"However, behind all. this is the deeply regrettable fact for the East Asiatic races that more than 1,300,000 Chinese officers and men have been vaclessly eaerificed for the mistaken Idea of armed. resistance against Japan, and more than £0,000 Japan= ese officers and men have laid down their lives for the cause of state," the army spokesman said, "Forsthe sake of East Asia we should not bring these sacrifices to aught, and this is the greatest mis~ tion. assigned (0 the Japenese and Chinese Faces.
"During the past three years, the Japanese offers and men under the august virtue of His Majesty the Em: peror continued their punitive came Palgn unaffected by biting cold oF Bhistering heat. They have establish ed. impregnable positions and their Hahting strength ig greater now than ever on all fronts," he continued.
For-sighted Chinese emerged in the test of bloodshed during the past three year's and the National Government of China recently returned to Nanking.
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