Washington; Mi deturers fo B report 38 The National Assoclati a of the Oficá of Produ Management, Mr, imi advised the Govs small and medii plants were ready assume defence work, They Said that (1) 14077 plants were registered in a "preparedness through production" survey by. the Association and that 3,925 plants were surveyed by other cyganizations; (2), $994 of the registered plants were already doing defence work while 2915 reported the existence of unused floor space and 4,88t expressed willingness to install equipment for defence production; (3), 10,719 plants reported regarding shifts of workmen now used, of which 72 per cent, said they used only one; (4), 14,077 returns in the registration programme listed 434,159 machines of various kinds wers available for work. but said that 157,000 machines were idle more than 2000000 hours during a 24- hour day.—Domei, Yat Po" gives the disquieting information that during the past few months there has been considerable deserting from the Chinese army. Many of the recruits who have been brought up on the farm all their lives and have not taken kindly to compulsory conscription and daily drills and rigorous regulations have proven rather irksome to their peaceful loving instincts.
Consequently as opportunity afforded they have deserted their posts and returned to their country homes
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