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Show Borah Says U. S. Should Stay Out of War in China WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 (lr.P) Sen. William E. Borah, R., Idaho, said today that the "aggressive war of conquest" being waged in China proves that America's cash-and-carry neutrality plan is "impracticable." "im-practicable." Expressing strong sympathy for the Chinese and approving administration ad-ministration efforts to prevent the United States from being drawn into the conflict, Borah assailed as-sailed the cash-and-carry provisions provis-ions of the neutrality act as certain cer-tain to favor Japan if put into effect. The provision to which he referred refer-red would require belligerents to pay for goods purchased in this country and to transport them on other than American vessels. The act may be put into effect by the president if he decides a state of war exists abroad and endangers the neutrality of the United States. Borah, the senate's best known authority on foreign affairs, said that "there is nothing to be gained by our assuming that war is not being waged in China." "Of course, war being in progress, prog-ress, a great many things will happen calculated to arouse a feeling of resentment upon the part of our people. It is probable, too, that the American people very generally strongly sympathize sympa-thize with China. I know I do. "Nevertheless, we should not permit ourselves to be drawn into any war. And I think that is the clear policy of the secretary of state." |