Dr. Wellington Koo Speaks to Assembly: Japan's Aggression is Denounced .pon towns and elfes, many without {he east mliary slgnidcanc," the athless Bombings and is continuing the invasion with fil her army, navy and alr force.
"atig an aggression against the territorial integrity "and existing There have been repeated ruthless bombings of elviligns and women and children refugees in various oilway stations. Even the diplomatic. re-Presentatives of a friendly Power on flelal business away from the actual Battle area have been bombed and machinesquoned by Japanese planes, Japan's utter disregard of international law dnd common humanity Tog Fespecting' nan-combatants 15-0 race' to civilization."
"The grave situation which Japan-(ye aggression has thus created so After, references to the Japanese fAcet's "daily bombardments of both areas at Skanghal, overfewing with eivilims, "and congested, "Industrial Pootung:" and the "illegal blockade fof the China coast" the statement "For the facts of the case I beg leave to refer to statements. which For Eastern erals has now éethitely "developed into @ world frist, Japan's aggression not only Trreiens the independent, teritoral Integrity of China, but toa menace ing the' peace of the word, cmerefore itis the ballet of the CChinese Government and people that the League should undertake erective Measures to stop the Infolereble cone tinuance of Japan's" ageresson. and her atrocious activities In China and {o uphold internation treaties money also hope that the United [Japanese conflict, Uhat Article XVIt for the Covenant is also applicable, in the name of my country, 1 hereby Invoke "Articles XI, and of the of the Leap fud that other non-member. nations With Far astern interest wil kee Weise, contribute to. general effort heck Japanese aggression and. being may be apr for the situation under said Articles"
Memorandum 'The document ended with the signature of Dr. Wellington Koo, The memorandum, submitted with' the appeal, deals with "developments in the Ching situation since August 30, Including" polities!" and military" Deets of the fighting and the deciara-{on of a naval blockade, and also refers, to alleged Japanese bombing of ed Cross units," indiscriminate attacks on non-combatants and. the 'Swanton destruction" of' educational and cultural institutions, Law and morality have given Fifth place to violence and_anarch the Rremorandum. states. "Intoxicated by the lust for conquest, the lavad
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