To the Bator of the "Normt-Chuna Day News"
SmI see from your issue of today' that In the Chinese. controlled areas "around Shanghai. the" death penalty is meted out for "rumour mongering."
seems to me that similar action Gf not. quite so strong) by the Conular" Body regarding foreign offend my betise on. Hungened. back By. and less than four piecen" "Just Ties, "pure lies. Several foreign residents as far out! jes Rubicon Road have remained in [occupation of their houses throughout the "troubles, going to. town each morning and' returning in the even it possible to make a nice round of {the roads as far as. Rubicon Rosd without any" interference rom any-Jone. All is peaceful and serene. out there and nothing but courtesy" was received from the Chinese regular troops.
'Ponce Preservation Corps have now replaced the Regulars. and, being nothing. ike' so well disciplined as the Regulars, gue must walt and see how they behave, but "up. to. the present the Writer has noticed nothing untoward except that Instead of the smile one got from the Regulars the PPC. ore rather. sulla "My" suggestion to residents of the itungiso district is to return to their homes even if they do find It neces: sry to be Indoors before dark. shanghat Aug. 31.
3. If the neutral Powers do not voluntisily cease shipping evins and Umimunition to China, Japan will put ftvalop 10 It by force.
That all "this voauiully "worded sate Now, my friendly the understand the Japanese tind understanding will produce a Tong list of authoritative dicta from dusty tomes of international taw, and fell ove themselves of spirited" and Vehement eloquence, "theoretically proving beyond u doubt that Japan fag no right to do what it is doing, and threatens to do if its request 10 foutral Powers Is nob heeded.
"His submitted that n realistic op~ preciation of this Japanese statement not expressed in arguing that It ix Unlawful, unjustified, presumptuous fand arrogant, and thet our theorists Should save thomucives the, pain Preparing en opposing brief, and {hele auaiters tt tion of Hist ening 10 oF reading There is only one possible response from the public to such a. statement, Addressing the interested "third Powers," "the "question might "be "what are you going to do About it?"
Tu-contrast with those theorists whom T chide, T am an incorrigible calist. T know what the answer cing to be—wowledge Is based te of these "bird ince Japan started out 10
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