LEAD BY CHINA
WILL YIELD SOVEREIGNTY
Mr. Soong said that Mr. Roosevelt's vision, faith, statesmanship, and courage had brought victory within sight. "In a tribute to his memory let us concert our efforts to complete the important task ahead in the fullest measure," he said. "China, perhaps more than any other nation, understands the necessity for .this conference. China has endured* every misery that predatory aggression .can impose. To ensure fulfilment of our aims for an effective international security organisation we must lose no time. ~
"If there is any message that my country wishes to giVe it is that we are prepared, in conjunction with other nations, to yield if necessary part of our sovereignty to the new international organisation in the interest of collective security.
"We must all be- ready to make some sacrifices in order to have effectiveness.
"We of the Chinese delegation come from a part of the world with teeming populations whom the cataclysm of this war has stirred to the very depths of their souls. They have witnessed the rise and fall of mighty empires, have gauged the depths of villainies perpetrated by brute fore?. They now strive ardently to attain the common goal of human liberty within a commonwealth of free peoples."
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXIX, Issue 99, 28 April 1945, Page 8
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208LEAD BY CHINA Evening Post, Volume CXXXIX, Issue 99, 28 April 1945, Page 8
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