text_original: It is hard to feel any regret even if the Government which had done so much for them in the war treated them so shabbily when the war was over ; but that they were treated shabbily in the final settlement seems to us to allow of no doubt. The Chinese war then was over for the time.
text_transcription: IT IS HARD TO FEEL ANY REGRET EVEN IF THE GOVERNMENT WHICH HAD DONE SO MUCH FOR THEM IN THE WAR TREATED THEM SO SHABBILY WHEN THE WAR WAS OVER BUT THAT THEY WERE TREATED SHABBILY AND THE FINAL SETTLEMENT SEEMS TO US TO ALLOW OF NO DOUBT THE CHINESE WAR THEN WAS OVER FOR THE TIME
phonemes: ɪɾ ɪz hˈɑːɹd tə fˈiːl ˌɛni ɹᵻɡɹˈɛt ˈiːvən ɪf ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt wˌɪtʃ hæd dˈʌn sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ fɔːɹ ðˌɛm ɪnðə wˈɔːɹ tɹˈiːɾᵻd ðˌɛm sˌoʊ ʃˈæbɪli wɛn ðə wˈɔːɹ wʌz ˈoʊvɚ ; bˌʌt ðæt ðeɪ wɜː tɹˈiːɾᵻd ʃˈæbɪli ɪnðə fˈaɪnəl sˈɛɾəlmənt sˈiːmz tʊ ˌʌs tʊ ɐlˈaʊ ʌv nˈoʊ dˈaʊt. ðə tʃaɪnˈiːz wˈɔːɹ ðˈɛn wʌz ˌoʊvɚ fɚðə tˈaɪm.