Mr, Okihei Sugimoto, from Japan, is planning to open a school for Chinese brides in Nanking, under the shadow of Purple Mountain and the tomb of the founder of modern China, Dr. Sun Yat-sen. This school, according to the report, will enable Chinese girl aspirants to study Japanese etiquette, cooking, music, and the Japanese, language, and thereby qualify as worthy mates, But mates for whom? No Chinese will need a wife who understands Japanese etiquette, cooking, music, and the Japanese language, when these accomplishments may have been acquired at the expense of Chinese etiquette, cooking, music, and the Chinese language. The qualifications therefore seem to be designed for the wives of Japanese—which gives rise to the thought that Mr. Sugimoto may have been over gloomy in his interpretation of Prince Konoye's warning that the war in China will be long-drawn-out. No one believes that Prince Konoye intended to convey an intimation that Japanese soldiers here must be prepared to settle down and raise families in this country, combining this laudable object with the eradication of the Chiang Kai-shek regime. The war may be long, but it is to be hoped that it will not be long enough for that.
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