Chungking, Oct, 2, Exhortattons against giving way to pessimism were the principal theme of Teading articles in. yestoréay+ Chinese press.
"When a critical time is reached" states the "Hsin Min Pao" important dally formerly published in Nanking "naturally many are crying for pest talks, and expressing doubts.
jut when we remember the structions of our supreme leave. that to negotiate half. way is 10 give up the country, all of us will sand by, and continue to resis."
The paper goes on to point to the necessity for continuing the strurde, and suggests, inter alla, the relerm of the political structure, 0 that Politics and military affairs, in operation, may make the best use of the remaining men and material The Journal also urges reform of the country's communications, auf an end to profiteering.
"tu foreign affairs" it deco "we must distinguish betwee? enemies. and friends, and learn from the lesson of Canton our past mi takes. vgs we; may take up a new me of foreign polley The "Sin Hou Pao," leading Sit: chuen daily, also stresses the nee! for firm determination to. resist the end.
Tt points out that Japan's miliary and financial burdens are increainé and demands that China put house in order.
The paper mentions the neces for political reform, the mobiliza!o?
the people, and _co-opera lon between the army and the people, "Now that the situation is erful, it concludes, "the Chinese pevele should consider the past, make" fresh start, and give' up_ tie feeling of depression."—Reuter.
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