Chungking, July 7.
A denunciation of Japan for alleged violation ofthe Covenant of the League of Nations, the Washington Treaty and the Kellogg Pact is con~ tained in a message addressed to the nations of the world by General Chiang Kai-shek on the occasion of the second anniversary of the Sino-'Japanese hostilities. China, he said, was fighting to uphold' the principles of these agreements, and he appealed to the signa~ tories to them to give China assistance in her struggle.
At the_same time, General Cheng Cheng, Minister of Political Affairs of the Generalissimo's headquarters, issued a statement today, predieting that China would win the war in 1941. He based this prediction by comparing the strengths of the two forces, and fon the question of man-power and replenishment of supplies.—Reuter. by the Father of the Chinese Repub-ie, the late Dr. Sun Yat-sen, remains and will remain the watchword of China's policy in national reconstruction. China appreciates foreign cooperation not only in maintaining her ancial stability in wartime but even more in tackling the still greater problems of economic rehabilitation That will follow in the wake of hostilities.
At the same time, Western Powers can_no longer ignore the fact that Japan's undisguised acts of lawless-hess and international brigandage in the present Far Eastern conflict constitute a real and serious menace to their own vital political and' economic interests, They must fully grasp the far-reaching international signifeance of these acts, namely, that clearly it is Japan's set policy to seek: the conquest of China as a steppingstone toward. attempting to realize her lustful ambition of achieving the mastery of Asia, hegemony in the Pacific and eventual domination ove the world,
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