The document ended with the signature of Dr. Wellington Koo. The memorandum, submitted with the appeal, deals with developments in the China situation since August 30, including political and military aspects of the fighting and the declaration of a naval blockade, and also refers to alleged Japanese bombing of Red Cross units, indiscriminate attacks on non-combatants and the "wanton destruction" of educational and cultural institutions.
"Law and morality have given place to violence and anarchy," the memorandum states, "Intoxicated by the lust for conquest, the invader is bent upon ruthless" slaughter and wanton destruction.
"The ives of 450,000,000 people are at stake, and civilization and the security of the whole worlds in the balance."—Reuter,
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