Madame Chiang Kai-shek Speaks to America Over Radio: Japan's Aggression Denounced Nanking, Sept. 12, EWILDERMENT at the silence of western nations in the face evening, of Japan's war against China, which is "resulting in massacres, demolition of homes and dislocation of business," was! expressed by Madame Chiang Kai-shek in a special broadcast to! America this morning.
"If the whole Occidental world is indifferent to all this and abandons its treaties," she declared, "we in China, who hat laboured for years under the stigma of cowards, will do our best'
"Wo. will try to Meht," she added "aniit we win or are really beater to our broken "knees, even If our food earth, with all lis history and cares, 1s sleeped with Blood and swept by fie. and destroyed."
Deploring. the tragic accidents shanghai, "which caused death, in-Jury and' aulfering to Americans and other "residents, Madame Chiang Kal-shek stated that "such accidents could never have happened had 'Rot been for the fact that the Japan so brought the war into Shanghai bby' using! the. Settlement "s a base for military operations.
japanese miltariats We to. thet people and He to. the world," she Continued "In accusing Chico. of re forting to the spreading of cholera {Ferma among the Japanese troops in 'Shanghai, just because for Ave weeks apanese' troops have been unable to bring Chinato her Knees! as. they "they Used the concentrated weight of the. most. modern Impl Svar, but our soldiers are Preconeelved Pian "Japan Is acting on a preconceived plan "ta" conquer' China, Curiously, fieema to have. secured. thei spell-Bound silence, Utering the. simple "This is nbt war day of savages, and property can be done "Hf auch calelatedulnaton of failed hosttties have whats going to happen now th the' Japanese. have. begun carrying out their threat to crush China come 'Expressing fears for the safety of 'American and European women and children, Madame Chiang said, "We Chinese" groatly value the services which missionaries' of all" countries have given to our people, and it is swith sinesee regret that T hind myself compelled to assist In arranging their evacuation within "the immediate future"
Thanks Expressed fof the Generalissimo, that "Wwe in China are striving prove worthy of their unfalling Bperation and encouragement fence of the land of our ancestors" tion guidance and conduct and the [dcatheknell of the supposed moral [superiority of the Occidental?
Will Fight On "At the whole of the Occidental world is indifferent to. all this and abandons its treaties, we in' China who have laboured for years under the stigma of cowards will do our best, We wilt try to fight ti we win or till we are really beaten to Jour broken knees even if our good earth with all iis history and cares {s'steeped with blood, swept by fre and destroyed, "Perhaps you can hear over the radio the noise of the cannonade but Inidden "from. your hearing (hough hope ringing in your heart) are the tries of the dying, the pain of the masses of wounded, and the tumult for the crashing buildings. "And from [your sight. Is" hidden the suffering] and' starvation of the great army wandering. terrified innocent home-the falling tears" of ths and' the smoke and the Rames of their burning houses. Good eye everybody."
introducing the speaker to the lence, the Foreign Minister, Chiung-hui, stated tha rllet'work"Reuter summary and Central News.
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