The Archive · 1938

Children Taught to Hate Invaders

The Seeds Which May Bear Bitter Fruit Kweiyang, Kwel., Dee. 30 It is, perhaps, not surprising that the Chinese are'so bitter towards the Japanese at this time, but it te truly said that even the very little children fre being taught to hate them. Only recently, I visited a kindergarten in this ily. and watched the little tots t their Jessongames' when they were being taught song which contained a pledge never to buy anything Japanese: these children were about five years old! and. elsewhere I heard'a boy of five years, when asked what he was going to do when he rew up, reply "Fight the Japanese." Tam afraid that this sort of thing wilt yet prove to be seed which will bear bitter fruit for China in- days to come. And the remarkable thing fs. that People can and do still buy Japanese Goods in the city.

The Union University opened a few days ago with its classes held in the buildings of the Military Schoo! outside the smaller South Gate, and one of the faculty tells me there are 500 or more students in attendance.

Local papers have stated that the Central University is to remove to this city from Kuling very shortly, fan advance agent having already arrived to make the needed atrange-

Recruits are sill being called for in all districts in the province and it Is thought that there will shortly be conscription of all able-bodied "men but this is not yet been decided, apparently.

'Our new Provincial Chairman, Mr. Wu" Ting-chang, has arrived from Chungking. We hear that he comes. with Instructions to do all he can open up new industries; as he has been the Minister of Industries in the Central' Government, this is very Probable, and it ought to prove of real help 10 Kweichow now that it Tooks as if opium is to be really suppressed at long last.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

Your account