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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 4, 1941.

CHINA MAIL

WINDSOR HOUSE

AUSTRALIAN TROOPS

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The arrival of Austral- ian troops in Malaya seems to have aroused an astonishing amount of indignation in Japan, at Icast if the Japanese radio commentators can be cit-

ed as indicators of Japan- ese opinion. These same commentators are, how- ever, labouring at a stupid falsity when they describe the Australian troops as hordes of "illiterate pea- sants, untrained and un- disciplined." One of the, most important posts in this day and age is that of a radio commentator,| as they do much to mould. public opinion. The Axis Powers have adopted the

theory that the needs of propaganda demand adoption

of the axiom

which Hitler laid down when he declared in his

text book, "Mein Kampf," that "in the big lie there is always a certain force of credibility, because the broad

masses of the nation. more readily fall victims to the big lie than the small

one.'

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Japan: "Just a little slice off the rump, with your kind cooperation."

Mr.

Vehement, high

was his cast of mind."

Churchill At 66

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So Mr. Churchill, in his one

and there is no doubt that the character he had in mind was his

There is, however, no pro- paganda value in stating only novel, described the hero, what all the world knows to be untrue. There being no illiterates in Australia, there can be no illiterate peasants.

By H.C. Bailey