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MISS FREDA UTLEY GIVES

BEFORE ROTARY

ROTARY MEETING

Author Does Not Advocate War Against Japan, But Urges Economic Pressure

AMERICA MORE INTERESTED IN CHINA'S SUFFERINGS

"The babies, children and women whom I have seen dead, would never have suffered if we had not supplied the Japanese with oil. Iron, steel, aeroplanes and chemicals. We should discontinue to supply Japan with her needs for causing destruction in her ruthless war of aggression. Why do we to on helping Japan? We know by now that she wants to drive us out of China.

"If we do not care for our treaty obligations, if we do not care for the ocean of misery and pain the Japanese have created in China, don't we care for our trade and investments?

"I do not advocate war against Japan, but economic pressure. America would co-operate. They are much more interested in China's suffertugs than we are, as seen by the large amount of American news correspondents at the various fronts compared to the number of correspondents of British and other journals.”

The above striking remarks were made by Miss Freda Utley, well- known author of "Japan's Feet of Clay" and "Japan's Gamble in China," in the course of an address before the Hongkong Rotary Club at" their weekly tin held in the Roof Garden of the Hongkong Hotel yesterday. The occaison, was Ladies' Day and there was a ca pacity attendanec.

Mas Freda Utley, who is also correspondent of the "Manchester Guardian," "News Chronicle." "New Statesman" and "Nation" and "Reynolds." was introduced by the President, Hon. Dr. L Shu-fan. and gave a highly illuminating address on her recent visits to the Chinese war fronts.

The Hon. Dr. Li Shu-fan, welRed Cross workers were doing comed visiting Rotarians and valuable work, guests, among them being The Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith, Colonial Sec- "retary. He

welcomed the newly-elected Rotary members.

Also

TERRIFIC BOMBING

COLOSSAL

JAPANESE

· CASUALTIES

Hankow, Oct. 4. Japanese casualties as a re- salt of fighting on the Yangtze two River during the last months are unexpectedly high, having reached the staggering figure of 100,000, according to a Shanghai report.

It is estimated that during the period about 60,000 Jap- anese wounded soldiers and 40.000 cases of cremated re- mains have been shipped back to Japan.(Central News).

The day following her arrival In Yangsin, the town was subjected In the course of her address, Miss to a terrific bombardment by Ja Utley stated that the morile of panese planes, and the speaker and the Chinese soldiers at the front, her companion had to take shelter who were ill-equipped in com-on many occasions in ditches and was other odd places. The wounded. parison with the Japanese, much superior than that of their as a result of these bombings, had never have suffered if we had not enemies. "I can. well belleve after to be transported to the hospitals supplied the Japanese with oil.

them and Red Cross stations, but owing tron, steel. aeroplanes. having climbed

hills with

other soldier could stand and their

and

CABLES

STIRRING

ADDRESS

Commons' Debate On Foreign Policy

(Continued from Page 6)

VICTORY FOR HITLER

London, Oct. 4. "We all feel relief that war. has

pressed his personal respect for the courage of the way the Prime Minister had 'carried his recent responsibilities.

He thought, however, that Bri- not come this time, but we can-tain should live to rue the day the Government sold not feel that peace has been es-when the tablished." declared the Labourpass of freedom in Central Europe Opposition leader, Mr. C. R. Artice, and left open Germany's march to in opening his speech in reply eastern. Europe-Reuter,

"This has not been a victory ANTHONY EDEN for reason and humanity but for brute "force."" Mr. Attice added. "We have seen'a gal- lant, civilised and democratic

people betrayed and handed over to a ruthless destiny. "The events of past days were a great diplomatic victory. It was

ON CRISIS

Mr. Anthony Eden. former Foreign Secretary, took the floor in the course of the Parliamentary debate yesterday and after paying high tribute to Mr.. Duff Cooper who," he declared, resigned from

a tremendous victory for Hitler. the Admiralty for reasons of "Everybody recognises the great political conviction, although the exertions the Prime Minister has act was extremely painful to him made. Everybody will pay tribute personally, he commented at to him and say he is the man who saved peace.

"Yes, but he is the man who brought the danger as well."

Mr. Attlee paid a tribute to the marvellous courage and self-control of Czechoslovakia, and President Benes:

CIVILISED MAN”

length upon the international crisis and the Munich Agreement.

He agreed with Mr. Duff Cooper that mobilization" of the British. Fleet should have been ordered much sooner in order to convince the War lords of Europe' that Britain was serious in her intentions. Expressing deep sympathy for Their President has been the Czechs, Mr. Eden declared assailed in the most shameful, that the proposals in the Anglo- language in Germany. and his French plan were certainly" ade- bearing has shown the differencequate and that further concessions between 1 civilised man and a made in Munich were in no way gangster."

justified.

"It was the Czechs who averted

War.

The cause of this aggression was

. GREAT INJUSTICE not the intolerable position of the iSudetens but because Hitler decid-

"The world is grateful for the ed that the time was ripe for an- fact that war has been avoided." other step forward in his designs he declared, "but one must realise that peace was not secured at the ¡for dominâtion of Europe.

of

Com-

the treatment of Jews Catholics

а small

the

No state on the Continent of cost of England or any other great that they can outmarch soldiers of to the lack of trucks, most of chemicals. We should discontinue Europe treated its minorities bet-Power but was bought at the price

to great injustice any other nation. Their ability to them had to stagger for days to to supply Japan with her needster than Czechoslovakia. night under conditions which no places where they could be treated. fer causing destruction in ber parison of those minorities with friendly nation."

of Criticizing the details The speaker said that medical ruthless war of aggression. Why supplies were urgently needed, one de we go on helping Japan? We and Socialists in Germany, was Munich Agreement, Mr. Eden ex- of the most vital being quinine to know by row that she wants to combat against the most dreaded drive us out of China. If we do disease at the front, namely

not care for our treaty obligations. malaria.

if we do not care for the ocean of misery and pain the Japanese

cheerfulness and politeness com bined to make them heroes of this

terrible war," she said.

Miss Utley added that she spent "three months in China. She made two visits to the front from Han-

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Miss Utley stated that the

kow, and met Dr. Robert Lim, head Chinese were superior in ghing have created in China, don't we of the Chinese Red Cross and ability, the main reasons for their watched Dr." Lim attending the retreats at times. being the use wounded who had come to the Red of gas by the Japanese and the malaria epidemic prevalling at Cross hospital.

heaver to hell.

pressed concern over the fact that Britain had deviated widely from her traditional policy to guarantee the existence of a European state.

"Never

GUI history," he slated "have we guaranted frontiers which, as in his case. do not even exist.”

THREATENING DANGERS

LAW OF JUNGLE Hitler had successfully" a5- serted the law of the jungle and the whole of Europe was now under the constant care for our trade and invest- menace of armed force.. ments?

Mr. Attlee said he was not put- "I do not advocate war against ting all the blame on the British

Mr. Eden then urged that Bri- Japan, but economic pressure. Am-Government, because there had tish armaments be studied in the Miss Utley continued that she various fronts, and also the infini-erica would co-operate. They are been great vacillations by the light of recent experience so that happened to meet, while in Han tely superior armaments of the much more interested in China's French Government. kow, a Chinese officer who spoke Japanese army.

The speaker, on her way back the large amount of American perfect French, having been educated in France, and who was from the Julchang front, travelled rews correspondents at the various A perfect example of one of those part of the way on a truck packed fronts compared to the number of very patriotic Chinese. This of-with wounded soldiers.

correspondents of British and TRUE CHINESE SOLDIER other journak "I have been struck by the ex-

"In 1937, the British Empire and traordinary stoicism of the Chi-United States of America took 58

cer suggested that she should go and visit the front lines and see the condition there She went

sufferings than we are, as seen by

If Czechoslovakia was not going to be supported she should have been told so.

"That is where the betrayal comes in," he said..

SOLD THE PASS Following Mr. Attlee, Bir Arch!-

to

the essential strength necessary reinforce Britain's foreign policy can be provided. Problems of the moment have been solved. The declared, but one must look to the threatening dangers of the future. These cannot be coun- [teracted by words of good will, be

revival of the national spirit and a determined effort to build up a foreign policy behind which

nation stands armly...

entirely on her own and met widinese soldier. He bears pain with Prcent of Japanese exports, and bald Sinclair. Liberal leader, ex-maintained, but only through a

the utmost courtesy from the Chin- ese on her way,

ALWAYS POLİTE

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troops.

markets.

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London, Oct. 4. In a statement in the House of Lords yesterday Lord Hali- fax. Foreign Secretary, offered the sympathy of the Honse" and the country to President Benes and the Czechoslovak peoples.

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considerable bravery. He is the supplied 71 per cent of her imports: true Chinese soldier," she said. No other countries can supply al-

check Japan's united effectively Military observers had said that ternative the Chinese soldiers, were

difficulties are the profiteers. The aggression on China. opined Miss Transocean. “.. The speaker stressed the fact

very brave and she had even heard an Japanese gloat over this." she Freda Utley in an exclusive Inter- that the Chinese on each and

American say that he would be said.

view with the Central News. every occasion of her visits to

proud to command the Chinese Mias Utley made a final appeal She believed that America will the various fronts, were always

für the wounded, remarking that not give up her interests in China polite and obliging. She was"

oust In hand-to-hand fighting, the funds collected abroad go mainly despite Japan's efforts to also very much impressed by

the International Red them and that Britain also has the lacties of

Chinese were easily superior to the towards the Chinese

Miss Utley said that Cross and refugees, but mentioned vast interests in Japanese.

country troops.

the Japanese, had resorted to using that there would be less wounded but cannot keep in line with On her way back, after travelling

Faced by grim dilemma. Dr. partly on foot and on horseback, Polson gas, which although it did refugees" and dying soldiers if the America.

Referring to the war situation. Miss Utley saw the roads Uned with not kill the Chinese soldiers out-army were looked after in a better!

she predicted that Japan will "sit Benes had played his part and dead and wounded, and was very right, made them unconscious for manner.

a number of Hours, during which In thanking the speaker, Dr. J. tight after the fall of Hankow.history would accord to him a special place for the wisdom of disappointed to find that there time the Japanese could metal-H Montgomery said that he felt Japan will then commence to his choice, for without his deci- were insufficient trucks and amlessly bayonet the unfortunate vie- that the Rotary Club had been consolidate the occupied territories bulances to convey the wounded

greatly honoured in having Miss back to the hospitals. One could not blame the Chinese for lacking I feel that the educated classes Utley present. He mentioned that in this respect. but she thought are not putting forward their full $5,000 had already been collected weight in helping their country, towards the cause, for which Dr. that more should be done on those There is a desperate need of doc-Llm was working in his training ines,

In general, the school in Changsha, and tors and nurses. Miss Utley said that she had a middle and upper classes of the that a supply of quinine was forth- Madame Chiang Chinese nation are too inclined to coming shortly, from London and Kai-shek and learnt that special regard the war as the soldiers Java. efforts are being made by her for affair!

Dr. Montgomery mentioned that She expressed the view that the sultable means of conveyance for dier is thought of as a peasant. Miss Utley would again speak to resignation of the Japanese For the wounded.

This is not the case, and Madame morrow at the. Helena May In-eign Minister, General Ugaki, will: Chiang is herself exerting her stitute at 5.30 p... under the result in a more vigorous China į "Overseas Chinese have played a very effort to break that thought, auspices of the League of Nations policy to be pursued by Japan

interview with

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OVERSEAS AID

tims.

The modern Chinese sol-

stated

¡sion a European war could not

and seek to clean up the guerillas. have been avoided. stated. Lord

Asked as to the possibility of

a South China invasion, Miss Utley meaningly pointed to the news report of large numbers of Japanese transports coming this way from the North..

VIGOROUS "POLICY

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Halifax

The Foreign Secretary also de- fended the guarantee of the new (Czechoslovak frontier. He said to guarantee Czechoslovakia's boun- daries when she had large, restless and dissatisfied minorities was one thing, and the new guarantee with those explosive minorities removed was another.--British Wireless.

EXCLUSION OF SOVIET

London, Oct. 4. Lord. Halifax repeated. In the She goes to the hospitals to visit Society and asked Retarians to/However, she, belleved that the House of Lords yesterday what he great part in helping to care for the the wounded daily."

ascendency, of the extremists in had told the Soviet Ambassador. wounded, Java sent an ambulance

Miss Utley made an appeal to The gathering then stood for, a Japan will lead the country into unit together with doctors. I feel

namely that it war was..to be that the most vital question at the the example of Dr. Robert Lim and minute's silence as a mark of greater trouble. Cool and calculat. Maisky, a day or two ago,

are at the moment is the question of doctors others who and nurses. stressed Miss Utley and appealed to Chinese doctors and nurses to come forward and help their country.

Miss. Utley added that she bad heard, from Hon. Dr. Selwyn-Clarke that Dr. Eva Ho Tung had just given up her work, in Hongkong to join the Chinese Red Cross.

attend.

moment respect for Dr. Fong Bec, Presting, the moderates may carry out avoided it was necessary to act

step, but the rashness of the ex- engaged in rendering valuable ser-dent of the Rotary International their aggression in China step by vices for their country.

81st District, who died in Shang tremists will likely provoke foreign Appealing to the British and has at the age of 68 on Monday

intervention. American peoples. Miss Utley said after having been an invalid for that she had seen many air raids some time.

in

Canton, Hankow, Wuchang,

Hanyang and Nanchang. She had witnessed the hospitals being

FUNERAL SERVICE:

Hankow, Oct. 4. Dispatches from Shanghai state

Miss Utley was convinced that 1: China continues to be united and hold out against Japan for long. foreign help is bound to come.

Mias Utley will sall for the United

quickly.

The Government was com-" pelled to recognise that Herr Hitler and Signor Mussolini would almost certainly have declined negotiations at the Munich conference If the Soviet Government' were presented.

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Sudetens Welcome Hitler With Cheers And Music

FUEHRER'S TRIUMPHAL TOUR

OF CEDED TERRITORY

Eger, October 4.

Herr Hitler yesterday made a triumphal drive here from Asch, and was welcomed by a tremendous crowd. He remained standing in his long. grey touring car with arm raised and face stern.

in the procession, there were 13|sion traversed villages filled with cars, in one dr which rode Frau great crowds whose cheers almost bands playing Henlein, wife of the leader of the drowned" the former Sudeteni German Party, and "Deutschland über Alles." her three children. 4.

LUNCHED IN TENT

German soldiers and Sudeten Free Corps guanded the whole 18- Despite bitter cold and rain, the mile route, and behind the pro-Fuehrer lunched In a tent on a cession followed a growing crowd hill overlooking Eger. Baron von in busses, motor cars, bicycles and Ribbentrop. German Foreign Min --- on foot.

ister,, General von Reichenau, Chief

At Haslau, where armed Bude of Staff of the German Army, Herr tens faced Czechs during the crisis, Himmler, chief of the German Herr Hitler inspected 200 German Becret Polles, and Herr Henlein," soldiers. Thereafter, the proces-now Reichs. Commissioner for the Sudeten Regions, shared the simple meal cooked in the army field kitchen.

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Mr.

GOVERNMENT MOTION

In the aftemoon, Herr Hitler drove across the old frontier to Markneukirchen, spending the London, Oct. 4.

night in Hot Bavaria. To-day he Chamberlain, the Frime will re-enter Sudtenland and Minister, Sir John Simon, Chan-visit. Falkenau and Grasslitz.... cellor of the Exchequer, and Mr. Reuter. ·

Malcolm MacDonald, Colonial Secretary, have given notice of motion that. "This House His approves the policy of Majesty's Government whereby war was averted in "the recent crisis, and supports their efforts to secure a lasting peace."

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NEW HUNGARIAN NOTE

Budapest, Oct. 4. The Hungarian Minister in Prague yesterday presented the Czech Government with aD-`' other note requesting the open- ing of negotiations to settle outstanding minoritý quetsions within the next few days,-- Beuter.

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The Government has thus taken the initiative in the cur- rent debate and forestalled the Opposition, thus dismissing

BRITISH LEGION'S OFFER the need for a confidence votë..

London, Oct. 4. The Government motion will

The Government has accepten · form the subject of a debate to-the offer of the British Legion to morrow after a general discussion provide a volunteer police force of The vote is expected to 1,000 men for duty in the plebiscite to-morrow evening area in Chechoslovalda for a period

of eight weeks-Reuter.

.to-day.

be taken Reuter

GENERAL ELECTION?

London, Oct. 4. On the other hand, it is possible that if criticism in the House of Commons is carried to the length of formal censure, and the Prime

Minister contemplates further im

QUIST WINS TITLE

Hollywood, Oct.

bornbed and had seen the wounded that the funeral service for the States by the Empress of Canada and refugees being strafed by

Lord Halifax told pressmen that late Dr. Fong F. Bec, who passed Japanese machine-gunners, She

at away.

Shanghai yesterday on Friday on a iceture tour at the though it was impossible to in- Continuing, Miss Utley spoke of would not believe that any others her second visit to the front, on who had seen what she had, would morning. has been arranged for invitation of the American Foreign ciude Russia at the conference the

Policy Association. After the tour, action in no way signified any portant steps towards a lasting | Adrian Quist (Australia) which occasion she was accom- not be in favour of sanctions

which will probably last til the weakening of the British Govern-peace which might not be univer-won the finals, of panied by Dr. Loo Chi-teh, They against Japan as she is.

end of December, she will return ment's desire to preserve under- sally approved, he might decide to Bouthwest Tennis Tourn went to Yangsin where the dele "The bables, children and women, Genuine co-operation between to England where she will con- standing and relations with the subuilt the whole issue to the posting H. C. Hopman Iospitals were better and where whom I have seen dead would England and the United States tinue to deliver lectures on China. Soviet Government Reuter, countryRenter

to-morrow-Central News.

ANGLO-U.S. CO-OPERATION