Washington, Sept, 21.
The Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Hull, to-day announced that the United States had made a vigorous representation to Japan against the proposed mass aerial bombardment of Nenking.
According to Mr. Hull, the protest originated in Tokyo with the American Ambassador to Japan, Mr. Joseph C. Crew. It was then repeated to the Japanese Ambassador. Mr, Hirosi Saito, by the acting Secretary of State, Mr, R. Walton Moore. The action was taken shortly after the Japanese announced their intention to bomb Nanking.
Mr. Hull pointed out that the basis of the protest was the lack of authority under international or any other law for such action, coupled with the American warning to her cuplomatic representatives at Nanking to evacuate the seat of the Chinese government.
Department of State officials asserted that the Japanese were not authorized by any law to jeopardize the continuance of American relations with the Chinese Government.
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