Refutation of Japanese Claims Over Causes of Present Crisis The *North-China Daily News" has vecelved from the Groater Shanghai Chinese General Chamber fof" Commerce copy of a letter! which has been. addressed to the members of the Leagi of Nations Commission of Inquiry refuting the Japanese claims with regard to feauses leading to the Sino-Japanese Jdispute. The writers say, inter this stage it is quite futile to argue with Japan about right and wrong. But'as the Japanese, while perpetrating every imaginable trans-Rression and atrocity, moralise at the same time on the righteousness of their cause, something ought to
in the world who are deceived said. "There [sno lack of people [Japan's energetic and unscrupulous: propaganda. Then there are also transgressions, opportunity to' take side with Japan to defame China in the eyes of the world, Por these reasons, the true aspects. of the present crisis have been hidden away from the public abroad. Moreover, China has not} been able to. follow Japan's to. demand satisfaction through destruction and massacre, therefore the world's attention has not been drawn to her grievances, though they are far more numerous and beyond comparison with those! alleged by Japan. Even those who fave most emphatic in. their condemnation of the Japanese actions in"Manshuria and Shanghai are under the impression that China Jat least fo be blamed for furni ne For these actions......No effort is being made in this letter dwell on the events in Manchuria since September 18 and Shanghai since January 28 for they are. too self-speaking to need much com
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