A new tone of optimism is distinctly perceptible in Chinese circles here.
One ligh Chinese official, interviewed by Reuter, sajd: "No one believed that' we could keep going for more than twelve months. We ourselves did not believe it, and thought that after one year, if no help came from abroad, we would be forced to capitulate to Japan.
"Now we are sure We can go on indefinitely if only wẹ receive very little help from others.—Szechuen alone has 50,000.000 people and huge natural resources. We do mot fear difficulty in raising the necessary money."—Reuter.
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