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League .
of
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C.207.M . 108.1932.VII
Geneva , Fevruary 10 th, 1932.
APPEAL FROM THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT.
.Communication from the Chinese Delegation.
Note by the Secretary-General.
At the request of the Chinese delegation, the
Secretary-G-eneral has the honour to circulate to the Council
the following communication which he has just received:
Ref ./208.
TELEGRAM FROM SEVERAL ORGANISATIONS IN SHANGHAI
BATED FEBRUARY 8th, 1952.
In utterly disregarding the Covenant of the Lea-ue,
the Kellogg Pact, and the Nine power Treaty Japan has
occupied Manchuria and 7/aged an undeclared "ar upon China.
Unsatisfied in flouting the worl d’s public opinion, she has
no?; perpetrated trie Shanghai out rage as the culmination of
•ier unabated acts of aggression and defiance of The
Resolutions of the League.
the demands of
un the afternoon of January 28th
■Japanese Consul- General o. Shi.angiiai
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v/ere accept
ty the
vayor of Gre;
;aid e.cn‘r^l1+ounce
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.as dec lar ed
same
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satisfactory by said Consul-General,
evening, the local Japanese naval commander suddenly not if ied
tie Chinese authorities to withdraw their forces from Ch apei
“‘i thirtyr-five minutes later proceeded to occupy the Ch inese
controlled territory.
Acting in self-defence the Chi lit e
other
forces resisted the advance of the Japane ;e marines
smiei contingents.
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Thus frustrated the Japanese naval forces have been
-anding reinforcements in the International Settlement and
e:;ploying said Settlement for belligerent operations against
“ Chin se troops.
. . . .attacks
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Aerial
are being maintained daily
'-iid Japanese civilians have been permitted to inflict inhuman
atrient on Chinese men, women and children and indulge in
nth
■ms of frightfulness.
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wUch aerial attacks cannot be condemned too severely.
Characterised by Lord Robert Cecil as the nost barbarous
form of warfare what they have accomplished is the burning
and the devastation of the populous city, the destruction
of priceless treasures, valuable life and property, render­
ing homeless and destitute tens of thousands of innocent
non-combatants, paralyzing all industries and
werce and
undermining the entire economic structure of China ’g
commercial metropolis.
Therefore, it is self-evident that in seeking to
aggravate the situation Japan is motivated on the one
hand by passion to strike terror into the hearts of the
Chinese in Shanghai, as in Manchuria and else’ here, and to
coerce China into submission and, on the other hand to secure
for herself a predominate position in north a .d central
China to the prejudice of other P o we r s.
The present Shanghai outrage had its origin in the
Japanese occupation of Manchuria.
Any attempt to liquidate
the Shanghai outrage as a local and isolated incident without
attempting a settlement of the whole situation arising from
Japanese occupation of Manchuria will inevitably defeat its
purpose and encourage Japan to perpetrate similar outrages
in other parts of China.
It may be recalled that Japan invaded Manchuria when
the League Assembly was in session, she extended such
occupation to the threshold of Tsitsihar when the league
Council adopted the second Resolution, and she planned the
capture of Miinchov/ - last vestige of China’s administrative
authority - when the League uouncil adopted the third
Resolution oft the subject.
A-ided to the present Shanghai
outrage these facts reveal Japan’s cynical disregard of
world’s public opinion and contempt of the ^eague.
_he Chinese Government and people have always reposed
confidence in the Covenant of the League, the Mellogg pact
and the Nine Power Treaty to adjust disputes between nations.
In face of Japan's unabated aggression, the Chinese people
are entitled to ask if China’s co-signatories in these
international engagements intend to condone Japan’s
repudiation of her plighted word or undermine t; e sancti ty
of international treaties.
hile appreciating the efforts of the friendly
Governments to solve the crisis between China and Japan with
their latest formula, we earnestly appeal to your Government
to encourage said friendly Governments to stand firm on
their five pro osais.
Japan's continued occupation of
hanchuria wil.,1 always be a threat to the peace of the world
if not also to the security of other Powers whose efforts
at mediation are magnified into interference to Japan’s
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detriment.
Ve appeal to your cvernnent to counsel
Japan to honour her plicated v/ord and collaborate vith
your Government and other co-signatories in the establish­
ment of durable peace in toe 'ar ..tst o r , if she cannot be
persuaded to listen to reason, courageously to join other
friendly a-overnme ats and other co-signatories in the
application of economic sanctions or other speedy and more
effective measures to preserve the
.6 p ÙÛ ee of th e vo r i d .
Failure now boldly to do the r: ;t tz.min.g a .
n s i s t en
doing the Just and honourable 1 n ù in deft nee of the
sanctity of treaties hill expo;
t;::e 0 Q v e n ant of t he league
0 1 ar e aty to­ publ ic
p -h si t
ridicule end to subject the
on to inminent
danger of drifting into actus
)f a v’orld catastrophe
(Sign„-d)
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a.L. hong, Chain.:- a , Srangnai Genej .1
Chamter of Commerce;
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•man, Shanghai Bankers' Association;
Sing Zung Ching, chairman, Shanghai native
Bankers’ vuiid;
Yung Chun Ching, vhairmau, Chinese Cotton hill
O’vner s' a s so c i-..ti on ;
C
. Li, Chairman, Shanghai universities Union ;
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aairman, Shanghai Labour Union ;
Ling Kong H o n , Chairman, Associate Chamber of
Commerce ;
h.P. Chen, Chairman, Chin.- Coam
national Jhamber o
Yu Yaoching,
.Y. Her, Chairman,
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