Show SOONG FLAYS RAYS AGGRESSION OF JAPAN TROOPS China Has Refrained From All Retaliatory Acts Says Finance C Chief iet Editors Editor's note Chinas China's minister of or finance T. T V. V Soong who car carries car rids ries the main burden of Chinese Chines government dir direction at Shanghai has cabled the New York World World- Telegram a statement picturing China as a victim of ot unjustified Japanese aggression and battling for its independence His startling statement places military casualties lo to date at 2200 on both sides with civilian casualties casualties casual casual- ties tics estimated at th thousands many thousands many actual deaths Soong's statement is an interesting interesting interest interest- ing lug counterpart t to the statement o of Premier Inukai of Japan published published pub pub- last week which charged China with attacking the Japanese Japan Japan- ese landing forces at Shanghai By T. T V V. SOONG Chinese Minister of or Finance Written Vitten for or the New NewYork York World World- I Telegram Copyright 1932 SHANGHAI Feb 9 Chinas 9 hina's manhood manhood man man- hood armed only with rifles rilles machine guns juns and pipe gas-pipe mortars is battling for Chinas China's s 's l in independence so solemnly guaranteed b by international pacts and agreements to which the powers are parties Despite the Japanese invasion of the three eastern provinces Manchuria a flagrant breach of the Washington Continued on Page lu Three SOUND SOONG RAYS FLAYS I I AGGRESSION OF i JAPAN TROOPS Continued from Pate Page On One treaty the Kellogg pact and the league covenant the Chinese government has persistently maintained a correct attitude attitude attitude at at- toward Japan refraining Cromall from Crom all retaliatory acts and according the fullest protection to Japanese lives and property although properly refusing refusing refusing re re- re- re fusing to interfere with the patriotic spirit of the nation in refusing to buy Japanese goods and services In a high handed effort to crush the Chinese national spirit the Japanese authorities under tinder pretext of settling a minor incident involving three Japanese Japanese Jap Jap- anese monks presented an ultimatum to Mayor Wu Vu Teh-Chen Teh o of Shanghai demanding dissolution of the peoples people's patriotic organizations ACCEPT ULTIMATUM 1 The unconditional acceptance of oC the ultimatum at 1 45 on the afternoon of January 28 was described as highly satisfactory by the Japanese consul general Yet the same night Admiral Admira transmitted to the Chinese authorities a note ordering the Chinese Chinese Chi Chi- nese troops to evacuate north o of Shanghai and half haH an hour later without warning suddenly attacked the city laying waste the whole district using heavy artillery while airplanes simultaneously showered showered show show- ered incendiary bombs The Japanese Japan Japan- ese esc sent warships to Nankin and later bombarding Nankin Japanese gunmen sel styled self styled ro illegally armed with revolvers i clubs and knives molested shot anc and innocent civilians within the Shanghai settlement territory Even women and children were murdered murdered murdered mur mur- dered wh while Je without due process o of law suspected snipers were executed ambulances were attacked An American American Amer Anier- ican lady Dr Love Rankin was seriously seriously seriously seri seri- injured Chinese noncombatant dead and wounded are estimated at several thousand Ian l Many of these were killed within the international settlement ChapeL a n district inhabited by was deliberately burned Among the Moors if a n wife wiCe does not give birth to a son after being married a few years she may be di divorced divorced divorced di- di with the consent of the tribe and can marry 3 again |