Salt Lake Telegram | 1937-08-06 | Page 9 | Major Explains China Conflict

MAJOR EXPLAINS CHINA CONFLICT Japan'! lack of raw materlale' eommita It to the military polica of a quick war "decision," Major Al-Icnder Al-Icnder Swift, professor of military acienro and tacticl in the high achool R. a T. C told members of Salt Lake Exchanga club Friday noon In tha Hotel Utah. Japan must maka a military decision de-cision within six months, because it is not capabla of carrying on a long war, ha said in discussion of tha Sino-Japanasa situation. Ha characterised Japan's military movements in China as preliminary skirmishes to gain a favorable position posi-tion so that In tha event of war a favorable decision could be gained before military stores were exhausted. ex-hausted. News of tha situation la difficult of interpretation, be said, "but I, should guess that tha movements south of the Chinese wall are not to acquire new territory, but to aecura Manchukuo through bargaining." Ha depicted Manchukuo as a buffer atate between Russia and Japan and China and Japan, which I prevents Russia from having an ice 1 free seaport. It was announced at the Exchange club meeting that Dr. Kuno Struck, Davenport, Iowa, national president, j will be honored at a banquet at, 7:30 p. m. August 13 In tha Hotel! Utah.