Hongkong, June 12.
ENOWING his plea for peace, Mr. Wang Ching-wei, former deputy general executive of the Kuomintang and vice-president of the National Defence Council, today issued a new statement here under the title "The Truth About Resistance."
Replying to a letter from "An Overseas Comrade" who said that, while "placing the fullest confidence in Mr. Wang's policy and in the sincerity of his action in publishing his peace proposals," he had some doubts as to the appropriateness of the procedure taken by Mr. Wang, the statement aims at clarifying his position, "Should the extinction of China be the sole objective of Japan, then we have no alternative but to continue to fight. But Japan has put forward terms of peace which, properly interpreted, cannot be regarded as des-ironing China as an independent nation. Why cannot we talk peace?", Mr. Wang stated.
Referring to a current assertion that "war will soon break out in Europe, so why should we want Peace at this time?", the statement sai that "the actual position prevailing in Europe now is indecisive: while preparing for war, great efforts are being made to maintain peace."
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