Evening star., 1938-06-19
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

~ TINE terrorism exercised by the
German high command during
the last months of the World
War was child's play compared
to what we are going to do to the Chinese
We shall force our way through China
by means Of our air force and frighten
the Chinese into submission" This state
ment was made by one Of the highest
army officers in Toxic to an American
official soon after the reconstruction of the
Japanese cabinet on May 26
The daily air raids which are taking an
unprecedented toll of life-even for China,
where human life has so little value
are the result Of this decision of the new
military administration which has been
set up in Japan as a result of the failure
Of the semi-civilian cabinet which had
governed for the last year
Prince Konoye, member of the 10
families claiming direct divine lineage is
still at the head of the cabinet But like
his august master. the Emperor. he is a
deeply honored rubber stamp in the hands
OF the military, which in turn is con-
Korea.
The official government Is in the hands
Of two generals and a civilian closely asso-
ciated with them. The military gentlemen
directing Japan today are Gen. Kazuhige
Ugaki, minister Of foreign affairs and
Gen. Sadac Araki minister of public edu-
cation. Gen. Araki is in charge of the
O nd fn vr,I,i %ba
to fever pitch for prosecuting the conquest
OF China regardless Of cost or consequences
Heads Chopped on.
Things have not been going according
to plan in the Chinese theater of opera
tions. At the outset OF the campaign, a
year ago, the Toxic experts advised the En-
peror and the cabinet that after few
lightning victories against the organized
Chinese armies and after the occupation of
Nanking, there would be more Chinese field
marshals ready to accept the Mikado's gold
than the government could possibly need.
Shanghai was captured as was Marking
and almost every other important city in
China. But no pro-Japanese leaders ap-
pered to organize the occupied provinces
into another Manchukuo. The few venal
generals who listened to Tokios agents
were kidnapped by their own troops, brought
to Chang Kai-shek's headquarters and
had their heads chopped off,
Toxic was getting impatient. Every week
more troops and more money had to be
poured into China. The expected European
war. which would have made it impossible
Tor the European nations to sell arms and
munitions to Chang, was not undertaking.
In the meantime. a phenomenon, which the
TOXIC experts did not foresee, threw q
monkey wrench into the plans of the
general staff. That unexpected phenome-
non was the unification of China under
Chang Kai-shek's leadership.
The Chinese in the south and the Com
munists of Chu-Teh accepted Chang as
supreme commander. The former con-
tributed handsomely to the armament of
the troops in the field. The rich Cantonese
merchants opened their chests and gave
literally to the war funds. Millions Of
coolies worked on the roads and helped
transport war materials from the west to
the battlefront
Must Repei Wasps.
Chu-Teh's 9th Route Army, the only
Chinese army with SOUL" placed itself
under the generalissimo's command. It is
the best organized army in the world for
guerrilla warfare Like De Wet, Malan and
Kritiznger, who managed to bleed Britain
nearly to death by prolonging the Beers
resistance in South Africa, Chu-Teh is
harassing the Japanese to distraction.
The main difficulty the Japanese high
command has in China Is the maintenance
of its lines Of communications. They have
to fight not only Chang Kai-shek's regulars
in open battles but at the same time repel
the "wasps'-Chu- -Teh's guerrillas attacking
their rear The Japanese forces are utterly
dependent on railroad communications and
cannot stage q, decisive battle very wide Of