Supremelord！Wewhoareabouttodie
Salutethee！Wehavecomeallatthycall
Tolaydownstrengthandsoulandallinall，
withoutamurmuring，norknowingwhy！
Butah！howwildroamtheselastthoughtsofours！
Howvividwerecallthethrillinglore
OfthoseAl·anGiants，whoofyore
Daredmetetheirstrengthagainstthywrathfulpowers；
Andbroughttheefromtheheavensandcaptivedthee，
TillallfourSeasonspassedbyandtheEarth
Withmirthbadewelcometothethirteenthbirth
Ofthenewmoonsincethycaptivity！
Andknow’stthouwhatthesedyingeyesbehold？
“Midsthumananguishandwar’sthund”ringstorms，
Therehavearisentwonewgiganticforms
Ofceaselessgrowthandpotencyuntold．
Andintheiradventweheartoll’dthyknell！
They-LoveandLaw-shallrightallhumanwrong，
AndPeaceandJusticebemankind’snewsong．
Sobeouridlewish：nowfaretheewell！
〔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）
ANOPENLEITERTOALLCHINESE
STUDENTS
MydearBrethren：
IfImayjudgefromthesentimentsexpressedinthelastissueoftheMonthly，Iamafraidwehavecompletelylostourheads，andhavegonemad.“Fightandbevanquished，ifwemust”，saysoneClub．EvenMr．W.K．Chung，aChristianofmaturethought，declaresinfieryeloquence：“Evenifwefightandbedefeatedandconsequentlysufferthedisgraceoflosingourcountry，-eventhiscourseshouldbeinevitableandpreordained，Istillsay，wecouldnotbutchoosetofight...LetusfightandbeconqueredlikeBelgium.”EvenourEditor-in-chiefwhoinhiseditorialsadvisedusthathotheadshavenoplaceinthedeliberationofsuchgreatnationaldangerandthatweshouldconsultourheadsaswellasourhearts．-evenhewritesonanotherpage：“TheChinesewillhavenochoice（whichtheywillnothesitatetomake）buttofight！”
Now，letmesaythatallthisispureinsanity．Wehavelostourheads．Weareexcited，nervous，nay，“patrioticallyinsane．”MyBrethren，itisabsolutelyuselesstogetexcitedatsuchacriticalmoment．Noexcitement，norhigh-soundingsentiments，norsensationalsuggestions，haveeverhelpedanynation．Talkingoffighting“onpaper”isthemostshallowcourseforustotake，whocallourselves“students”and“capablemen”．
ItseemstomethattherightcourseforusstudentstotakeatthismomentandatthisdistancefromChina，isthis．Letusbecalm．LetusDOOURDUTYwhichisTOSTUDY．Letusnotbecarriedawaybytheturmoilofthenewspaperfromourseriousmission．Letusapplyourselvesseriously，calmly，undisturbedlyandunshakenlytoourstudies，andPREPAREOURSELVEStoupliftourfatherland，ifshesurvivesthiscrisis-asIamsureshewill，-ortoresurrectherfromthedead，ifitneedsbe！
MyBrethren，THATisourdutyandourrightcourse！
Isay，talkingoffightingJapanatthispresentmomentisinsanity．Forhowcanwefight？OurEditor-in-chiefsaysthatwehavethefightingstrengthofonemilliondeterminedsoldiers．Letuslookatthefacts，wehaveatmost120，000soldiersthatcanbecalled“trained”，butpoorlyequipped．Andwehaveabsolutelynonavy：thelargestvesselinournavyisathird-classcruiserwithadisplacementof4，300tons．Andhowaboutmunitions？Whatshallwefightwith？
SoIsaywithallsincerityandwithalldevotiontoChina，thatitispurenonsenseandfoolishnesstotalkoffightingwhenthereisnottheslightestchanceofgaininganythingbutdevastation，anddevastation，anddevastation！
AndyoutalkofBelgium--ofheroicBelgium！MydearBrethren，letmetellyouwithallmyheartandsoulthattoresistthetideofanoceanwithasinglehandisnoheroism，andthattostrikeaneggagainstarockisnoheroism！Moreover，Belgiumdidnotcontemplatesuchanutterdefeat．ReadsuchbooksasHowBelgiumSavedEuropebyDr．CharlesSaroleaofBelgium，andyouwillseethatshewassureofFrenchassistanceandofBritishsupport．AndshewasconfidentofherLiegeandherAntwerpwhichhadthereputationofbeingthestrongestfortificationsintheworld.SoBelgiumstakedallherfortuneforthe“glory”ofbeingaheroicnation！Wasthattruecourage？Wasthattrueheroism？
AndmyBrethren，thinkofBelgiumandoftheBelgiansoftoday！Isthe“glory”ofheroismworthallthesacrifice？
IamnotblamingtheBelgians．WhatIwanttopointouthereisthatBelgiumisnotworthChina’simitating，andthatwhosoeverwishesChinatofollowBelgium’spathandfateissinningagainstChina．
Inconclusion，letmerepeat：DONOTGETEXCITED：LETUSDOOURDUTYWHICHISTOSTUDY．
ThefinalsolutionoftheFarEasternQuestionisnottobesoughtinfightingJapanatpresent；norinanyexternalinterferencebyanyotherPowerorPowers；norinanytemporaryreliefsuchastheequilibriumofpowersorthatoftheOpenDoor；norinanysuchproposalastheJapaneseMonroeDoctrine．Therealandfinalsolutionmustbesoughtsomewhereelse-far，fardeeperthanmostofusnowsuspect．Idonotknowwhereinitlies：Ionlyknowwhereinitdoesnotlie．Letusstudyitoutcalmlyanddispassionately．
Readthislettercarefullybeforeyoucondemnme．
Veryearnestly，
Yourbrother，
SuhHu
Ithaca，N．Y．
〔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？