THE CHINESE FIGHTER
From what I know of ail ordfnary Chinese soldier he is somewhat different to the imaginative one of pour correspondent, Arpad Szfgefevary, who said: **I know that the ordinary Chinese soldier does not understand the significance of a medal and, therefore, he doe» not value it, except perhaps to seH ft." China always teaches her soldiers to follow only the example of Feng Ye 'The Great Tree General of the Wan Dynasty," who, in order to escape the high decorations awarded to him by the Emperor, hid under a great tree Thus, in the rank and file of the Chinese Army only one thing is valued, 'devotion to duty." Medals and banknotes mean nothing to the Chinese soldier. To-day millions of Chinese soldiers who earn an average salary of less than 5/ per month are fighting the Japs. Thev have been fighting these common enemies of ours for five years and the Chinese soldiers will go on fighting them fiercely and continuously even outside of China itself until thSr anv hnnf C T pllshed ' and without sL/aasrssiu."gas scss; ssg' tor «»
think it over.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 117, 20 May 1942, Page 6
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186THE CHINESE FIGHTER Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 117, 20 May 1942, Page 6
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