supremelord！wewhoareabouodie

saluehee！wehavecomealhycall

oydownsrenghandsoundallinall，

wihouamurmuring，norknowingwhy！

buah！howwildroamheseshoughsofours！

howvividwerecallhehrillinglore

ofhoseal·angians，whoofyore

daredmeeheirsrenghagainshywrahfulpowers；

andbroughheefromheheavensandcapivedhee，

illlfourseasonspassedbyandheearh

wihmirhbadewelcomeohehireenhbirh

ofhenewmoonsincehycapiviy！

andknow’shouwhahesedyingeyesbehold？

“midshumananguishandwar’shund”ringsorms，

herehavearisenwonewgiganicforms

ofceaselessgrowhandpoencyunold

andinheiradvenwehearoll’dhyknell！

heyloveandwshallrighallhumanwrong，

andpeaceandjusicebemankind’snewsong

sobeouridlewish：nowfareheewell！

〔中译〕告马斯

垂死之臣敬礼陛下

至高无上之神啊！垂死之臣

向汝敬礼！吾人皆奉召而来

向汝奉献吾人之力量、灵魂和一切，

没有一丝呻吟，不问任何缘由！

啊！垂死之臣思绪万千，心潮澎湃！

回忆起有关亚兰巨人之传说

这令人激动之传说在眼前栩栩如生，

惟有这些巨人胆敢冒犯汝暴怒之龙颜；

他们将汝撵下天庭，捆缚结实，

一年四季悄悄地流逝了

吾人满怀欣喜祝贺汝之新生

成阶下囚十三个月后汝又降临！

汝可知垂死之眼注视着什么？

在人类之苦难和战争之硝烟中，

出现了两个崭新之巨人形象，

他们持续生长，力大无比。

他们一来就把汝之丧钟敲响！

他们爱和法律将匡正人类之过失，

和平和正义将为人类谱写新曲。

此乃吾人之愚愿：祝汝顺利！

二四、致留学界公函

（三月十九夜）

anopenleieroallchinese

sudens

mydearbrehren：

ifimayjudgefromhesenimensexpressedinhesissueofhemonhly，iamafraidwehavecompleelylosourheads，andhavegonemad“fighandbevanquished，ifwemus”，saysoneclubevenmrhung，achrisianofmaurehough，decresinfieryeloquence：“evenifwefighandbedefeaedandconsequenlysufferhedisgraceoflosingourcounry，evenhiscourseshouldbeineviableandpreordained，isillsay，wecouldnobuchooseofighleusfighandbeconqueredlikebelgium”evenourediorinchiefwhoinhisediorialsadvisedushahoheadshavenopceinhedeliberaionofsuchgreanaionaldangerandhaweshouldconsulourheadsaswelsourhearsevenhewriesonanoherpage：“hechinesewillhavenochoice（whichheywillnohesiaeomake）buofigh！”

now，lemesayhaallhisispureinsaniywehavelosourheadsweareexcied，nervous，nay，“parioicallyinsane”mybrehren，iisabsoluelyuselessogeexciedasuchacriicalmomennoexciemen，norhighsoundingsenimens，norsensaionalsuggesions，haveeverhelpedanynaionalkingoffighing“onpaper”ishemosshallowcourseforusoake，whocallourselves“sudens”and“capablemen”

iseemsomehaherighcourseforussudensoakeahismomenandahisdisancefromchina，ishisleusbecalusnobecarriedawaybyheurmoilofhenewspaperfromourseriousmissionleusapplyourselvesseriously，calmly，undisurbedlyandunshakenlyooursudies，andprepareourselvesouplifourfahernd，ifshesurviveshiscrisisasiamsureshewill，ororesurrecherfromhedead，ifineedsbe！

mybrehren，haisourduyandourrighcourse！

isay，alkingoffighingjapanahispresenmomenisinsaniyforhowcanwefigh？ourediorinchiefsayshawehavehefighingsrenghofonemilliondeerminedsoldiersleuslookahefacs，wehaveamos120，000soldiershacanbecalled“rained”，bupoorlyequippedandwehaveabsoluelynonavy：hergesvesselinournavyisahirdcsscruiserwihadispcemenof4，300onsandhowaboumuniions？whashallwefighwih？

soisaywihallsinceriyandwihalldevoionochina，haiispurenonsenseandfoolishnessoalkoffighingwhenhereisnohesligheschanceofgaininganyhingbudevasaion，anddevasaion，anddevasaion！

andyoualkofbelgiumofheroicbelgium！mydearbrehren，lemeellyouwihallmyhearandsoulhaoresisheideofanoceanwihasinglehandisnoheroism，andhaosrikeaneggagainsarockisnoheroism！moreover，belgiumdidnoconempesuchanuerdefeareadsuchbooksashowbelgiumsavedeuropebydrcharlessaroleaofbelgium，andyouwillseehashewassureoffrenchassisanceandofbriishsupporandshewasconfidenofherliegeandheranwerpwhichhadherepuaionofbeinghesrongesforificaionsinheworldsobelgiumsakedallherforuneforhe“glory”ofbeingaheroicnaion！washaruecourage？washarueheroism？

andmybrehren，hinkofbelgiumandofhebelgiansofoday！ishe“glory”ofheroismworhallhesacrifice？

iamnobminghebelgianswhaiwanopoinouhereishabelgiumisnoworhchina’simiaing，andhawhosoeverwisheschinaofollowbelgium’spahandfaeissi

ingagainschina

inconclusion，lemerepea：donogeexcied：leusdoourduywhichisosudy

hefinalsoluionofhefareasernquesionisnoobesoughinfighingjapanapresen；norinanyexernalinerferencebyanyoherpowerorpowers；norinanyemporaryreliefsuchasheequilibriumofpowersorhaofheopendoor；norinanysuchproposashejapanesemonroedocrihereandfinalsoluionmusbesoughsomewhereelsefar，fardeeperhanmosofusnowsuspecidonoknowwhereinilies：ionlyknowwhereinidoesnolieleussudyioucalmlyanddispassionaely

readhisleercarefullybeforeyoucondemnme

veryearnesly，

yourbroher，

suhhu

ihaca，ny

〔中译〕致留学界公函

诸位：

以上月期刊中各位所表示之义愤观之，余担忧吾辈皆头脑发热，理智失常。某一学生会以为“吾辈非战即死”。甚至连这位通情达理之基督徒w·k·钟君也义愤填膺，宣称“倘使吾辈命中注定：凡战必败，终要遭受亡国之辱，余仍要说，吾辈别无选择，只有决一死战……宁可像比国人一样，非战即死。”甚至连该刊主笔先生，日前还在社论中劝诫众人，在此民族危亡之际，切不可鲁莽行事，乱了方寸，义愤之馀还须诉诸理智，如今他也在另一文中写道：“中国人别无选择，只有决一死战！（国人将毫不犹豫作此选择）”

此刻，余要说上述言论完全是疯话。吾辈情绪激动，神经紧张，理智失常，可以说是得了“爱国癫”。诸位，在此危急关头，情绪激动是决无益处的。激动之情绪，慷慨激昂之爱国呼号，危言耸听之条陈，未尝有助于国。吾辈自称“学子”、“干材”，若只是“纸上”谈兵，则此举未免过于肤浅。

以余观之，吾辈学子，远去祖国，爱莫能助；当务之急，当以镇静处之。让吾等各就本分，各尽责职；吾辈之责任乃是读书学习。不可让报章上所传之纠纷，耽误吾辈之学业。吾等正要严肃、冷静、不惊、不慌，安于学业，力争上流，为将来振兴祖国作好一番准备，只要她能幸免于难余深信如此若是不能，吾辈将为在废墟上重建家园而努力！

诸位，这才是吾辈之责任！才是吾辈之当务之急！

余以为，此刻言及对日作战，简直是发疯。我何以作战？主笔先生说，我有一百万敢决一死战之雄狮。且让大家来看一下事实：我仅有十二万士兵谈得上是“训练有素”的，然其装备甚为简陋。而且，我海军毫无战斗力：军中最大之战舰乃一三等巡洋舰，其排水吨位仅为四千三百吨。另外，军火又如何呢？我何以作战？