"The Japanese Navy has declared an illegal blockade of the entire coast of China, while Japanese war planes are systematically conducting air raids over cities and towns in 13 Provinces, somè of which lie hundreds of miles inland.
"China, notwithstanding all her handicaps, found herself obliged to resist this renewed armed invasion. A bitter conflict between the ruthless invaders, who seek to impose their will by force, and determined defenders. who wish to ¿save their country and protect iheir people, is raging at this moment.
Settlement Base a result of the Japanese using the International Settlement as a base of their military operation to attack the Chinese in Shanghai, foreign lives and property also suffered grievous lo Japan, in the grip of a ruthless war party, has openly resorted to force as an instrument of policy and has let loose gigantic, powerful war machines to seek the domination and conquest of China and the Asiatic mainland.
"The real object of Japan's pol disclosed when the Japanes after the last reinforcements attacked and occupied not only Tientsin but also Peiping.
"Can international law and treaty obligations always be disregarded with impunity? Do we accept lawlessness as inevitable, and are we prepared to see it extend its tentacles unchecked to destroy peace and orde: in the world?
"It seems to me that something can be done if we ourselves still respect the treaties we have signed and the Covenant we have solemnly declared to uphold, "Edge of Wedge"
"The illegal blockade of the coast of China jeopardizes the established tights of navigation and commerce, and it should be repudiated. It is the thin edge of a wedge against the freedom of the seas."
"The situation in Europe," Dr, Koo declared, "is really not unconnected with the situation in the Far East. It is a natural consequence of the failure to enforce the obligations of the Covenant at.the time the Manchurian crisis was before the League.
Further attempts of the Japanese to attack the Chimei Road and Huang-hsing Road area from Hsiangying Road, the spokesman declared, had been frustrated.
Japanese warships which unsucce: fully attempted to land troops at Machiao, Tulin and Chinshenkang at Pootung have left for the lower section of the Whangpoo, the spokesman concluded.
No less than 30 Chinese civilians were killed on Tuesday when Japanese aircraft bombed the' Nan-siang Station on the Nanking-Shanghai Railway, it was learned here yesterday.
At 605 o'clock in the afternoon a squadron of several enemy planes were reconnoitring the Nanziang area before they dropped a number of bombs on the station. A part of the station buildings were damaged by the bombs, most of which hit the platform.
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