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...Declared an embargo on the shipment of scrap iron & steel to Japan-another thrust in the Far East, another smash in the headlines...
...advocated extension of unlimited credit to China, holding it better to extend credit gratis than sacrifice "not only our munitions but also the lives of our young men." At the same time it stood for an embargo on raw materials against Japan...
...merge imperceptibly into "war." Many of us opposed helping England in the belief that once you set foot on that dangerous path there is no turning back. Already we have progressed from planes and guns to destroyers. Next will be army planes, then the repeal of the embargo on loans to belligerents, then the lifting of the ban on volunteering for service with the English army. Each step breaks down the determination to "draw the line" and inexorably we shall move into total war. Inexorably? Let us hope not. Remember that in aiding England, essentially we are seeking to purchase...
Sore points with the Japanese are Secretary of State Cordell Hull's warning to Japan to preserve the status quo in French Indo-China and the U. S. embargo on export of oil and scrap iron to Japan. Behind these moves is U. S. opposition to Japanese expansion southward, where lie vital rubber...
...uncertainty regarding the outcome of Hitler's war in Europe, and the presence of the U. S. Navy in the Pacific. The risk of becoming involved both in China and French Indo-China before Britain was definitely on her back, plus the probability of a complete U. S. embargo on scrap iron and gasoline and possible action by the U. S. Navy, were sufficient to cool Japanese hotheads. While waiting for Britain's defeat and the departure of the U. S. Fleet to guard the Atlantic ramparts, Japan continued to present demands to the impotent Vichy Government, which...