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Show Participants in Church Women's Meeting LEAGUE FLAYS I! NADERS FOR AERIAL RAIDS Resolution Language Is Forceful in Criticism ) ,..- 0 GENEVA, Sept. 28 (UP) Tha world assembly of th League of Nations today approved ap-proved a resolution condemn' ing Japanese airplane bombard-ment bombard-ment of Chinese citiei and their peoples. Fifty-two nations voted la favor of the monition and thus eoa-demned eoa-demned Japan for warring a alvUlaa populations. It was tha first tlms that such a . stand had boon take toward a great powtr sines the league condemned Italy as the aggressor against Ethiopia Ethi-opia two years ago. Ths resolution was on which had boon passed yesterday by the leagus's advisory committee on Chlnsse-Jspanese relations and Ita language was strong: The advisory committee, taking urgent consideration e( the question ques-tion of air bombardment of open towns la China by Japanese air-era air-era ft, expresses profound distress at loss of life caused to Innocent civilians, Including a great number of women and children, aa tha result re-sult of such bombardment It do- ' clarea there la no excuse for such acts, which have aroused horror and Indignation throughout the world, and It solemnly condemns them."' f llll-IVBB7aBBBBa7JanB7jBm Delegates burst Into applause as ths Aga Khan, prssident of ths assembly as-sembly and spiritual leader of millions mil-lions of Indian Moslems, announoed that ths assembly bad approved tha resolution. Ths Aga Khan than called te ths platform Wellington Koo, chief at the Chiness dslegatloa. "In the name sf the Chinese dels-gates," dels-gates," said Koo, "I wish to express my appreciation to the assembly for its prompt and unanimous adoption of ths resolution before us. "I am eonfidsnt that this proof of ths League of Nations' devotion to ths cause of humanity and the principles of International law will be received with satisfaction by tha whole civilised world." As the resolution was approved. It was said In rsliabls quarters that ths United States had Intimated that it does not favor a conference of nations Interested In ths far east on ths Chlnsss-Japansss war. In explanation, ex-planation, it was said that the United Unit-ed States government felt that tha Chlness-Japansss situation concerns all peace-loving nations and not only those with special Interests in the Pacific. IN SPOTLIGHT AT PREACHING MISSION Top, Mrs. Grace Sloan Overton, left; Mrs. C. W. Rathall; bottom, the Rev. Douglas Horton ' Because of ths reported American Ameri-can attitude. It was expected that a subcommlttes of ths Lsagua of Nations Na-tions advisory commutes on Chinese-Japanese relations would handle han-dle matters for ths next few days, Besides Wellington Koo, JuUe Al-versa Al-versa del Vayo. loyalist Spain, was ths only speaker. He said: "Spain has always appsalsd ta ths league covenant, not merely for herself but for tha pesos of ths world. Spain has condemned all criminal bombardments against whomever they might have been directed. di-rected. Ws are loyal to the great Chinese people, who are engagsd In ths asms hard struggle as Is Spain." SHANGHAI, Sept. 28 (UP) Chinese Chi-nese sources reported persistently tCMtlnuxl en Fas Two) (Column Tores) LEAGUE ASSAILS JAPANESE RAIDS (Continue from Pile One) today that the Japanese have suf-fsrsd suf-fsrsd a heavy defeat in northwest China by tha new Eighth routs army. It waa asserted that two crark Japanese columns In the Tatung area, 170 miles weet of Helping, had been routed and that considerably larger forces were la danger of being be-ing cut off and annihilated. The Eighth route army cons I its of upward of 100.000 veteran soldiers sol-diers who for 10 years had fought the national government as the Chinese Chi-nese communist army, under their famoui leader. General Chu Teh. A few weeks ago they declared their 'allegiance to the government to fight Japan. CavauaiUre Reported Two days sgo the Chinese Central Cen-tral News agency asserted that tha Eighth route army, under General Chu, had killed or wounded more than tOOO Japanese near Kwang-ling, Kwang-ling, 70 mllaa aouthsaat of Tatung, after aaveral earlier successes. Today tha Central News agency, in a dispatch from Talyuan, asserted as-serted that "remnant" of two crack column were fleeing la great confusion con-fusion from Hungyuan, U mile weet of Kwangllng, toward Yingsien, which la south ef Tatung. Patrol of tha Eighth route army, th agency asserted, were constantly constant-ly meeting and harassing fleeing Japanese troop. General Chu, according to ths dispatch, hoped soon to capture Yangchow, on the Pelplng-Suiyuan railroad, and cut off all Japaneae force In the Tatung-Pintichuan area from their Kalgan and Hankow Han-kow pass base. Prisoners Held It wa assarted that the communist commu-nist nav 300 Japansse prisoners and had captured to motor truck. Th Japaneae force In question la one of considerable strength. It i the Japanese hope to cut off northwest China from Outer Mongoliaand Mon-goliaand Soviet Russia en tbs other side. It appeared today that the Japaneae Japa-neae wer machine was about ready for the latest and the Japanese hope the last of their "big pushes" for control ef the Shanghai area. The Japaneae epsnad up early today to-day with 14-Inch German Krupp aiege guns. They landed these guns three weeks ago. It was learned, and bave spent the days since then la mounting thsm on concrete bases necessary because ef their great power, Nanking Bombed Japaneae plana bombed Nanking Nan-king again today, but heavy cloud minimised destruction. A Japaness navy spokesman aaid that plane also bombed airdrome and military mili-tary establishment In the Hang-chow, Hang-chow, Kwanteh, Chiangklng, Hashing Hash-ing and Wuhu area. I Chine spokesmen said not only that China Una ware holding In the Shanghai area, but that Chine war advancing in conaiderable numbers from Liuhang at the center cen-ter of the line toward Yangchang, which the Japanese have long held. A Japanese army epokeamaa aald tonight that the Japanese big drive would start a soon as thsre bad been a fsw days, probably six, of good weather. The spokesman said that Japaneae Japa-neae believed there were 44 divisions of Chinsse troop on th Shanghai front, averaging 10,000 men, total of 440,000. The Chlneee, be said, bad difficulty In feeding their men and caring for tha wounded because of Japanese bombing of their supply Una. TOKIO, Sept M (UP) The government gov-ernment decreed today that all soldiers fighting In China or mobilised mo-bilised In Japan must remain In the service indefinitely. Soldiers whose enllstmenta have terminated or are terminating must stay with the colore, the war office ordered. Officers and privates whose terms expire In 13S must remain re-main In service an additional year. Thsre we no official reaction to the action of the League of Nations' 23-power far eaatern advisory committee com-mittee which condemned Japan's aerial bombings of thickly populated Chinese citiee. but private sources reacted bitterly. A Japanese naval spokesman aaid that "as long as the (oommittee's) resolution give an srronsou impression im-pression the league can be termed extremely harmful and ussless." The league advisory committee, of which the United Stataa la a nonvoting non-voting observer, condemned the Japaneae bombings as having "aroused horror end indignation throughout the world." |
