China's resources, he went on, were being drained by the war, and Perhaps at the end of the eonilict she would find herser exhausted, but the Chinese were determined not to be the slaves of Japan, or to make peace the cost of Uhomselves, their chil= ren and their freedom.
"The sufferings and the burden of our ple," he declared, "are un~ Spealable, but no voice Is raised for Peace.
"We have lost Hankow, which many' thought it was impossible for {0 lose, but We are continuing the war with' unabated determination."
Teinforcements consisting "of four Japanese divisions, General Li said, had arrived on the North ifupeh front.
Tt was possible that they were intended to be sed in an offensive gaint Siangyang and Fancheng towards the north-west, but though the Tapanese. attacked. with no thought for their losses, andthe Chinese were eventually forced 10 withdraw, the Japanese would have Yo pay heavy price. in eesualties for" their fains, which would not strengthen {heir position, but would merely' provide temporary "victory" forthe Japanese press.
who are striving to the time of our "capacity can be helped. ways which, though they mean Tittle others, may be decisive for us.
"We need a litle more money, and wwe need technical assistance 10° sup-Dlement our military: deficiencies Phe handling of the Far Eastern situation "by "the democracies, he The French Government has, how= ever, no knowledge of the terms and. conditions under which their services have been enlisted Havas Japan Not "The Only Wise Guy"
Chungking, May 23, Commenting on Japan's decision not to join the Ttalo-German Military Alliance, the "Chungking Dally New?" States editorially that Japan must thin she is the only "wise guy" the world, while every other nation fool."
The paper drew attention to two reports, firstly, that Japan ig not participating in the Alliance for fear that she may bring the Soviet and Britain closer together, and that this, step might result in the extension of British, French and Soviet operation to the Far, East, which would affect Japan invessive"™ designs.
"The second report to which the journal refers is that Japan is awalt-tug the outbreak of a European war. when she would seize an opportune moment to make the move most advantageous' to her interests.
Gut Britain and the Soviet are not fools," the paper concludes, Tn'a separate article, the "Chung king Daily News" predicts the early collapse of the Hua Hsiang Commercial Bank notes, pointing out the present slump in the yen, and in Federal Reserve Bank notes. Reuter.
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