1937-10-06 — Page 11

THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 6, 1937.

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MEETING OF PROTEST Government Urged To Give Lead To The World

POWERFUL PLEA FOR ACTION AGAINST

JAPAN

London, To-day.

Every available seat in the Albert Hall was oc- cupied when the Archbishop of Canterbury pre- sided at a public meeting of protest against Japan's aggression in China.

Before the meeting, a film entitled "Bombs Over China," depicting scenes from the war zones, was shown.

The Archbishop said they welcomed the pro- tests made by the British and United States Gov- ernments, but hitherto there had been no oppor- tunity for the mass of ordinary citizens in the Bri- tish Isles to express what was moving strongly their hearts and consciences.

After making all allowances for exaggerations inevitable in the dire there re- circumstances of war, mained only too much cause for our sense of dismay and horror. “and after all, in terms of human suffer. ing, hundreds are as eloquent as thousands." .

JAPANESE CHRISTIANS

Referring to the protest made to the Archbishop from Tokyo regard- ing his presence at the meeting, he said, "I must needs have special relations of friendship with Japan- ese Christians.

PRINCESS PAUL IN HOSPITAL

London, To-day. Princess Paul- of Yugo-Slavia, sister of the Duchess of Kent. yesterday underwent an opera- tion for appendicitis in z Lon- don nursing home.

She is making good progress. -Reuter.

"I know many of them are dis-

The Primate concluded, "We re tressed by my being here this even-cord our horror at, and emphatic ing, but I wonder how far they condemnation of, indiscriminate at- know the facts as they have reach-tacks upon civilian non-combatants ed us in this country.

by Japanese forces in China, and

"But even between friends, urge the British Government to conscience cannot be silenced take the lead in securing such con- and conscience forbids us to certed action by economic measures- maintain a silence" which might or otherwise as may prevent their be taken to mean acquiescence.” 'continuance.”

TIENTSIN FIGHTING

The Primate added, “We make our appeal to the Government and people of Japan to restrain the ac- tions of their naval and military Professor Chang Peng-chung de- commanders in China, and thus scribed scenes in the fighting at vindicate their place among civilis-Tientsin, and added that China to- day was fighting as a united na- "ed nations."

· REQUEST TO GOVERNMENT

The Primate said he did not per- sonally join in any call to the British Government to act alone without regard to support by other nations, but they were entitled to ask the Government if protest and appeal were unavailing,

to take the lead by letting it be known that they are prepared to act if they can obtain such sup- port from other nations as would make action effective, and by inviting other nations to join

them

tion

Her resistance had proved unex- pectedly strong and would surely continue.

LORD LYTTON

on

The Earl of Lytton, framer of the

Commission Report Lytton Manchuria, described the war be-1 ing carried on by Japan as an m- ternational crime. -

He added, "The most humiliat- ing fact in all this tragedy is that these methods against which we are protesting were not invented by Japan but were cop- ied from Europe.

"The Japanese army was modell- "Surely any worldwide protested on Prussian lines and the fright- against these acts in China oughtfulness of Prussian theory.

in all honesty to lead to an equally worldwide protest against the near

SCRAPS OF PAPER "Japan evidently considers trea- possibility of their being repeated ties as scraps of paper, and the on a far wider and more awful frightfulness of war as the hall- scale.

"HANDWRITING ON WALL

mark of a great Power."

Mr. Lloyd George, in a message to the meeting, stated that if civi-

"Let not the world neglect the lisation was to be saved, aggres- handwriting on the wall"

sors must be made to realise that.

The Archbishop of Canterbury.

by combined definite action among the more human, peace-loving com tries of the world, barbarism wa not a paying game.

VIVID DESCRIPTION

every success in their resistance to

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better that it shi

it would be far made îm-

possible for Japanese aggression to be continued.

DOCKERS BOYCOTT?

Other messages were received from Mr. Winston Churchill, Sir Archibald Sinclair, the Liberal leader, Professor Silbert Murray, a Chairman of the Union, and

ans

Inaon

e of Nations Tillett, of the cal Workers'

Mr. Tillett trusted that dockers all over the world would · stop Japanese ships, for the only alter- native at present is that they may have to stop Japanese shells with their bodies as the Chinese are doing now.”

RESOLUTION PASSED

The meeting passed a resolution recording horror at and condemn tion of indiscriminate attacks upon civilian

nbatants by Japan-

The audience of 10,000 particu-ese forces, and urging the British larly many Chinese scattered all Government to take the lead in over the Hall, were stirred by Pro-Securing concerted action by eco- fessor Chang Peng-chun's vividnomic measures and otherwise to description of the horrors in China, prevent their continuance Renter.

Feature of his speech was com- plete absence of an attack on the Japanese, and it was left to Lady Bonham-Carter to give the lead to the audience by demanding worldwide economic - boycott of Јарап.

EARL HAIG STATUE

London, To-day The Duke of Gloucester will un-

veil the statue of the late Field

Mr. Herbert Morrison, the La-Marshal Earl Haig in Whitehall on bour leader, voicing the same de-the afternoon before Armistice Day. mand, wished the Chinese people-British Wireless.

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