The Archive · 1937

China Surprises Japan

"Her successful tearing from the doors and windows of China those bars provided by the Nine Power 'Treaty, decided her to go further, and with more ferocity, in the hope of being able to burgle as she wished. So we find her plunging into widespread destruction of life and proper-{ty In our Iand, and, so far, she has found herself' unimpeded' by the have peace you must have the courage to work for peace, Otherwise, you may wake up one day to' find war brought to your very doors when you are still shouting from your thouse-tops for peace, isolation, and neutrality.

"How then can you help China to check Japan's aggression and defend the peace of the Far East in accordance with the terms of the treaties that should be upheld? It is our convietion that you need not go to war We do not ask you to fight our war. But short of going to war, there are many effective ways in which you jean help us and the cause for which we are fighting.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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