But in the aeroplane fund, like the present national defence fund, there was considerable evidence of genuine patriotism, Certainly the quarter million dollars contributed' by two South China millionaires could not be said to be the result of govern ment pressure, The donations. of more than 3,000,000 school-children wore hardly compulsory, except as a face saving vesture, this same way, governmen agencies moulded the' publicity regarding the Southwest settlement,.and Dr. Sun's birthday, both of which drew a host of sympathetic telegrams from all types of organizations, kind of patelotie contagion, Like a Professional applauders hired by en-terrainers to sit In the audience and rouse the usual lethargy of the people when the act Is finished, School holidays to celebrate each of these four events have doubly. omphasized the importance of the recent national advance in the minds of the students, Other means of national publicity in the autumn of 1936 were the 'National Boy Scout Assembly at Nanking in October, which was addressed by many prominent national iond Yangize Valley athletic meet middle schools held at Nanking in October, likewise utilized for eduention on' the national crisis; and the mass education movement In the nine Jower Yangize provinees, a movement which is now' Yeaching more. than 1,000,000 adults in popular Jeetures each week, many of which are delivered by travelling members of the publicity department, speaking on technicalities of national defence.
Granted another five years of peace. and a steady progression of national publicity work, the Central Govern ment, will fuse this "tray of loose sands" Into a well proportioned toot of peace or war.
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