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 Earl Browder, delegate from America, spoke next. After greeting the gathering as the highest organ of the Chinese revolution, and explaining why the workers of the West have such deep confidence in the complete success of the revolution, he dealt at length with the situation of American Imperialism and its role.

After the speech of the American delegate, Comrade Jaques Doriot, the French representative, announced that the International Workers' Delegation, having cognizance of the most recent provocations of the imperialist powers in different parts of China, particularly at Nanking where more than six hundred Chinese were killed in the unjustifiable bombardment perpetrated by British and American warships, have decdeddecided [sic] to address a telegram to labor and peasant organizations of the world.

The International Workers' Delegation have also issued a an Appeal to the foreign soldiers and sailors in China (this appeal appears below), calling upon them to refuse to be used by the imperialists as tools of oppression against the Chinese people.

Before the Delegation left the Session of the Political Council, Mr. Sun Fo, the son of Dr. Sun Yat Sen, moved a resolution which was adopted unanimously, greeting the International Workers' Delegation and declaring that henceforth the close contact will be maintained with the international proletariat in the great struggle of the Chinese Revolution which is but a part of the World Revolution.

Over fifty thousand people filled the Hankow race course on Sunday, April 3rd, to greet the International Workers' Delegation.

From early morning till noon the streets of the city were thronged with eager masses marching towards the race course where four platform flanked the extensive field. It was a stirring spectacle to see this ocean of humanity with countless banners and flags bearing inscriptions that reflected the mood of the masses of workers and peasants at this critical moment which revolutionary China is living through, and manifested the attitude of the Chinese people towards the International Workers' Delegation.

Long after the opening of the mass meeting thousands of people were still pouring into the field. Special trains packed with people could be seen drawing into the adjacent railway station, and discharging fresh thousands of workers and peasants.

The mass meeting was opened by Li Li San from the All-China Labor Federation. The assembled masses were addressed