Liu Tsen-hou some years ago was the cause of stirring up strife with the Kueichow troops and Inrge portions of this city was} burned, It was a so-called patriotic movement, but Liu Tsen-hou from that time has been anathema. As the facts come through, and Yang! Sen's enemies will see that they do, there is bound to be a that will advantage.' Apart from Chungking] where the anti-British sentiment thas been re-fanned by agitators, and encouraged by the fact that ' Last year they drove out the foreigners with impunity and destroyed their} property without being called to account, there has been very little} manifestation of illwitl, Fortunately conditions in Chéngta neem favourable to peace. During the civil wars of China, through the ages, Szechuan has held a unique! position, Her resources, _her wealth of men and money, together with her iolation bequeathed to her the office of an arbiter. When war raged in other parts of China her policy was to remain neutral until one or the other was successful, whereupon those favourable to the! victorious party would join issue with these who sympathized with the defeated ones. Internal strife would continue until an outside party could come to the rescue. After these outside forces had eaten up the land, then the Provincial forces would unite to drive out the invaders.
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