The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-20

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Hun and the Presidents particular
crony. Ambassador 10 France Will
lam c. Bullitt. are both counted as
warmly sympathetic.
Moreover, the movement has the
best possible debating point For
unless firm steps are promptly
taken. the present Japanese adj
vance into the Malay peninsula
may end before the spring. with
the virtual liquidation of the Far
Eastern positions Of Great Britain
and the United States.
5000, 000.0 900. 500 Planes
The spokesman OF the Chinese in
Washington Is Or. T. V. Soong.
brother of the celebrated sisters.
Nine. Chang kai-shek. Nine. Sun
Yat-ssn and Nine h. H. kung
DR.. Soong, himself brilliant fl
nsncier and leading figure In the
Chinese National government. is
asking for 500. GOO. 900 and as
many pursuit and bombing planes
as can be spared. up 10 an eventual
total of 500. Considering average
war expenditures elsewhere, the
demand seems small Yet Or.
Soong is confident and his conf
dence is considered reasonable by
many naval and military experts
in the Far East-that with 5000
OO0. 900 in cash and a few hun
dred decent planes the Chinese
could re-conguer Hankow, Hang
show and other vital centers. A
Chinese counter-offensive even half
so successful as this should be SUI
ficient to bring the Japanese sour
rying back out Of Malaga.
DR.. Soong has been in Washing
ton since June. Thus far, II must
be admitted, his adventures with
the Administration have a certain
operabouffe quality. When he first
arrived. he wanted only money. and
was sent to the astute Secretary
of Commerce and Federal Loan
Administrator. Jesse H. Jones.
Jones apparently regarded what
was obviously purely political
loan to China as on a par with the
refinancing Of needy bicycle fac
tory. When Or. Soong asked for
500. 900 900 Jones offered s. 900. %
600 There was much haggling.
Al length only S25 000, 900 was al
lowed
While the haggling WAS In prog
ress. various attempts were made
to integrate aid 10 China with the
rest of our foreign policy. During
the summer, for example. after a
talk with the British Ambassador.
Lord Lothian. Ambassador Bullitt
suggested to the President giving
the Chinese supplies enough for a
counter-offensiye this autumn. But
the question was adjourned until
cure for the Chinese the 276 planes
ordered by Sweden but not licensed
for export also misearried. In
truth, beside the s25. 900 600 from
Jesse Jones, China has received TO
date only ten attack bombers.
These were part Of an order for
sixteen bombers placed by Thai
land, but withheld when Tailsnd's
cooperation with Japan became
too apparent
Point In German Strategy
Now, however. a real decision
must be made one way or another.
Because Of her internal currency
situation. China desperately needs
A sterilization fund Of Al least
500. OO0. 900 Without such a fund
there Will be no value in the paper
with which Chang Kai-shek keeps
in the field regular army ~
nearly 1000 600 and 1900 600
guerillas. II Is a small price %
pay for such a force. Besides the
I 500 600 900 for the Sterilization
fund. an additional 800 900 600 il
required 70 pay for the planes and
other supplies necessary 20 a coun-
( ter-attack.
Furthermore. il - decidedly IN
pleasant 20 contemplate what may
{ happen II a Chinese counter-sttsek
cannot BE- quickly prepared Until
recently the japanese have been
inmobilized by fear Of being taken
in the rear By the Russians. but