New York, Feb, 23.
"Until recently," the "New. York Times" comments on the Far Eastern situation, "the Japanese people, trained to stoical acceptance of fate, have shouldered their hardships in Spartan silence. Of late, however, the growing dissatisfaction has become vocal.
"The recent Cabinet change, though doubtless directly reflecting the expiration of the American trade may be expected, following- the progress of negotiations between the Central Government and the Communists over several outstanding issues, according to Chinese circles here.
An agreement shortly to be signed between these two authorities is persistently reported.
One of the main issues discussed, it is stated, concerns the size ofthe Chinese Communist army, After the Sian incident, the Chinese Communist army. was incor into the Chinese Central Government army, to be known as the Bighth Route Army, with a total strength, of} one army corps,
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