The Archive · 1941

Ideal Paradise on Earth

Pictures will show Manchoukuo os "an ideal paradise on earth," while the lectures will be concerned with clearing up "the misunderstandings" regarding remittances and other small matters, (Misunderstandings on whose Stronger Propaganda Nanking, June 4, Positive propaganda methods, in order to induce military oMfelals and civilians now under the Chungking banner to join the peace camp. of President Wang Ching.wel of the Nanking government, were urged by. 'Major-General Yultsu Tsuchihashl, of the headquarters of the Japanese Expeditionary' Forces to China, during yesterday's third session of the Pro-Paganda Conference of the Nanking government now meeting here. invited to visit Manchoukuo, in order "see for themselves how happy and prosperous life there really ts.

Could anything be more fantastic And fatuously ineffective at that, The solution, of course, is really quite simple, Ifthe Japanese want restore the former unlimited supply of labour, all that they have to do, is to drop all their senseless, Useless and irritating regulations, and! allow the completely free and" un feltered ow of Chinese labourers and their money, Tf they do thai, they can get_as mich labour of they want. But Knowing the Japanese love of re~ gulations (for regulations' sake) and Seeing the way they have been hampering and interfering with the life Of the Chinese in north China, this solution seems likely to be a coun! sel of perfection. The Japanese will continue to impose their beloved reulations, and Manchoukuo will have fo whistle for its labour, to the detriment and delay of the Five-Year plan.

Maj.-Gen, Tsuchihash! called attention to the fact that various false Tumours have been spread abroad at various times including. an alleged risis in the Far East in February, an alleged agreement between Japan and the United States in May, and allege ed direct negotiations between Japan and Chungking.

Chungking, the officer pointed out, appears to be regarding propaganda as more important in the war with Japan than actual Aghting operations, and it is hence necessary that a more positive altitude be taken in pro-Daganda efforts to bring military ofials and civilians of the Chungking camp under the standard of the Nanking Government—Domei. necutan air line between Shang-hal. and Peiping via Tsingtao was {started by the China Aviation Company on June 1, when a Mitsubishi 'ME-5102 twin-engined 11-seater plane was used. The plane took four-and-halt hours to make the 1,200 kilometre trip. according to the "Shang-hal Mainichi:

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