CHINA AWAKENS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 139, 15 June 1938, Page 8

CHINA AWAKENS.

INFLUENCE OF CHIANG. i AGGRESSION' OF JAPANESE. The awakening of China under t1» guidance of Generalissimo Chiang Kaishek, whose Christian ideals wer« responsible for the progress made la the country, were stressed by the Rev. C. J. Patchett, of the China Inland Mission, when speaking at to-day'« luncheon of the Auckland Grammar School Old Boys' Association. Mr. X, C. Webb was in the chair. Japan's contention that she was in. i"(? China from Couuniinism was able, said Mr. Patchett. This was only propaganda, as the Japanese leaden were definitely militaristic, and thejr were seeking by every means to popu* larise a war that would taki- tU thoughts of the people of Japan off their own internal difficulties. Taxation in Japan was so heavy that it was impossible for the Japanese agriculturists to pay their way, with the result that there was widespread poverty. China, on the other hand, had «• limited reaourow, and the general standard of living for the people was continually rising and would rise muck more quickly had not Japan precipitated the war. There was no Communism in China to-day, the movement having been swept out of the country by Chiang Kai-shek, who had realised that it was no good for the country. The speaker prophesied that Chi* would eventually defeat Japan.