The comparatively stron rule of the Japanese army in the cities which they. control and their comparatively: efficient. military police succeed in Keeping the unruly elements in check. So long as a person wears his tax and does not inadvertently arouse Suspicion and does not chance to have Jan enemy to accuse him of being 109 loyal to the national government, one's life is comparatively safe.
'Also in' the territory" effectively controlled by the 'Chinese guerilla army good order is maintained and the people are deeply engrossed. in the tasks of national' defence. Between these two armies is a genuine No-man's land which is given over to the scourge of banditry.
Due to the invasion of alien armies in China thousands of the "worst to the present information has criminals have been released from the jails of all the cities. These find happy hunting ground in this no-man's land which surrounds the cities occupied by the Invaders. Several teases have been reported of people being tortured by burning for sums less than one dollar, Worse than the long months of aerial bombing. worse than the horror of war, worse than the brutality and violence of invading armies ix this horror of bandits which the invasion und inevitable destruction of orderly government have loosed on the com munity.
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