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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH, 1, 1938

CHINESE FARMERS ARE GREATEST SUFFERERS IN THE WAR AGAINST JAPAN

The toughest war veteran in where their father was impressed China to-day is the farmer.. Half-into the Chinese

army and their starved by now, illiterate, little mother killer during a battle. This understanding the political issues type of penniless victims is pour at stake, the farmers throughouting into every large city behind the the ravaged countryside have suf-the Japanese lines, swelling fered more casualties and donated hordes of beggars that beset every more food to the armies than any market. other class of people.

Sixty million villagers clung to their homes panese army steamroller descend-

purposes have prevented farmers ed upon them. Women and children from selling what crops the war Mar. 27 are

or often sent into the hills left them. More than 2,000,000 Apr. 4 marshes, but many men refuse to bales of cotton are rotting on the farms of Hopei province alone, it Apr. 19. desert the graves of their

is estimated.

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SCHEDULE OF SAILINGS

tors.

have

ROTTING COTTON Japanese seizure of the railways-

as the Js and their operation for military.

ances-

During the confusion of retreats and battles innocent farmers are

often discard their uniforins.

GUERILLAS

Despite their sufferings, few farmers know what patriotism killed by both sides. On many means. Their only interest is their fronts the Japanese cannot distin- little farm. Government is not guish between peasants and gueril their affair. Japanese have taken las, as retreating Chinese troops many photographs of Chinese farmers carrying Japanese flags and welcoming Japanese troops. An American survey of several The genuineness of the "Welcome" villages in North China behind the is questioned by foreigners who Japanese lines revealed that most know that the Japanese flag is the of them had suffered from ten to only protection the farmer has, and sixty casualties among non-com- that the farmer who does not wel-z batants.

come the conqueror is regarded a3 But the surge of battle was only anti-Japanese, and therefore dan- the beginning of the farmer's trou- gerous. bles. The Japanese army easily "Do you hate the Japanese destroyed the old warlord govern-one group of Chinese farmers was ments, but have not been able to asked recently. The reply was restore order except along the rail- characteristics. ways where garrisons are station-

"We hat all soldiers, Chinese and ed. The countryside is still in the

We only want to hands of half a million irregulars, Japanese alike.

be let alone to live and work in defeated Chinese soldiers, and ban-

peace." dits.

the

These guerillas are eating farmer's grain, stealing his live-

stock, carrying off his women, rob-

bing the village merchants, and

terrorizing the few officials left in

the country.

NEW BANKNOTES FOR NORTH CHINA

FOR

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If the farmer loses all his possessions, he automatically joins

Shanghai, To-day. Banknotes issued by the Federat the irregulars, forced to live by robbing his neighbours. This is ed Reserve Bank of China, which is an ancient and accepted custom in expected to open for business some China, a natural consequence of time this month, will be North every war, famine, or flood. Po-China's sole legal tender, says a verty and need erase all laws, ex-

semi-official Japanese despatch from Peiping. cept that of survival.

TRAGIC STORY

Notes issued by the Central Bank The average farmer has only his of China and the Bank of Com--· mud hut, two acres of land, amunications will gradually be with- crude plow, and a grain barrel, so drawn from circulation.. the brink of bankruptcy is always Failure of officials to complete near. The number of bandits has the necessary preparations is given risen phenomenally since the Ja-Las reason for postponement of the panese invasion began last July opening of the Federated Reserve A Chinese refugee from the town Bank, originally scheduled for 25th Feb. of Chochow, forty miles southwest March 1-Reuter.

of Peiping, describes what hap- pens:

HONG KONG TO SHANGHAI

HONG KONG TO ITALY

s.s. “Conte Biancamano”

#4. “Conte Rosso”

5th Mar. 8.s. "Conte Verde"

20th Mar: 19.8. “C. Biancamano”.

3rd. Apr. 18.8. “Conté Rosso”.

12th Mar.

26th Mar.

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"First the Chinese troops enter- ed my village which is eight miles

LOCAL DOLLAR

this morning

off the railway. Any man who did The demand rate on the Hong. not join them was considered a Kong dollar traitor, and therefore executed. 1/2/s.. They took all the food they could

"Spot silver was quoted ins

carry burned some of the houses London yesterday at 20-1/16 and

forward at 19-13/16. so the Japanese could not use

The London on New York rate: them, and departed.

Next the Japanese came, exe-was quoted at £-U.S.$5.02 and cuted some more men because they the New York on London rate Thad co-operated with the irregu-US.$5.02.

Mars, took more food, burned more houses, and returned to their bar- racks in Chochow.

“Attack and counter-attack con- tinued for three months, until all the men had become bandits and their women fled to the hills. Our village is now deserted."

Recently two ragged little boya, aged ten and twelve, trudged into Peking with empty pockets. They said they had walked a hundred miles from the town of - Höchien

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