The Archive · 1938

Envoy's Words Denounced

"This was one of the most terrible statements ever made by-an Ambas: Sedor in-a civilized country." declared Mr. Victor Gollancz, of the well-Known British publishing house, re-forting yesterday to the statement made on the previous day by Mr Shigeru Yoshida, Japanese Ambas~ fedorIn London, that the "Canton Gombings were undertaken to demoralize the Chinese people."

The Japanese Ambasstor made the statement to a deputation of the China" Campaign Committee who visited him on Tuesday. Mr. Gol: annex wae speaking before a meting of the China Campaign Committee At Queen's Hall.

The Bishop of Chelmsford, the Rt. Rev. Henry Albert Wilson, was sub-rected to..proloneed jeering and heckling during the meeting when The urged that "force should not be nited to Inve Janan to abandon the The Bishop suggested that an "attempt should be made to convince the Japanese that they are losing "Face" throughout the world."

After the meeting, numbers people marched t the Jnoanese Em-bessy carrying placards bearing the iuserlotion "Stop the Bombing, Boycott Japanese goods."—Reuter,

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