SUPPORT FOR CHINA

Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 89, 12 October 1937, Page 10

SUPPORT FOR CHINA

CIVILISED WORLD NANKING APPRECIATION "INVASION AN OBJEC' LESSON" The following cablegram was 1 ceived by the Chinese Consul fro Nanking last night:— > In a Press interview today,, tl Minister of Foreign Affairs, Wai Chung-hui, made a statement exprei ing the sincere appreciation of tl Chinese Government and people 1 garding the moral and spiritual su port from various quarters. "The resolution and two repor adopted by the League Assembly < the subject of the present Sin Japanese conflict," he said, "althouj falling short of the action China t lieved might have been taken und the principles of the League Covenai clearly demonstrate that the enti civilised tworld at least spiritual stands behind China in her prese fight against the aggressor. Tl League reports further take cognisan of the important fact that Japai action is a breach of her treaty, oblig tions, notably those under the Nir Power Treaty and the Kellogg-Briai Pact, and cannot be justified. ' It hoped that positive measures w soon be devised to call a halt to Japa ese wanton violations of internation treaties and the elementary principl of justice and humanity." RESTORING SANCTITY OF TREATIES. Referring to the American State E partment's statement and Preside Roosevelt's speech,' Mr. Wang sa that the principles enunciated affordi a timely basis for the collaboration the League and the United States in concerted effort to terminate intt national aggression. Mr. Wang pr ceeded: "The consensus of civilis* opinion, both within and without tl League, has been that, important i struments of peace have been brok< in the Far East. The problem facir civilised society is how to restore tl sanctity of international treaties .ai rescue the world'from reversipn to* state of international anarchy. Even in the Far East since September 1 1931, culminating in Japan's prese: large-scale invasion of Chinese teri tory, constitute an object lesson to 1 all, namely, that mere reiteration ' pious hopes and resolutions will be ; restraint upon Japan's aggressii actions. If peace is to be .restored : this part of the world peace-lovit nations must be prepared to take po: tive measures to defend the laws ar principles which form the very bas of civilisation." POISON GAS USED AGAIN. At 2 o'clock this morning 200 Japa ese "dare-to-dies" approached tl Chinese wire entanglements at Loti< and met death before their task ■ cutting the wires was accomplishe Heavy fighting £. continuing at Wer saopang after an unsuccessful attem; to storm the Chinese lines. The Japa ese employed gas again, resulting.: 24 deaths. This time pure and simp poison gas was used. The Chinese lir remains intact. The enemy dug in : the south creek bank. T,he Chine: fiercely counter-attacked the Japane: in the remaining trenches. There is further verification that ; Lotien the Japanese, on October 4 at: 5, used suffocating gas besides tear ar sneezing gas. The Japanese used dur dum bullets at Lotien in a despera attempt to break through the Chine; line'. Kiangwah arid Chapei remai quiet. * . EVIDENCE OF UNITY : CHINESE GENERALS' ALLEGIANCE (Received October 12,' 2.10 p.m.) SHANGHAI, October 11. General Han . Fu-chu,' Governor < Shantung Province, has declared h allegiance to the Nanking Goven ment and is personally commandin troops fighting against Japan.. Generi Ma Chan-shan, who raised the revo against Japan in Manchuria, has r> appeared at the head of the army i Suiyuan/ General Iwane Matsui, the Japanes Commander-in-Chief at Shanghai, hj left the warship from which he hs directed the operations and is nopersonally leading the armies in tfc field. Japanese planes were active all da; They also bombed Canton.