Japan Urged to Desist from Ruthless Bombings London, Oct. 2.
"As representatives of the Christian church in Britain, we wish to express our shame and horror at the action of the Japanese air force in its several recent bombing raids on civilian centres and population in: China," declares a letter to "The Times" to-day signed by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Moderator of the Church of Scotland, the Moderator of the Federal Council of Free Churches, and the leaders of the Congregational, Presbyterian and Methodist Churches, 2
"The events of recent weeks," the letter stetes "ought to evoke from men of goodwill thtoughouf the world a general emphatic protest against such appalling and useless suffering and, still more, against the spirit of aggressive warfare whereby it has been brought about,"
"We refuse to believe," the letter adds, "that Japan is insensitive to the opinion of the civilized world, and we appeal to' her to reconsider her policy and renounce such measures."—Reuter.
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