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HULL STATES U. S. POSITION WASHINGTON, D. C, June 19.— In a statement which he permitted to be quoted, a rare procedure in his press conferences, Secretary of State Hull enunciated this governments far eastern position as follows: "This government is not concerned in the original incident at Tientsin relating to the requested delivery of the four accused Chinese. It is concerned, however, with the nature and significance of subsequent developments in their broader aspects, coupled with past and present acts and utterances in other parts of China. This government, therefore, is observing with special interest all related developments in China as they occur from day to day. I have nothing further to add today." Hull revealed that the United States had offered its good offices to Japan and Great Britain in an effort to arbitrate the differences at Tientsin and to prevent their assuming a more dangerous aspect.
