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This section offers news briefs related to businesses outside the U.S. as of September 1937. Exporters in Germany fear drastic decline in their performance since an outbreak of hostilities in Shanghai, China was reported. Businesses in London, England expect an improvement in their income despite the increased materials costs during the year. The Russian government launched a program which aims to promote the daily production of several commodities like coal, steel and oil.

The article discusses about a state of war that exists in Shanghai and the lower Yangtze valley. The Japanese invasion of Shanghai has gone beyond mere protection of the lives and property of Japanese nationals; it has gone beyond that form of reprisal which international law allows stronger powers to take against weaker nations whenever the spirit moves them. The U.S. went to war with Germany on the strength of a Congressional resolution which was not a formal declaration of war, but simply a declaration that a state of war with Germany existed. The Russo-Japanese war in 1904 was also begun with a surprise attack by the Japanese without a formal declaration.

Presents an open letter addressed to Inazo Nitobé, a Japanese internationalist. His interview in which he upheld in the most sweeping terms the recent acts of Japan in Manchuria and Shanghai in China; Statement in a Far Eastern newspaper, gravely stating that Woodrow Wilson would have welcomed the establishment of the new state of Manchuria on the ground that it was in accord with the principle of self-determination; Information that for seven years he faithfully served the cause of international cooperation as a high official in the League Secretariat; Question as to why he is apparently indifferent to the violations by Japan of the League Covenant and the anti-war pact.

Shanghai, the great commercial metropolis of the Far East, suppresses all free speech on the subject which matters most to the mass of its citizenry—their ability to make a decent living for themselves and their families. Working conditions are notoriously bad, as the Shanghai Child Labor Commission Report of two years ago revealed. An exhaustive investigation made this year under the direction of the industrial department of the National YMCA Committee of China shows that there has been little, if any improvement. The wages of the overwhelming majority of the 450,000 persons engaged in this city in industry and transportation are below $12 a month.

A photograph of Chase National Bank's Shanghai branch carrying on its operations behind sand bags is presented.

The article deals with the executions of counter-revolutionaries at the suburbs in Shanghai, China in July 1951. According to a report published in the Chinese periodical "The Liberation Daily," even the children who witnessed the executions sing songs for suppression of the counterrevolutionary activities in the city. It also mentions that when the police left the place, the crowd rushed up to the area to see the dead criminals.

The article focuses on the Communist rule in Shanghai. When Communist troops were closing in on Shanghai last May, a newspaperman told the author that he intends to stay and watch Shanghai corrupting the Communists. Today it is cleat that reporters' "Shanghai experience" has not affected Communists, unless to make them even more revolutionary, but a leaner, harder Shanghai awaits Western recognition. Shanghai residents were first impressed by the strict discipline of the Communist troops. Exhausted with marching as they were, they slept on the hard pavements rather than impose on citizens and insisted on paying for everything, even hot water. The industry and austerity of the Communist political workers also stood out conspicuously.

Whether Shanghai will continue indefinitely to be an international danger-spot is a question not likely ever to be solved by local authority here or by the Diplomatic Body at Peking. A solution depends now on action outside of China; on decisions of the major Pacific Ocean Powers, or, if diplomatic sensibilities are observed, of the American, Japanese, British, French and Italian governments. The situation provides an exceptional opportunity for remedial and constructive action of the Powers. At the annual taxpayers' meeting of the Shanghai International Settlement held in April, 1926, a resolution to admit three Chinese members to the Municipal Council was adopted without dissent.

On Sunday, March 20, the troops of the victorious Nationalist army were in the neighborhood of Shanghai, China having utterly defeated the Northern forces opposing them. The labor unions of Shanghai are well organized and powerful bodies, in spite of the suppressive attitude of both the foreign and the former Chinese authorities toward them. They are whole-heartedly in favor of the Nationalists. These organized workers, many of whom were acquainted with the use of arms, were determined to prevent wholesale looting and killing by the retreating Northern soldiers pending the arrival of the Nationalist forces in Shanghai.

This article presents information about political developments around the world as of February 16, 1927. Someone in Shanghai has reminded the British that Shanghai is not a British city. The U.S. people continue to intervene in Nicaragua. The New York Herald Tribune for February 7 contains two dispatches which it is amusing to set side by side. Wanted: Marines, for service in China," the recruiting boards read all over the United States.

Presents letters to the editor referencing articles and topics discussed in previous issues. Discussion on the myth of a park notice in Shanghai, China; Indictment of Larry Gara, a quaker; Request for helping anti-fascists.

The article focuses on the incident which involves the arrest of a Nipponese bodyguard by American Marines in Shanghai, China. It states that the bodyguard of a Japanese general who visited the patrolled area of Shanghai was arrested due to their failure to conform in their agreement with the U.S. to seek permission in advance before entering policed zones. As a result, it says that the U.S. issued a notice to the Japanese government which temporarily terminates the Japanese-American trade deal.

The article reports on the cotton-textile industry in China as of May 21, 1949. It is said that Communist armies have entered Shanghai where about fifty percent of the industry operate. It discusses the problem that the industry will be faced with under the Communist regime, including shortage of supply of raw cotton since there will allegedly be no more gifts of this material from the Economic Cooperation Administration or the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA).

Focuses on the publication a Chinese man named Li Chie-chen's adventures in Shanghai. Arrest of Li by Kuomintang spies; Relevance of Li's arrest with his status as a patriot; Collaboration of the Kuomintang and the police of the International Settlement in the killing of radicals.

The article discusses the progressive economy of Shanghai, China. It relates that the city has taken almost without an effort the great trade that once centred in Canton. It states that every year shows a greater amount of tonnage in the Woosung river and larger exports of tea, silk, and cotton. It outlines the lifestyle of the people in this place. It mentions food, attractions and things that full foreigners to Shanghai.

The article describes the economic conditions in Shanghai, China after the first year of ruling by Communists. The province has experienced unemployment in various industries such as rubber and cotton textile, papermaking, and silk-weaving. The Communists also impacted the province's business community by forcing government loan. Businesses that suffered the most due to falling prices include restaurants, fashion shops, and department stores. There is also slight chance of real reform in Communist policy.

Focuses on the armed forces of Shanghai, China. Claims that if trouble comes in Shanghai and there is blood-shed and the twenty thousand troops are called into action; Report that a majority of the British and American missionary community believes in the Chinese and in their capacity for self-government; Attitude toward Hankow agreement; Comments on remote foreign community in China; Information about Nationalist movement that has a certain amount of Russian backing.

The article examines U.S. export trade focusing on Far Eastern trade as of March 15, 1930. Attention is paid to the export of manufactured goods such as electrical equipment, the export of tin and rubber to southeastern Asia including China, Japan, and Australia. The business conditions in China focusing on Shanghai and Manchuria, as well as the development of the textile industry are also discussed. The economic conditions in Japan are addressed as well.