THE WHITE MAN’S BURDEN, five on a bicycle.

Dozerdust, Volume 1, Issue 12, 28 August 1943, Page 3

THE WHITE MAN’S BURDEN, five on a bicycle.

ft th© Japanese will need all the com - forts that Shintoism has tooffer if th© members of the current topics group have a say in finally disposing of japan.- that the japs will get variety they need not doubt* discussion . opened on the question of the Japanese character, the belief that the average Jap was a regimented noodle was opposed by our csm,fred krone st, who argued that the Japs were highly individualistic. he instanced their riding through the Jungle on a bicycle. n five of them loaded with bombs " he added, this was too much for our camouflage expert, ’sgt. lipanovic who* asked what the ’ hell are the Japs supposed to bo— elephants?'.’ * * * what to do with the japs when we licked them was the next question, it was suggested that Shintoism should bo . prohibited by law, but this was thought to verge on dictatorship,so it was suggested that Christianity be made compulsory, but here the padre demurred* it was then suggested by sgt. wingfield that as the japs were deficient in the n old §ho3>l tie spirit” that might be tried as as reformative measure, this was .not very popular, next it was suggested that the

emperor’s palace bo tunned into an art club? this was discarded in favour of. making it a night club on an American pattern, this suggestion was accepted as entirely satisfactory. • tho only thing to bo done was to defeat tho Japanese,suggested sgtlipanovi'o, they could then proceed with their plans.