It has been common talk for a long time in Japanese military circles in North China that they were going 10 create a colonial empire of their own, just as the Kwantung Army had done in Manchoukuo: that they have: drawn up a Fifly-Year Plan for orth China, which it is their int tion to exploit themselves, and not to hand over to the selfish capitalist interests in Japan. What happens to. the Fest of the war in China is no. Tonger of any great interest to them. Let the Japanese government set cut of it, as best it can.
'The north China' Army has got what it set out to get. This attitude of military circles in north China is easily understood, if one compares: the glorious existence these Japanese officers are enjoying in the conquered. territory these days, with their pre~ vious frugal and penurious Jife at home. Servants and slaves galore, to!
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.