Treaty Signatories Have Full Responsibility: Nation Truly United to Resist Aggressor 'The necessity of international inter~ vention in' the. present undeclared 'Sino-Japanese war wae stressed. by General Chiang' alshek, President of the Executive Yuen and Com mander-in-Chief of the Chinese forces, In an exclusive. interview With g special Reuter correspondent who made the Journey to and from Nanking fu trame Hable at any time intervention is necessary not sole Soke. but for nter~ declared.
"It, the nations recognize the menace of the aggression now pro-feeding and. wish to prevent its cor sequences descending upon the whole arid, directly. of indirectly, they ald take whatever action' they fudge best sulted to avert Added, and "speaking firmly, simple truth ts that Japan took action with the object of crush China and establishing for her elt @ Continental empire, and the Signifeance of that needs no The Generalissimo and Madame Chiang Kalssheke are busily occupied frequently from eighteen to. twenty hours daily, and white the Interv was to have been for five minut I continued for almost 43, the Gen crallgsimo" himself asking various questions.
Results"
The Generalissimo was asked state what had been the net military or political result) of the const 50 being systematically destroyed "ana their representatives driven away "It is not dificult to prophesy what will happen to the trade of foreign nations it Japan should defeat our {forces and secure domination over this feountry, nor does it require special [prescience to estimate wha? will hap~ politically. There been uch Femarkable changes in interna Ulonal viewpoints since September 18, 1831, that It Ig impossible now to say what any nation will o= will not do. firmly believe China will nat be de-{eated if Japan continues her aggres-loa, Whatever the result, China will defend her country to the bitter end."
Powers' Attude The Generalissimo was, then asked [about the attitude or actions of the {orelgn Powers in the present situa riga in Shapghal.
"rhe immediate and future action lot the foreign Powers inthe present situation in the vicinity of Shanghat {fs obvious" said the Generalissimo. "ut" the' question of Intervention rests with the Powers who created the Nine' Power Treaty and. the Kellogg Peace Pact, and who organiz= fed the League of Nations with its Covenant.
"Unquestionably there Is a distinct responsibility the shoulders les for carry. Ing on of legitimate trade. Destroyed seaports benefit'no one and the sea ports are being and will be destroyed ie repiled, "There have been several results." One isto united rally-{ng of the people of China to defend {henelves gan sta ruthless foe who Alsrogards al canons of internation all sense of human decency {n"invading Ching on a" pretext. and destroying the lives and property hon-combatants whether" they. Chinese" or Forelan.
A second. result I the apparent acceptance by the Powers of the laplacement of international aw and which used as tion for chansng a country Shnexing parts of i That is what Invading. i occupying
Manchuria; and' that
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