Nanking, Sept. 14.
America's neutral policy was criticized as untenable both theorem tically and factually by the "Morning Post" a leading daily here, in its editorial to-day.
Any country which has signed a treaty opposing aggression, the paper declared, is invariably on hostile stand against the aggressor and can, in no way, be neutral.
As a.pFomoter and contracting party of the Nine-Power Treaty and the Kellogg Peace Pact, which aim at maintaining international peace and checking aggression, the United States, the paper argued, should not declare itself neutral "and stand aloof in the present Sino-Japanese hostilities, if she wants to uphold the sanctity of these two paèts. Neutrality in this case is indeed deplorable both morally and legally.
Continuing, the paper pointed out that the American neutrality would indirectly encourage Japanese aggression. The reason why Japan has repeatedly declared opposition to the interference of third powers with the Sino-Japanese crisis is apparently that she wants to have a free hand in her subjugation of China and she will be only too glad if all third powers declare themselves neutral.
If Japan should succeed in conquering China, she would continue her southward advance and then the Philippines would be the next victim of her aggression, the journal predicted. If and when this happens the interests of the United States in the Pacific and even her own safety would be threatened, International peace and security, ihe paper further pointed out, can not be realized through the efforts of a sole country, but through the ce-operation, of all peace-loving nations in presenting a bulwark against the aggressor or aggressors.
Concluding, the paper asked the American people to urge their government to enforce the Nine-Power Treaty and Kellogg Peace Pact and check the aggression of Japan—Central News.
Washington, Sept. 13, Ten Senators and Representatives to-day telegraphed the six peace organizations favouring the application of the Neutrality Act against Japan and China. Formal déclaration of war would not be necessary for application of the Act, the message said—United Press.
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