Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-18
Jap Peril Rising,
Nine. Chang
Tells House
Wife of Generulissimo
Appeals for Increased
Assistance to China
Tert OF Mime. ChiGnq'S House
Speech on Page Az.

Speech on Page Az.
Py the Associated Press.
Nine Chang Kai-shek today
told the House it is contrary to
the interests of the United Ma
tons to allow Japan to con-
tinue, not only as a vital poten-
tial threat, but as a waiting
sword Of Damocles, ready to de-
Scend at moments notice"
Speaking in the crowded House
chamber. the American educated
wife of the Chinese Generalissimo
declared
Let us not forget that Japan in
her occupied areas today has greater
resources at her command than
Germany.
Let us not forget that the longer
Japan is left in undisputed possess
sion of these resources. the stronger
she must become. Each passing day
takes more toll in lives of both
Americans and Chinese.
Tells of China's Long Fight.
Let us not forget that the Japa-
nese are an intransigent people.
Let us not forget that during
the first four and a half years of
total aggression China has borne
Japan's sadistic fury unaided and
alone
Nine. Chang earlier told the
Senate that the four freedoms pro-
claimed by President Roosevelt are
"a gong of freedom to the United
Nations and the death-knell to their
aggressors."
The wife of China's generalissimo,
attractively CARRIED in a long, flow
ing, black garment of her native
land, spoke from the rostrum to a
packed Senate and to galleries
crowded with women. Among the
spectators was Mrs. Franklin D,
Roosevelt.
Cites Identity of Causes.
Speaking slowly, Nine. Chang
apologized for not having prepared
a speech. She said she had not
known that she was to address the
Senate beyond few words of greet
ing.
The American and Chinese peo-
pie have an identity of cause, and
fundamentally are fighting for the
same things, she said, adding:
Il believe our people are willing
to cooperate with you in the re-
alization of those ideals. We want
them to become realities - not
empty phrases-for our children, for
our childrens children, and for all
mankind"
Nine. Chiang's speeches were her
first official public utterances here
as a super goodwill" ambassador
for her country.
Her visit already stimulating in
terest in providing more effective
aid to the Chinese in prosecution of
the war against Japan. Nine. Chang
arrived in Washington late Yesterday
as a family" guest of President
and Mrs. Roosevelt.
Quotes Chinese Strategist.
Quoting Sun-Tse, the Chinese
strategist who said, in order to win,
know thyself and thy enemy" Nine.
Chang told the House that world
opinion had swung from one ex-
IRENE to the other in appraiSing
Japans military might.
When Japan opened total war on
China in 1887 then failed to bring
China to her knees as military ex-
perts had predicted, other Nations
believed they had over-estimated the
Japanese war machine, she ex-
planned.
Then, after the Pearl Harbor at
tack and after Malaga and the lands
in and around the China Sea fell,
the world began to think that the
japanese were Nietzschean super
men," she said
Again, now, Nine. Chang added,
the prevailing opinion seems to
consider the defeat of the Japanese
as Of relative unimportance and that
Hitler is our first concern. ="
Urges Crushing of Japs.
Calling for crushing of japanese
military might, she said:
The victories won by the United
States Navy at Midway an dthe
Coral Sea are doubtless steps in the
right direction-they are merely
steps in the right direction-for the
magnificent fight that was waged at
Guadalcanal during the past six
months attests to the fact that the
defeat of the forces of evil. though
long and arduous, will finally come
to pass. '"
Turning to the subject of the
postwar world, Nine. Chang said
the present generation should re-
member that, While we must not
be visionary, we must have vision
so that peace should not be punitive
in spirit and should not be provin-
tSee NINE. CHANG, Page A-2)
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