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exist merely on what they are thrown by the occupying way lords, and have to make the meat of any opportunities of "squeeze" that come their way in the course! of administrative business. The minor officials get nothing, and, If they cannot rely on the bounty of relatives, have to turn to mental work for subsistence.
than to thub of the despalled, That is the philosophy of the countryside in China to-day.
Common sense should appar- ently dictate some care of the railways at a time when they are such a valuable adjunct to the machinery of war-making. But the war lords are notoriously de- Peking. It appears, is faced Relent in common sense." Their with a coal famine, as well as a railways here, hopelessly mis-
The Ruk of the Soldier. shortage in other necessities of a managed and in a deplorable state Confiscation is the right of any winter life. Prospects, writes for disrepair. No receipts are petty generaț Lower down the the correspondent the allowed to come to the Ministry scale, the private soldier exacts "Observer" are so alarming, in-of Communications, the organis destres elther in robbery or deed, that the diplomats have had nominally responsible for China's. [ rape. A Chinese business man to resort to representations. But rationalised system, and no for-recently took a trip to Nanking. to no purpose; if you want things eign supplier will now supply leaving his wife and family is done in present-day China/the materials until some attempt has Peking. One night the resilence. worst possible method is to enlist been made to clear existing it was entered and half-a-dozen diplomatic support. The Chinese debtedness.
Sgrievous, is the soldiers demanded permanenz lout the diplomats nowadays out state of things of the Peking-lodging. Notwithstanding the of sheer cussedness. The coal Hankow line that several trains stabus of the family, the wife's [ dealers have been more practicals are allowed to run with impaired complaints to the police were un- they have started & camel'service brakes. The drivers manage to availing, and the womenfolk had with Shanai province the source stop the trains at the stations by to seek shelter at a friend's house. [of production. This after all shutting off steam a mile outside.
efforts to obtain wagons from the
Moribund Masses. military had failed,
At any time a posse, of soldiers is likely to appear at a college and The abject suffering of the Chi- carry off professors or students. The war lord have practically closed the railways under their ese people is beyond conception the excuse generally being alleged control to coal conveyance, and by the West." A Chinese sociolo, Red activities. A friend of mine, ona President of a University, re- gist, commenting recently only very grudgingly allow any
China's populations problems,cently had such a visit, but, being Rucilities for the transport; of
in time, donned a foodstuffs. What little con says that over-population has re-warned
duced the people to a state of student's clothes and made his comes in is subject to extra im-semi-lifelessness. Present condi-escape over the roof. He hold's posts for military expenses. tions are plunging them deeper honours from many of the well as to such syseeze" as the into this poribundity,
Where cloistered institutions of Europe, solitters care to place on its re-the countrymen pre virile enough, but his present life resembles leuse to the merchants.) In con
they enlist on the side of the des- more the life of a gun-runner than sequence," prices are mountingpoilers; where they are fatalistic of a scholar; no sooner had he with the help of falling values in enough they wait until the returned to his lectures than he silver they are overwhelming soldiery have had their fill of the was nearly stabbed during a population already reduced to fruits of agricultural labour, and student brawl in class, misery by civil, war.
Then apply themselves once more to recuperation:
Much of China production has also to yield its quota to the military at the source. Farmers and traders have to pay dearly for she privilege of feeding,and look, ing after the cities.
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