Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-12
u. ). and Britain Hit
For Furnishing War
Supplies 10 Japan
Two AssuiI Action at
Luncheon Given by
Dr.. Mcclellan

The parts played by the United
States and Great Britain through
, the furnishing of arms and the ma
terials of war to Japan in her con-
quest of China were condemned by
two speakers at a luncheon given
by Dr.. William Mcclellan, president
ok.the Potomac Electric Power Co.,
At the Carlton Hotel yesterday.
Freda Utley, who as special for
eign correspondent for the London
News Chronicle Travelled for months
in Chinese war areas. and Oliver
Caldwell, young American who for
merly was head of the department
of foreign languages at the Unlver-
sity of Marking, gave a group OF
prominent Washington men their
observations of China's struggle for
freedom, and Japan's thrust for
power in Asia.
Miss Utley, declaring the policy of
any nation must be based on self
interest, said she found it difficult
Ito comprehend Americans far great
err interest in what is happening in
Europe than what is happening in
the Far East.
Potentially Largest Market.
apart from sympathetic and hui
naanitarian feelings" she declared.
the potentially largest market for
American capital goods in the world
is in China"
She said there is no comparison
between the acts of aggression in
Europe, where only few millions
of people and splinters of countries
are concerned. to the acts of ag-
erosion in China, where 100000
Chinese and a huge country are
involved
She deplored the assistance given
Japan through supplies Of war ma
terials, nearly all of which, she de-
clared. come from the United States
or Great Britain. If the japanese
c6uldnt sell silk to the United
States, or cheap cotton textiles to
the colonial possessions in Africa"
she said Japan could not keep up
her plan
Mr.. Caldwell praised the superb
morale of the Chinese soldiers and
civilians in the face OF modern
| weapons of warfare.
China is not beaten nation" he
declared. Both he and Miss Utley
asserted that it is almost impossible
to read a true comment on the
situation in China because of the
!, Japanese control of press releases.
Hatred Against White Race.
Mr.. Caldwell, who went through
several bombing attacks, which were
: carried out, he said, with American
made planes, declared that the
japanese have fostered hatred in
China against the white race, and
Japanese victory will mean a sep
toward the domination of the
Pacific"
IF China wins" he added, you
will have nation which will be
democratic"
THE struggle there is part OF
the world struggle and the issue is
still in the balance" he said.
China may be helped, he asserted
through the refusal of America to |
supply arms to the Japanese. |
through relief to starving Chinese,
and through the training of leaders
% establish small industries in the
interior of the country.
Guests included Dean &. Acheson,
Clarence A. AspinWall, Hugh D
Auchincloss, Frederic A. Delano, w.
w. Everett, Robert v. Fleming, Gill
belt H. Grosvenor, the Rev. Oliver
u. Hart, Walter Bruce Howe. Cole
man Jennings Keith Merrill, Eu-
gene Meyer, George Hewitt Myers,
Fleming Newbold, H. L. Rust, ir.;
Henry B. Spencer, L. Corrin Strong.
Joseph P. Tumulty, Lloyd B. Wilson
and DIN Wannamaker of New York,
trustee of Lingnan University in
China. of which Dr. Mcclellan also
Is a trustee.