copper for export were
reported today at the equivalent
OF 10.41 cents a pound C.L.F Euro.
pean base ports compared with
1926 to 10.4212 cents a pound on
Monday. The London Metal Ex-
change equivalent this morning
was practically unchanged at
10.41 cents.
Domestic copper continued at
1O.375 cents a pound valley base
delivered.
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ing fin a n cial
S ort o r
moral encour-
a G e m e n t to
S u c h alien
movements eau
be identified De-
fore the pub
lic."
Politi / clans
and others in
recent We ar S
have been get
ting away with
murder in ma
ligning men Of
affairs. .Presi-
dent Roosevelt
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PdlVS SC1 "
n g tn e
N o rthwest
and Mid
West terri
tories with
a gigantic
network Of
/ i n e S
makes this
com ment,
justified by
a lifetime
spen t in
the indus
try.
w h e n
Mr.. Scan
drett grad-I
uated from
tho TIniVer-
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Crude Oil Stocks
Decrease in Week

Stocks Of domestic and foreign
crude oil the week ended Septem-
Der "a, totalled 280,278,0O barrels,
according to the Bureau of Mines
This is a decrease of 667 900 bar
rels from the previous week.
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AS AAA Refuse Pleas Revise Relief Program
Business Hits
Back HeckLe7.S
BY B. @. FORBES

business made its mind to come out openly and
bat un Just attacksP
Here is one healthy sgn An Investigator for the congress
ona committee investigating unAmerican activities headed
by Martin Dies made reference last week
hghup ndustriasts being suspected Of
financing the German-Amercan bund and their Naz
The Washington times., 1938-10-04

sons with "a
year ago" as If
these threw any
light on the
current trend.
Last years at
this time. the
business curve
was t allin g
sharply. That Is
no more reason
for saying that
business is now
gaining, than
it has been for
b eing "disap
poin ted" be-
callSe hitherto
The Washington times., 1938-10-04
HANEY BELIEVES
BUSINESS SPURT
is LOGICAL NOW
War Scare Is Blamed for
Slowing Up
BY LEWIS HANEY
professor Of Economics, New York
University

Special to the Washington Times
NEW YORK Oct. 4.-Unques.
tionably there has been some SLOW
ing up in business activity during
the past few weeks. Careful con-
sideration of the situation and It's
causes. however, shows that this
is not serious nor likely to COIL
tinue.
For one thing, it is hard to un-
derstand how grown persons can
keep on talking about comparl-
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COTTON STATES
TO LEAD ATTACK
ON CAPITOL HILL
Wallace and Smith to
Hold Conference

O.N.SD Battle lines over tho
Administrators farm program
were sharply drawn today as AAA
officials stood behind their an
nouncement that no basic revision
will be recommended, and large
numbers of farmers clamored for
drastic changes.
Secretary of Agriculture Wal
lace, just returned from an IN
spection and speaking tour OF the
cotton and wheat belts, declined
to comment on the situation.
TOLLEY SPOKESMAN
But other Agriculture Depart
ment officials pointed out that H.
r. Tolley, AAA administrator, re-
Gently issued a statement that no
basic changes in the controversial
act are contemplated, and ex-
pressed the opinion that Tolley
spoke for the Administration.
The issue is expected to come tc
O head shortly after Congress con-
venes. Senate and House farm
leaders have already Signlfied
their intentions of seeking sub
stantial modification and revision
Of the act.
The crux of the attack is being
carried by representatives of the
cotton States, headed by Senator
Smith CD of South Carolina,
chairman of the Senate Agricul-
ture Comittee.
CONFERENCE LIKELY
Wallace is expected to confer
soon with Smith to discuss a reso-
luton adopted by Senators and
farmers from IA cotton States de-
manding either an immediate
cotton subsidy Of three cents a
pound or an increase in the loan
value to 11.85 cents per pound.
Also, grain producers, especially
wheat farmers, will hold meeting
similar to the cotton growers.
They are expected to support a
request that the loan value on
wheat be raised to IS per cent OF
parity, proposed by the Southern
Senators and Representatives.
AS dissatisfaction with the cot
ton provisions of the act devel-
oped into widespread proportions,
wallace planned to appoint spe-
cial committee in an attempt to
create an expanded market.
FORERUNNER TO SUBSIDY
This would be a forerunner to
his proposal for Federal suosldles
to cotton textile manufacturing
concerns. Concer receiving
such subsidies could sell their
products to loW-income groups at
prices below the current markets:
Meanwhile, Senator Miller (DO OF
Arkansas notified Wallace ne
would support his proposal for re-
vival of agricultural processing
taxes, recently advocated by wal
lace before cotton producers at
Fort Worth, Texas.
Miller said he would introduce
legislation at the next session OF
Congress which would place pro-
cessing tax on that part of cotton
which is consumed in this coun-
try.
RULED INVALID
Although the processing tax was
ipvalidated by the Supreme Court,
Wallace urged that it be revived
as the best means Of creating ad-
ditional purchasing power for the
farmer.
On the other hand, Senator
Capper (R.) of Kansas, a farm
leader, declared the entire farm
act Of 1888 is unfair to the
farmer" that it "robs him OF his
right to produce enough for a liv-
ing standard" and that it is un'
constitutional.
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personally set the pace. Ickes
Jackson and other henchmen
foamed at the mouth in a fren-
zied erdeavor to go their chief one
better-or worse. No allegation
was too base TO be hurled at the
country's foremost employers.
But never were specific culpritS
cited. No names were ever named
When pressed, Secretary Ickes dis
closed that his authority for some
of his most sweeping statements
was book which claimed that
sixty families" ruled America
So flagrantly false were some of
the statements made in the volume
that the author and publishers,
sued for libel, climbed down.
SILENT TOO LONG
This column long has urged re
sponsible corporation executives
and other employers to rip off the
muzzle they thought it prudent to
fasten on themselves during the
cracking down" days. Until
now, most business leaders have
kept mum, fearing to stick thei1
neckS out. Even feeble protest
did cause President Roosevelt to
narrow down his broad charges
against economic royalistS." He
admitted the majority Of business
leaders were honest, but insisted
that "a few" were black sheep.
The Washington times., 1938-10-04

H. a.
sity of Minnesota in 1900 he
tucked his law diploma under his
arm and set out for the general
offices of the Union Pacific rail
road. He was Immediately EN-
ployed in the claim department
and within a few months had
worked himself into the COM
pany's law department at Topeka,
Kan.
Then followed a series of ele-
vations that during the World
War brought him into the service
of the Government as traffic as
sistant of the central western re-
gion of the United States Railroad
Administration.
BACK TO UNION PACIFIC
When the Railroad Administra-
ton was dissolved, he returned to
the Union Pacific as valuation and
commerce counsel, to be elected
to the vice presidency on May /,
1925. He resigned that position
January IL, 1928, to accept his
present post.
So this lawyer, who has always
been a railroad man, has also be-
come an economist of proportions,
since his roads, serving a territory
that represents a cross-Section of
American industry, probably pre-
sent the most acute problem in
economics.
Admittedly, the present picture
is gloomy. The Western grain
crop, a good one, is not moving to
the elevators and carloadings this
year are lower than the average.
Can the reason be due to an
effort to discredit the AGminis-
tration?"
FARMERS DISSATISFIED
But the railroad president does
not ego out on a limb" and he
pretends not to see the purpose Of
the query when he responds:
"The farmers are not satisfied
with present prices and are just
holding their crops for a better
market"
Electrification of more than TOO
miles of the system over the
Northwestern mountain ranges
and speeding up of both freight
and passenger services have been
outstanding accomplishments OF
the company under Mr.. Scandrett's S
direction.
Mountain lines are more salts
factory when served by electrically
propelled locomotives, the rail
head said, and once electrification
is completed, maintenance is more
economical.
The paramount problem Of the
railroads today is the problem that
brought Mr.. Scandrett to Wash
ington. He is attending hearings
before the Presidents fact-finding
commission to determine whether
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the railroad workers are justified
in striking in the face of a Is per
cent wage cut.
MERGERS POSSIBLE
If the pay-cut is finally over
ruled, then the roads must look
elsewhere for a solution of their
problem, said Mr.. Scandrett. 1t
may be mergers but mergers are
long-drawn out proceedings that
must pass the scrutiny of many
different groups and agencies be-
fore they can be finally consum-
mated.
In the first place, the terri
tory served by the roads must
be satisfied with the merger"
he said. when this has been
done the .bondholderS, the Re
construction Finance Corpora
ton, the Interstate Commerce
Commission and perhaps others
must decide that the merger will
work to the best interests of all,
to say nothing of the problem of
maintaining employment levels
as far as possible"
Valuation methods must be re-
duced to uniformity that will be
generally accepted, he said, and
this of course is prerequisite to
any form of merger.
The entire problem is perplex-
ing one and the rail magnate's
brow was drawn with lines of deep
thought.
HOW ABOUT FOOTBALL?
do you think Minnesota Uni
versity will keep up the record it
started with the win over Ne
braska Saturday." was the next
query, by way of breaking the
strain.
The furrowed brow cleared and
the Scandraett face was wreathed
in a great smile.
Man, that game was the first
bright spot in many a day. I
would love to have seen it. It
was great day for Minnesota.
But worry returned and a note
of pesSimism crept in.
"It's too bad about that Min
nesota tumble. NebroSka could
have been held ScoreleSS."
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Rail SeT'Uice Still
Vital To hd1UsITu
Importance of Its Financial Salvation
Stressed by H. A. Scandrett
By RICHARD R. BAKER

Neither this generation the succeeding will the
day when railroad transportation vital factor the
country industry and eventually the financial salvation of
the railroad will be worked out.
The Washington times., 1938-10-04

.
DirecIors of the National Asso- !
ciation Of Manufactures instructed
President Charles R. Hook to write
Representative Dies urging the
fullest investigation of tn ese
charges so the names of those Civ
The Washington times., 1938-10-04

Henry A. Scandrett, president
of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St.
Paul and Pacific Railroad Com
The Washington times., 1938-10-04

Directors
Clarence r. DOnOhOO
Chatham M. Towers
Thomas 8. SergeOn
ChaS. A. ROssiter
DR.. VIM. G. Farmer
Charles II. Klndle
John E. MergneP
Evening star., 1938-08-25
PEACE SENTIMENT
GROWING IN JAPAN
Officials in Toxic Indicate
That qndecIared War
May Peter Out.

TOXIC Correspondence of the As
sociated Press) ).-Well-informed Jap
anese believe the war in China is
nearly finished
The air is thick with peace" one
high-ranking government official has
put it.
For home consumption, however,
Japanese officials make such state
ments as that of 1t. Gen. Seishiro
Itagaki. war minister, who asserted
recently that Japan would continue
fighting as long as Chang Kai-shek
remained head of the Chinese gov
ernment, and added: That may be
for 10 or 20 years.
The government is calling on the
public to make great sacrifices, and
1t Is believed the various campaigns
for thrift and spiritual mobilization"
would come to quick end If the man
on the street thought the war were
nearly over.
1t was an undeclared war, and in
formed japanese believe it will lie an
undeclared peace.
War Will Peter Out.
In their view, there never will be
formal cessation of hostilities, With
a meeting of diplomats to draw up
the legal documents Of peace.
The war simply will peter out It
will fall in successive levels from &C
tive fighting to guerrilla warfare and
then to a condition Of without
the diplomatic trimmings.
Publicly, japanese military men say
they will chase Chang clear to the
borders Of Tibet, if necessary.
Privately they are saying that "it
may be possible to halt the offensive"
after capture of Hankow and drive
toward the south. Whether this means
taking the city of Canton. and Kwang-
tung Province, they do not explain.
What they plan to do, however, is
to carve out chunk of China, along
the coastline, then stop.
Positions to Be Reversed.
Once they stop the positions will be
reversed. Japan will be on the defen-
sive, content to remain within the bor-
ders Of the 100000 square miles her
army of some 100000 has taken from
China since the war started July Z,
1887, at a cost of s5,000,000 day.
Chinese will be forced to take the Of
fensive to dislodge them
What Japan wants now is to get
out as cheaply and quickly as possible.
japanese believe that once Hankow
is taken both honor and necessity will
have been met. They do not see the
possibility of China making a serious
effort to get japanese troops of the
mainland.