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GENERAL
PROPAGANDA AND THE DEMANDED
SINO-JAPANESE WAR
Interesting Address By
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Mr. Walter Chen
An interesting address on "War Propaganda” was delivered by Mr. Walter Hanming Chen before the Y's Men's Club at the St. Fran eis Hotel yesterday. In the present war, he said in the course of his lecture, China desired by national propaganda to stir the minds of her people. "We desire to institute a condemnation movement against Japan and to get others to support us by refusing to buy Japanese goods," remarked Mr. Chen.
Ideas."
we
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FRIDAY, MAY 13, 1938.
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MENACES NEWS BEHIND THE NEWS
Man Sentenced
IF
At Central
Appearing on remand on charges
of demanding money with menaces and common assault before Mr. Butters at the Central Court
| yesterday, Man Yiu was sentenced to two months' imprisonment with the option of a fine of $100 when he was convicted on the
first
Mr. M. A da Silva appeared for
was for the prosecution,
Mr. Chen's address, in part, was are spending and she is getting "as follows-
| 20 results because facts speak count Propaganda-what is it? Each louder than words. probably has his own definition As you know, there are many the defence while Mr. F. E. Nash but the most explicit one. I have ways of carrying on effective pro- seen is that of the Institute of paganda in the hope of winning It was alleged that on March 20, Propaganda Analysis, namely, "An support at home and abroad. while complainant, La Fat. faki vi expression of opinion or action by Don't forget that ingenious propa-a fish shop, was unloading fish individuals or groups designed to ganda led the United States into from the Cheung Chow launch, Influence the opinions and actions the Great War. I admire very defendant approached him and of other individuals or groups with much the propaganda methods asked him to join an association reference to pre-determined adopted in Soviet Russia, in Ger- and to pay the fee of $10 if he many and in Italy, but I think wished to work In the West Point No matter where
are. In the British methods are better district. Defendant departed, say- schools, in our homes. In our than them all. Britain knows ex-ing that Li was to meet him at a offfees or travelling. and no actly when and how to use her restaurant to pay the subscription. matter who we are, we are all propaganda arm. America's me-
DID NOT SUBMIT subjected these days to a great thods are also clever but do not power that is intended to mould compare with those of England. and it was alleged that on March our minds--the power of propa-
LITTLE NEED FOR IT
23 he was assaulted by defendant. ganda. Propaganda comes to us Actually, in the present Sino-
Defendant denied the charges. through speech, through news- Japanese war, China has had very in the witness-box he said that he, through little need for propaganda. Were did not, know L prior to May 23. papers, magazines and books, through radio and movit not for the fact that Japan was the day of the alleged assault. On ing pletures, through pos- the aggressor nation and were it the day in question he had been ters, drawings, cartoons, pictures not that China was the weaker hawking food. He finished work and photographs, and through nation, or the under-dog. I think about 4 p.m. and then went for songs and slogans, both spoken Japan's propaganda methods would a stroll. and written.
3
La did not submit to the threat
have been superior to curs. The While walking along the seafront In the present war, we destre by Japanese atrocities won for us hem L and several other fokis
national propaganda to stir the more sympathy and support than carrying goods. He stepped aside minds of our people-a desire to a legion of paid, professional pro- for them to pass, but accidentally fight against our enemy. Japan. We pagandists.
Li bumped into him Remarks I do not pretend to know much were then passed and an argument desire to win world-wide support
He alleged that Li and and sympathy and to prevent about China's propaganda methods ensued. other nations from supplying our but I understand that the National several others assaulted him with enemy, with materials and munt Government has mapped out a bamboo poles. He managed to tions. We desire to institute a careful comprehensive programme, escape and blew his police whistle "condemnation movement against:
In the hope of serving my coun- to summon help. A constable Japan and to get others to support try and carrying, on a little war arrived and took both parties to us by refusing to buy Japanese publicity work, I was privileged to the station.
make a trip to Malaya and the goods.
year.
I was reading, a few days ago, a Philippine Islands last Japanese definition of propaganda. went in a purely private capacity to all, I spoke nearly forty times. "A round object, according to how armed with letters of introduction sometimes twice or three times ́a It is cut may be inade into sqime-from friends and from the Shang-day, and wrote numerous press thing square: a story, according tonal Chinese General Chamber of articles.. how it is told. may convey differ-Commerce. ent meanings."
LIE IS A TRUTH”
one
A who
So far as the drive for funds was'
raised
To make a long story short. I concerned. I was kept on the move must mention that I was in those all the time and it was only oc- As with diplomats, it is some-in all, arriving at Singapore on the more than
two places for less than six weeks casionally that I was able to get times the duty of propagandists to very day of the outbreak of the sleep. You will be interested to a couple of hours of make people believe that a le 15 Hungjao incident, the spark which know that, from under three mil- a truth and the truth is a lle.
led to the outbreak of hostilities in lion Straits dollars. the Singa- good propagandt 19
Shanghai on August 13. The urge pore fund was soon pushed up clouds his propaganda in such a to do my duty in accordance with way as to be able to make others my conscience immediately made Philippines campaign was
to ten million; and that the belleve what he is saying, although itself felt and I promptly set to from less than two million pesos he doesn't believe it himself.
work and did my best to present to six million. War propaganda is a subject of China's case. which I have had little or no ex-
And, what is more, the overseas The Chinese Consuls and Cham-Chinese solemnly promised that, if perience. Indeed, despite the fact bers of Commerce
gladly that I have officially been brand-
the war of resistance continues, operated and arranged pro- they will continue to give and that ed by the Japanese dwarfs as a
grammes for me and all
of they will raise forty million "dangerous propagandist" (a title my time was which I do not deserve as there tending various functions, deliver
taken up in at Afty million dollars if necessary. are many Chinese propagandistsing addresses and writing to the
HIGH OFFICIALS more able than I and more worthy press on China
co-
and the Sino- .well as
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or
was also fortunate enough, to meet and to be able to present China's case before the highest
was
of the honour) and, despite the Japanese situation, as fact that I am unable, on account of my anti-Japanese activities, to funds. In order to get the people pines and those whom I
pushing the campaign for War officials in Malaya and the Philip- return to my home in Shanghai, Ieverywhere I went must emphasise that I am not a China," I made it a practice of Privileged to meet included Senor paid or professional propagandist. appearing always in our national Manuel Quezon. President of the In fact, I hold no official title at dress. This proved to be effective.] (Continued on Page 7)
country
all: I am simply a writer and a plain citizen. I am inspired or paid by nobody in carrying on publicity work for the which all of us love so dearly.
I feel that having had some years of newspaper training. I can do a little work of my own in my own line for China, that I am only doing my duty as one the 450,000, 000 citizens of this great country and I am sure every person in whose blood veins "flows Chinese blood is just as anxious as I to do
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to
"Think
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APPEAL CONTINUES
The appeal brought by the New Kwok Man Chua Kay the Tung Hing Company, and Li Po-yuen, partner therein, against the decision of the Chief Justice. Sir Atholl MacGregor, who gave judgment in favour of the Union Trading Company in a claim for '$8,189.48, was again adjourned yesterday after a continued bearing before the Court of Appeal.
The sum represents the price of he claimed that he (Mr. D'Algada) his or her bit for China." China old newspapers bargained for and "gung" a number of Ordinances at expects, every one of us to do our sold. There were actually five de- the Trial Judge; (5) Mr. Hồ Wing, duty and I am confident that none fendants in the original action, compradore of the Hong Kong and of us with fail her at this time but two did not appeal. The con- Shanghai Bank, was wrong in his of need.
tracts for the newspapers were be-testimony regarding the importance INSUFFICIENT SUM
tween the respondents and the of the chop of a Chinese firm. Unfortunately, the Chinese Gov-Kwok Man Chau Ka, but appel-
ACTUAL AGENCY · ernment has been able" only. to lants were held to be responsible ·"My case," Mr. D'Almada went earmark a small; insignificant rum for payment as transferees of the on, is that eithef there was an of money. $200,000, annually for business,
actual agency in the persons who The Pulsne Judge, Mr. Justice Ramxed, the chop, or else they were pubilcity purposes, a sum quite in- sufficient if we are to carry on an E Lindsell, and Mr. Justice 3. held by the proprietor as having effective - propaganda: campaign. Fraser, are hearing the appeal. such authority. In his criticism In the 1931-1932 hostilities and in Mr. H. Somerset Fitzroy, instructed of Mr. Ho's evidence Mr. Titzroy the present. war, our propaganda by Mr. C. A. Sutherton Russ, is has contended that, if Mr. Ho was has been far from perfect when appearing for appellants, while the right, anyone who stole the chop we compare it with that spread Hon. Mr. Leo D'Almada Jar, in- could use it and place the liability and the money spent by the structed by Mr. M. A. da Silva," re- op the owner. Powers during the Great War in presents respondents. 1.
"This is irrelevant. The finding Mr. Fitzroy had concluded his was on fact that the persons who Europe and that of Italy in her Ethiopian campaign...
submissions at the previous hear-entered into the contract with the It has been too apparent, anding and yesterday Mr. D'Almada respondents were the accredited not clouded enough to make it
began his reply.
agents or the proprietor of the really refective, to make people BURDEN OF COMPLAINT Kwok Man Chua Ka Farther; He said from what, he understood the finding was based on the nets really believe what we tell them;"
Nevertheless, let me tell you (DK,Mr. Fitzroy's remarks, the bur-and conduct of the proprietor him- right now that, thongh China's den of his complaint could be self, on the Judge's estimate of the propaganda has been far from per- divided into five heads (1) the witness and on the surrounding. fect. Japan's is'even worse and far Ordinance in question was badly cireurastances"
more clumsy, in spite of the fiot drafted; (2) the draftsman, Mr. After Mr. D'Almada had made that she is spending some thirty Kemp, was a bad draftsman; (3) references to the Ordinance, the illion yen a year for world-wide. It was passed by the Legislative case was adjourned til this after publicity 150 times as much as we Council without consideration; (4) [noon.
The attention of the whole world is focussed
on the Far East today.
Events of international importance are happening with lightning rapidity.
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