From two of the missionaries lately evacuated from Szechuan, we have received startling reports of the extent of Soviet propaganda in that vast province.
The generals, they say, continual ly intriguing against each other's spheres of influence, care nothing whatever about Peking and Canton. But among the people Soviet-inspired ideas are rife. Our i formants say there is practically doubt that Moscow, not long azo, sent a million dollars to be spent Jon propaganda in Szechuan. The work is done by Chinese agent: trained by the Soviet, hundreds of whom may be found throughout the Province.
Their latest story is that th> British aeroplanes are being brought China to fly over the country and bomb the people out of existences jand this is becoming an article of faith, at least in the districts with chieh our informants are familiar.
The latter much regret, the di appearance of the British-Chinese er, the "Chen Pao," which, started in the war to counteruet German propaganda, did a great deal of good. Since then there has been little or nothing to withetant
ties. the Red agente and their mendac-Books, they say, are no gor People have not time or education to read them. What is needed leaflets, by the hundred thousand, setting out simple facts and easily distributed,
might not the aeroplanes be they asked in conchuson, used to fly over the country ant drop sheaves of leaflets on the towns and villages as was done during the war? Around Chéneti, capital of Szechuan, there are plenty. of gogd landing places; and if the rear western province is too. remote, there are other fields within reach, where good work might be done in this way and where at present the Chinese hear nothing but the Red slanders, AcconotN¢ to the "Eastern Times"? there are approximately 8,000 Allied soldiers stationed in the vicinity. Jof Shanghai, these being posted at Woosung, Lunghua, Chapei and
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