Washington, Sept. 25.
The Japanese Army in China has placed itself "beyond the pale of humanity" through indiscriminate bombing of civilian areas, destruction of poison gue De C. T Wang poison gas, Dr. C. T, Wang, Chinese Ambassador to the United States, charged to-day.
Dr. Wang, who read the statement to the correspondents with obvious deep feeling and emotional emphasis, said he was presenting the Department of State with the charges that the Japanese "wilfully perpetrated such infamous deeds" and cannot escape the responsibility for having "grossly violated the principles of humanity and international law."
He contended that the Japanese Army resorted to the use of poison gas in at least two areas—Nankow Pass and Kuan, in Hopei province—demonstrating adequately "that the Japanese Army has ignored rules of "N.C.D.N." Photo.
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