The Archive · 1927

Army Generally Pro-Chiang On Friday, April'1, a number

Cantonese generals came to Shanghai to confer with General Chiang. It is known that most of the generals: and officers in the Kuomintang army most of the Whampoa cadets supporting General Chiang but it is rot known how far the Communist virus has affected the soldiers, in the field.

Hankow commutiists have been particularly worried because General Chiate's efforts to come close ts the "people of Shanghai oth Chinese and foreigners.

Ghiang's habit was to feolate hi self s0 that he saw only mi men and Kuomintang leaders, a the so-called civil offeials and Communist. "agents were working among. the people, Just ne. the Communists were able to steal the Kuomittang machinery "because the Kuomintang leaders turned over. to them propaganda. activities, so that those who reached the masses were usually Communists, so has General tted them to work even among his own troops. He is now apparently adopting some of thole tactics, particularly "the idea. of meeting people directly, even if does. tanner all questions pub to him.

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