Upon consideration of the question of discipline, or the lack of it, in the Chinese Army, the Ministry of War has evolved a series of drastic orders for the better guidance of officers and men. As quoted in the Chinese Press, the new orders provide for imposition of the death penalty in the case of officers found guilty of "squeeze" in the matter of soldiers' pay; officers discovered to be dealing privately in the sale and distribution of fire arms are to be shot, and the same treatment is to be given to soldiers who steal or destroy private property. Commanders of battalions from which 10 or more men desert are™to be severely dealt with.
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