Secret of China’s Resistance

Manawatu Times, Volume 68, Issue 48, 26 February 1943, Page 5

Secret of China’s Resistance

Received Thursday, 7.30 p.m. WASHINGTON, Feb.

China does not want anything for which she cannot pay and does not want the United States to feed the Chinese after the war, said Madame .Chiang Kai-shek at a press conference. Illustrating China’s attitude, she said it was difficult to persuade even hungry people to accept free food at rice stations in the devasted areas. The Chinese reluctantly use other people’s possessions. Nevertheless, the Chinese appreciated the spirit of friendliness prompting relief. At the same time the Chinese feel that China is contributing a full part in the global war. Madame Chiang Kai-shek declared that China wants planes and everything to maintain them in repair—parts, petrol, ammunition, and heavy arms. She attributed the endurance with which the Chinese had withstood years of warfare, to the fact that China was a very old nation whose people realise that spiritual values are eternal. “Everyone of us can live but a com parativelv few years, but the nation will go on,’’ she said.