Hope that the mission {0 Europe' Chungking, Feb, 26,
te "American Under-Secretary." of Slate, Mr. Sumner' Welles, would result ju an early peaceful solution of the European wat was expressed this erning by the "Sto Tang Pao," of ial organ of the Chinese army.
"For national and. racial preserya-{on,"" the "paper "declared, "China was forced to" take up arms against Japan, but China deeply regrets that Burope was unable to escape the hor of war continues," that if Mr Sumner "Wels fe "ate confident," the paper
les succeeds in his mission, resulting {nan early peaceful solation of the European. war, it will be a" serious blow' to Japan's plans of furthering hor aggressive activities in the Far Enst, thing advantage of the present European unrest When Britain and France are
part of the world, Japan hopes. 10 unable fe se thi attention to the establish hegemony in the For Bast, Recent events prove that peace is inseparable.
"In order to crush Japan's aggression, we naturally hope for the realsation "of peace in" Europe in the near future," the "Sao. Fang Pao"
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