The Archive · 1938

Shanghai Protest

Another protest against German recognition of Manchoukuo was issued yesterday, in the form of a manifesto, by the United Association of Chinese Civic and Cultural Organizations of Shanghai. This manifesto spoke of the association's deep resentment and indignation on hearing the news, and called the move a violation of the solemn pledge given by the German nation five years ago, Refusing to believe that the announcement represents the true attitude and spirit of the best German people, the manifesto stated that the Nazi Party had betrayed China, and concluded by reaffirming the stand that China will never consent to the forcible detachment of Manchuria from the administrative and territorial integrity of China,

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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