To the Editor of the "Norta-Cumya Day News"
'Sm—Why waste further time on impassioned and finely phrased appeals to the reason or morality of individuals whose ears are attuned only to the roar of exploding bombs failing' on non-combatants, and whose nerves are all a-jangle because a larger accomplishment in human slaughter has so far been denied them?
An evening spent in listening to Japanese official shortwave broadcasts is all that is necessary to convince anyone that reports of successful bloody bombings enriched with sickening details is all that matters in
could be taken to serve notice on "The opportunity, however, peace organizations that now is the time for them to: make their loudest ions.
If they overlook the present opportunity to vigorously protest against has the ruthless annihilation of thousands of non-combatants, refugees. hospital staffs, women and children in open towns and cities of China, they likewise must remain mute when: the same terrible fate overtakes the hapless citizens of Tokyo, Osaka and other densely populated localities, and at no far distant date, The Japanese High Command is now inviting, and by word and deed publicly outlining in detail, and making "lawful the dreadful identical procedure to be followed by the fleets of hostile bombers that without doubt are being prepared at this time at a well-known northern port, for action against their own homeland, and all friends of Japan will stand aghast at the fate that undoubtedly awaits many thousands of her innocent citizens.
If the Japanese High Command has never felt the heed of recognising the operations of the Law of Retribution. it appears that they are likely to personally make its acquaintance on a scale that may even embarrass some of their most blood-thirsty' colleagues.
Another phase of this ruthless bombing of Chinese towns and villages is its effect on the Chinese Army. If any stiffening of morale were needed, no more effective specific could possibly be devised, but its major effect is likely to be seen at a later date.
After Japanese military strategy has exhausted its supreme efforts in attempts to break through Chinese defence lines, the staggering cost of the operations, in terms of rivers of wasted Japanese blood, is likely to ultimately have a sobering effect on some of the leaders and a condition of stalemate result. When the order comes to "cease firing" for peace negotiations, will the Chinese soldiers obey their own office Only a Japanese optimist would expect them to do so, and then shall we hear further protests from peace societies when retreating armies are not permitted "peacefully" to board their own transports?
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.