"We need' arms and ammunition: jwe need help for the millions of In-/nocent homeless women and children whom treaties have failed to protect, and for the tens of thousands of wounded. At the same time we want. your ce-operation to prevent Japan getting money to continue her aggre That can be done by buying from, and selling nothing to, the Japanese, Let no. ship leave American shores with arms, ammunition, or any cargo for Japan which wilh be used for Killing thousands upon thousands of Innocent and peace-loving Chinese.
"We refuse to believe.that militarist Japan can defy the overwhelming force of the world's conscience and pressure, In fact, after the exhibition that has' been going on for the past eleven weeks right here at Shanghai we know she cannot, Do you realize that we, ill-armed and unready Chinese, held up the most modern machine for murder and massacre all these weeks mostly with our flesh and blood and manual weapons? We did not move till Mesh and blood could endure it no longer. Can you not realize then how easy it will be, if they wish, for the Powers to compel the Japanese to abandon their pre-datary policies, "As you all know, the nations of the world are soon meeting at Brussels seek a peaceful settlement of the Sino-Japanese situation on the basis fof the Nine Power Treaty. It is therefore timely to ask what will be America's attitude at that conference, and what eoncrele steps will she be prepared to take in concert with other: powers to back up the Nine Power {Japan has, however, found something else much more of a surprise to her. Utterly unexpectedly' she finds China up and fighting as she never fought before: fighting with courage and skill out of all imagin-ling. China has consequently caused two things to be revealed: first, that we Chinese are not cowards, and second, and of greater significance, that Japan fs not invincible. Even though we be overwhelmed we have pricked a bubble, or exposed a bogey, For the wide world to see. And what the combined great Powers can now well ask themselves is: Why be afraid any longer to insist upon proper Fespect for the sanctity of treaties in Jorder to ensure the preservation of mankind?" Why be afraid, indeed? But if the world Is still afraid then the whole outlook is black and for~ bidding.
"T imagine your asking what you can do about it? You can do a lot.
The Past Experience "America has so vital a place in determining what the future of the world is going to be that we In China Jare anxious about her attitude at this conference. Is it going to be an assertive one in support of a deter-Imined move to have treaties honoured, jor, will it be negative for the sake fof: salving conscience and avoldin trouble? We are anxious because we saw the League of Nations become Impotent before the fait accompli of seized Manchuria. Since then much has gone wrong in the world, and we fear lest China will once again be victimized, and betrayal come to the hopes of all weak nations, The eyes Gf these centries are fixed upon America because they sadly need leadership; because they are waiting to see If the days of treaties and inter~ national law are dead. And all law-abiding peoples are watching because
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