Dr. Quo received tremendous applause when he was introduced to the, audience.
Ins, Paul V. MeNult, chairman of the local chapter of the United China: Relief Fund and wife of the Federal Security Administrater. directed the rally at Constitution Hall, which was hield to mark the opening of the drive to obtain USSs.000000 for relict work in China, China was well on the road to] unity. and strength. both moral and physical, when Japan struck," Mr. Built. 'a close frlena of the Pres Went, said.
"One of the chief reasons why! Japan attacked China in 1937 was to stop. the progress China was making.
"The strength of China was grove ing 40 fast that the Japanese, who know that the Chinese are superior to tht. not only in numbers but in endurance and intelligence, saw slipping away rapidly their chanees to reduce Chico to the same con-ition of abject slavery that they had Imposed on Korea.
Mr. Bullitt, recalling a visit to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek in 1034, revealed that the Generalissimo had' predicted to him that Japan. would attack China and while admitting that the Japanese would win. battles, China's leader had convinced him that China would win the war.
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