Red Ruin

"The Communists, not Marxists but Socialist Agrarians, have cancelled land mortgages and put the peasant on a sound economic footing. Thus, although the Chinese official is a born 'squeeze' artist, he hasn't much scope and the administration is reasonably honest Chiang and Co. realise the Chinese, given the chance, would have such a government and bring the gang to a bloody end obtaining it.

"Not being strong enough to hold out alone (the Communists were the only Chinese to beat the Japanese in pitched battle), the boys look after their old friend, Uncle Sam, dangling before his popping eyes a succulent double bait—the Communist threat to appeal to the Sir Galahad in him and the unlimited market of China for his more profane tastes.

"Well, it's another case of hook, line and sinker, with the Yanks pouring in dollar credits and munitions into the country (over 200 U.S. warships have just been given to the boys to play with). American soldiers, too, were sent in to disarm "the Japs—the last Jap left China a month ago, but the doughboys are still around, although a lot of them have a Fairy Godmother who turns them into benevolent [unclear: busy] men at a wave of a wand.