A Chinese soldier, wounded in allies in the heavy places, typical of the many casu-ighting' around Shanghai 'This summaries the attitude of! the Chinese Press towards the pres. fent movement to bring about peace and 'a "cessation of fostlitis be. 'Chinese and. Japanese forces, according to a survey by the Kuo. Stin News' Agency. rising the Japanese pro belie ache "an 2 the. people, the stew by the Japanese forees. pressing upon' the Government Leaders' the necessity of sending! troops. immediately here for the recovery of the lost territory lorder to uphold the nation's prestige, strongly-worded messages have been despatched to. Loyang. by. local Chinese. The following is & trans lation of from. the "China Times," in'an ait rial to- St Kuomintang. to ay, strikes a note of warning to Chiang Kai-shek and Mr. {ie Government when I dears: Wang Ching-wel;—Sudgimg. from the lack of good "Five months have elapsed since fathom the part of the Japenese the Japanese occupied the Three has been eloquently proved by Eastern Provinces. So far the!
terms originally agreed-upon aboard their "sudden repudiation ofthe (Government has failed to. send troops to restore the lost territory. TERNES. "Kent andthe substitution therefore of unreasonable and harsh "The Japanese troops have now fermg—any indication on the part of invaded Shanghai for over a month. our Government to negotiate, wil Gur officers and.men in the. Shang-Involve the danger of being ither hal front were forced to withdraw fevcreed or called into. accepting dae to lack of reinforcements, Such humiliating terms, While not believe that cur Government Eemsequence of "thin, the people Throughout the country are highly would do anything like that it may indignant at. the Government's be useful, however, to make it cleat at the oatsct that'any pence: which "The Central Government recent is tantamount to a surrender will be ued a cirealar telegram to the absolutely unaceepiable to: the peo: ple of Shangha a ing the Government has seat to Loyang with "Only pence based upon terms of the. avowed intention of offering] justice and equality can ever be ae: prolonged resistance against Japan. ceptable. to the people. in other the preterit situation has become! words, any' peace proposals must be more serious than ever before, we! conditional upon the acceptance: Jdrav your attention to the following Sapanese of "responsibility. forthe ich must be carried unprovoked attack, reservation order to resist China of the right to demand full the enemy compensation for damages, and the from extermination;—The despatch fundamental ible of non-imshanghai of a strong force impairment of China's sovereignty and rely to launch a tack, territorial integrity. Should the against the Japanes the Japanese refuse to accept these military officers and men of the minimum conditions, then we would Manchurian Army be strictly order-have no alternative but to continue ed to rush to Shanhaikuan within to evince an undaunted spirit in de-ifed time and recover the Jost fence of our national. ferrite territory; and that the foreign against the Japanese invasion. Al-diplomatic authorities must be given though we are fully aware that stob to understand that the Mukden in-entail heavy sacrifices cident and the Shanghai imbroglio we should not fare to be dealt with as one issue such sacrifices and that "no treaties violating] ict like suffer upon Chi sovereignty are to be sign-the Japanese and exact a return led by the Government. for their wanton aggression."
"Peace with Japan is to be re-The "Sinwanpao" says that any stored only under the, condition reasonable terms, such as the per that we have recovered our lost manent demilitatisation of Shanghai, must be firmly rejected as they pensation for losses caused sand Heceived full com: fare' absolutely unacceptable to the the war. While we observe it people. "Why should Chinese troops ternational law, Japan ignores Met be stationed on our own nation: while we respect the foreign medi fal territory? it asks. If the pur-tors, Japan looks down upon them; Pose is to' prevent any clash, then and' when we keep our promise, the most logical thing to do is for JJapan break hers. the Japanese to restore the status "You are all veteran Kuomintang, [quo ante, "Moreover, troops of other leaders and are now urged to {foreign Powers have also been sta-the national " forces personally' tioned in the International Settlement. On what occasion has thers Jagainst the Japanese aggressors in lorder to drive the latter away from lever been any clash between Chi China. The countersmen will eon-nese and these foreign tinue to render you effective assist The paper points out that if Japan Jance and are prepared to lay down must preserve her "face" or pre-their lives for the country." side, China has, also er prestige preserve. Any peace to Similar messages have also been mutually acceptable must be based despatched to Loyang by the Ger upon a mutual respect of national feral Labour Union, the Shanghai rights and prestige—Kuo Min, Citizens' Federation, the Postal Employees Labour Union, and others.
National Govt. Critieizea Declaring they are prepared to The weak policy of the Loyang make supreme sacrifices in the cause Government in "dealing with the fof national defence, the local mem-japanese military operations in bers of the Kuomintang have formed Shanghai is being sharply criticized Shanghai District Kuomintang Na-by the various Chinese public ional Salvation Association for the organisations, it being alleged that crinal cireumatances brought abou purpose of meeting the present ab-the failure on part of the Government to rush' reinforcements to as.a result of the Sino-Japanese hos-Shanghai is, responsible for, the|tl fies. A mass meeting is being withdrawal of the 19th Route Army and the subsequent occupation of large.areas in Chapel, Kiangwan,
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