Militarists Know Nothing But Force, Says Head of Legislative Yuan ECLATING that China, with Shanghai, Oct, 5.. the belief that the basis of all relations between civilized states is the observance of treaties solemnly entered into by them, is fighting against Japanese aggreslsion in order to uphold this principle, Mr. Sun Fo,.the president jof the Legislative Yuan, in a sury vey of the Sino-Japanese situation, stated yesterday that the Japanese military leaders have not only {treated as scraps of paper the various treaties to which' Japan is fa signatory, but have pursued a policy aiming at dismembering land subjugating China, Japanese militarism was described {aly and Germany have been most by Mr. Sun as the heart and soul of "This ce-operation on a basis of the Tokyo Government since 1031, equality and reciprocity between living on lawlessness and aggression. [China and the Western Powers has and understanding no language but resulted in nothing but good for the force. But, Mr, Sun stated, Japanese real interests of all the parties con-militarism cannot survive 'a defeat, jeered, "It has, for one thing, ereatand China is now prepared to ad-fed an atmosphere of mutual respect minister to it the blow. Mr. Sun's Jand goodwill, without which it were statement continues—vain to expect peace and security not "So far as our people and Govern ment are concerned, the issue we only in the Far East, but also clseare fighting for in the present Sino-Polley of Dismemberment Japanese war Is clear' as daylight.
It is nothing more nor less than our "Unfortunately the policy of the national existence. Whatever Japan-Japanese militarists and their Gov-military leaders and their spokesernment towards China has been the men may say to the contrary, it is reverse of that pursued by the West also equally clear, judging by' their jem Powers. While on the one hand ast and present actions, what they jit alms at' dismembering and sub-bre after in China. The long serier Jugating China, it also strives on the of incidents, beginning from the ther hand to prevent economic and occupation of Manchuria and culancial ce-operation between China minating in the present undeclared fand the rest of the world, What else war, shows beyond a. shadow bhut that can be the significance of doubt that the Japanese Army and the "Hands off China" declaration Navy want to obtain, by hook or by made by a spokesman of the Japanese crook, complete domination over Foreign Omce on April 10th, 1934, to China, Powers having interests in China? "Moreover, Japanese: militarists and China to Honour Treaties their Government have also. made many attempts to coerce China "ro attain that end, Japanese ako up an aggressive and hostile military leaders and their' spokesmen attitude towards a friendly nelghhave not hesitated to treat as scraps bouring state—the U.S. R._'The of paper the Covenant of the League conclusion of the Sino-Soviet Pact of of Nations, the Nine Power Treaty, Non-Aggression is China's fal and the Briand-Kellogg Pact. We answer to that coercion. The Pact do not know how America, Great means exactly what it says—no more Britain, Germany, France and Italy Jand no less, regard' their treaty obligations "Japanese militarism, which has visva-vis a treaty-breaking nation been the heart and coul of Uke Japan, but on our part, the Japanese Government singe people and Government are deter-1931, "lives on lawlessness and mined to honour ours, and to see aggression, Tt understands "no lawlessness and the tearing language but force. The environ:
ties by any state, however mont it thrives on is hatred and dis-Powerful, dees not pay. The Chinese cord. But it cannot survive a defeat, people and Government firmly be-'China, strong in the conviction that lieve that the basis of all relations Justice and Right are on her side in between civilized states is the obser-the present Sinoapanese War, Is vance of treaties solemnly entered prepared to administer. Japanese into by them. A breach" of this militarism that needed blow. It is Principle, if allowed to. go unchal-Jour only chance for national survival Tenged, would undermine the whole fand affords the best guarantee for fabric of international relations. lasting peace in the Far Bast,"
Aghting, therefore, to uphold this against Japanese lawless-aggression, China is doing something that deserves the full
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