Evening star., 1942-10-11
Grew and Soong Ask
Americans 10 Match
China's Sacrifices
Program in New York
Marks 3lst Anniversary
Of Far Eastern Republic
By the Associated Press.

I5S lile ASSOCIATED PTeSS.
NEW YORK, Oct. 10.-Greater
sacrifices. matching those of the
Chinese people, were asked of the
American people tonight by two
statesmen of the United Nations as
the United China Relief observed
double ten'-China's fourth of
July.
Joseph c. Grew. former Ambassa- :
dor to Japan, and T. V. Soong, Chi
nese Foreign Minister and brother
in-law of Cen Chang Kai-shek.
were speakers at Salute to China"
rally in Carnegie Hall on the 10th
Cay of the 10th month, the 81 ami
versary of the Chinese Republic.
Warning his audience "the Pacific
war is and will be hard we~." Mr..
Grew described China's sufferings
and asserted that only when our
own will to win is backed by the
spirit of sacrifice and contribution
of every man and woman in these.
our United States, shall we be as
sured of victory"
Following Mr.. Soong's plea for
some United Nations Executive
Council to plan now for a stable
peaceful postwar world. Mr.. Grew
said the war would be well fought
and we'll won if we fight for the
world to come end not nlereiv
against the enemies who threaten
us.
SOOng Issues Appeal.
Mr.. Soong appealed for immedi-
ate action toward erecting the post
war structure, saying only the pres
sures OF conflict would enable men
to overcome obstacles to co-opera-
ton, and only an inspiring ideal
would evoke enthusiasm among
United Nations youth.
President Roosevelt. he said. "has
again evinced his deep understand
ing of the political sentiments of an
aroused Asia" in announcing the
United States is ready to negotiate
new treaty relinuuishing extra
territorial rights in China.
FIVE American correspondents
who returned from the Orient re-
Gently aboard the Gripsholm. Rob-
ert T. Bellaire of the United Press,
Joseph E. Dvnan of the Associated
Press. Otto D. Tolischus of the New
York Times, John Goette of the
international News Service and
Gwen Dew of the Detroit News, also
addressed the rally.
Paying tribute to China's valor
ard courage, Mr.. Grew said Amer
lcan sympathy for China was based
on common views, our respect for
the individual as a man. our abb
horrence of fanaticism, our allergv
to the idea of the state as religion
in itself"
Japs Declared Formidable.
Mr.. Grew said the japanese had
grown formidable and we'll equipped
by utilizing every dangerous force"
IN industry and technology to a high
peak. and he warned the war held
immense" consequences for Amer
leans.
Should we lose said Mr.. Grew.
the United States would be faced
by masterminded Japan and an
enslaved East Asia possessed within
itself OF every raw material, every
climatic zone, all the sources of en-
erey needed to maintain the most
formidable and autarchic military
power
The Chinese, Mr.. Soong said. have
Revolutionary" faith in them
selves and also a revolutionary
faith in YOU, the democracy you
Americans stand for and your cour-
ago to build new worlds"
In return China asks of America
Revolutionary faith in yourselves
and in the possibilities of democracy
to start now, realistically, to
build the kind of democratic world
that can stay democratic after this
conflict"
Mr.. Soong said China wanted
action begun now to assure the
four freedoms for Asia as we'll as
for Europe and the Americas"