Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-04
BY RAY RICHARDS

By hAt hllHAhDA
Special TO THE DETROIT 1IMks
NEW YORK. Aug. Japan Is
winning an epochal propaganda
campaign in precisely the fashion
her armies won a great military
campaign tf1e=first= stages of
the Far Eastern war-by over
whelming an inferior resistance.
In proclaiming the establish
ment of an independent nation OF
Burma, Toxic can say to the peo-
pie of that country. and 10 the
peoples of the Philippines, China.
French Indo-China, Thailand and
the Netherlands East Indies:
Japan Is giving you in ac-
tuality what the Western pow
ers merely promised In the dec
AIDES they exploited YOU"
DEGREE OF FREEDOM
That the degree Of this indie
pendence and freedom -wtii-be-
exactly the degree Of autonomy
Japan has accorded The utterly
subject peoples OF Korea and
ManChuria is fact that the
United States, British and Meth
erlands governments cannot hope
10 convey now 20 the native pop
ulations Of Japanese occupied
lands.
The opportunity 80 counterfeit
Japan's propaganda line. backed
as il is by false show Of reality.
WaS lest when the United States
assented 10 the strategy Of Euro
pean victory first, and Japan was
given her present Superiativp
opportunity OF unhindered con-
Isolidation OF conquered territory.
Japan. as western members of
congress have pointed out in high
alarm since the neglect OF the
Pacific theater first became obvi-
Gus, is erecting in the captured
regions a massive set Of independ-
ent war industry and defense
works In the end. each Of these
probably will require separate
military campaigns on a maxi
mum scale at excessive cost of
lives.
Now, 70 that great advantage
on her side, Japan il sedulously
instilling in the peoples Of these
regions the willingness 20 work
for Japan. and the will 70 resist
the Allied forces when they come
LEADERS KNOW
The truth is known 10 the trav-
eled and educated leaders Of the
lands Japan has embraced with
mailed arms. They are aware that
Japan intends not even the sem
blance OF independence for any
territory she has taken. that these
territories are In tho grip 81 what
diplomats call force maieure-
irresistible power
OpportuniSts al. and with the
example before them Of that vet
Gran arch OppOrtunlst, w an <
Ching-Wei Of Marking. they see
their personal prosperity and
power expanded beyond their
dreams a mere two years ago.
Tho Self-Seeking leaders and
the Far East has an inordinate
number OF such mcn--are willing
10 help Japan deceive tho people
This deception is vastly accel-
Grated when the smart japanese
make such gestures as the resto-
ration Of lower Yangtse River
traffic control 20 Chinese officials,
when JaVaneSe natives actually
do the tax collecting, when Burma
ostensihly is spending Burmese
.evenueS on Burma alone, and
hen tho long underpaid and
overwprkcd natives are granted
wage Increases and shorter hours.
The masses Of far eastern peo-
pies have not enjoyed such bless
ings before; they come now with
hypnotic effect,
NOW SLAVE STATES
The natives OF Java. OF the
Indo-China iungles, OF the Siamese
back-country and the Burmese
hills have never, learned OF the
two cardinal examples Of Japan's
co-prosperity sphere. Korea and
Manchukuo. where specious prom
ises also were made in the begin
ming. and illusory benefits also
were conferred, but which are
now, in the ultimate working out
OF Japans master plan, slave
states pure and simple.
Japan'S proclamation OF Burma
as an Independent state was a
master stroke from the standpoint
OF timelineSs.
We'll before the beginning OF
the present m or o on season,
Japan was holding Burma with
$4,000 men, while. according 10
information gathered by the mill
tary affairs committee OF the
United States Senate. England
had n native and white army Of
more than 2,000,0 900 men In India.
UNABLE TO MOVE
The great British force was not
modified 10 move on the inferior
japanese force, and Japan was
thus accorded the entire summer
and early, autumn. when the rains
prevent military action in Burma,
IN intrip1Ie r,rOnaCaudizp and con-