The Archive · 1938

French Friends of China

Paris, June 9, The of the Chinese People" association sent a telegram to the League of Nations today. demanding "on behalf of the $2 French aryanization members of the Association that you take into con sideration the protest addrested by the Chinese Government against we horrors of alr bombings, "Our Association takes part in the protest, and asks that the members Jor the' League Council be informed Jot the necessity of taking all useful measures against: the violation of the recent resolution adopted by the Council," the telegram added, "Also, that the Council grant em cient ald to the victim of aggression and apply sanctions against the aggressor."

The press here this morning bitterly attacked "the recent indiscriminate fair bombings in China by Japanese planes,'

According to the Communis, ergot "L'tumanite," diplomatic protest jate useless' and" ridiculous, fiiust collar the Nipponese aggressor boycotting him and one. must assist China by giving her means of the paper concluded, "AI! this must be done very quickly."

"New York Times" Shocked New York, June 8.

The Japanese bombing of Cunton, the "New York Times" said editorial today, is "enough to arouse all. civilized Governments to. Get together in the name of "humanity and for the sake of their own cities and try 10 prevent indiscriminate Bombing in the future."

The The "New You Herald "Tribune" "termed the raids "atrocious performance" atid. said it the present systematic Gombing of Canton is anything more thea a.display of vicious temper it must. be an effort to terrorize the Cantonese into the suspension of arms shipments. This would imply the cot. fession that the Japanese air force had fatten down on its job Fupling railroad" service and. is therefore bent upon getting results by terrorism which it dlespaire yetting by marksmanship—United

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