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The Bismarck Tribune
Bismarck, Mandan, Burleigh County, Morton County, North Dakota
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In Tokyo on Jan. 16, US Ambassador Joseph C. Grew denied Japanese newspaper charges that the US is aiding China's war preparations against Japan, including rumors of loans and arms supplies. The denial was based on Secretary Stimson's statement. Japan's war office countered that the US and Germany are supplying arms to Chinese forces.
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American Ambassador Replies to Statements in Newspapers At Tokyo
Tokyo, Jan. 16,-(P) Charges that the United States is aiding China's war preparations against Japan were aired Monday in the Tokyo newspapers.
Joseph C. Grew, the American ambassador issued the following statement:
"Regarding rumors published in various newspapers in Japan to the effect that understanding was reached between the United States and China for supplying money, arms and munitions to China, the American embassy states emphatically there is no understanding or agreement of this nature between the United States and China. There is no basis whatever of rumors which have been published, including a rumor the United States arranged to loan the Nanking government 20,000,000 yuan (nearly $10,000,000)."
It was learned ambassador Grew's denial was based on a recent statement by secretary of state Stimson.
Simultaneously the information bureau of the Japanese war office issued this statement:
"A supply of arms to China, especially to Chang Hsiao-Liang (commander in north China), has been made principally by the United States and Germany. Americans selling the Chinese airplanes and motor cars, mostly delivered in Shanghai, and the Germans delivering guns and machine guns to Tientsin."
It was learned the principal basis for the preference to Americans was that airplanes were sold the Hangchow aviation school and Shanghai was supplied with mail planes. Allegations that Americans were aiding China emanated mostly from Japanese correspondents in China, who frequently cabled that American loans were imminent for either General Chiang Kai-Shek, the Chinese commander-in-chief, or Chang.
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Tokyo
Event Date
Jan. 16
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us denial of any agreement or loan to china; japanese claim of us and german arms supplies to china, including airplanes to hangchow and shanghai, guns to tientsin.
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Japanese newspapers charged US aiding China's war preparations against Japan. US Ambassador Grew denied rumors of US-China understanding for money, arms, munitions, or 20,000,000 yuan loan to Nanking, based on Stimson's statement. Japanese war office stated US and Germany supplying arms to China, especially Chang Hsiao-Liang, with US selling airplanes and motor cars in Shanghai, Germans guns in Tientsin. Basis includes sales to Hangchow aviation school and Shanghai mail planes. Allegations from Japanese correspondents in China about imminent US loans to Chiang Kai-Shek or Chang.