The fact that the mines are still working and the railway still running might be considered—prima facie evidence that there is nothing materially wrong with management on Soviet prineiples—except +0 far as the unfortunate shareholders and those holding the mortgage ave concerned. Unfortunately this is anything but the ease, for the way things are going, all. foreign and other expert supervision lack ing, is disastrous.
Within a few days recently no} fewer than three trainy were derailed on the railway, and to get them back and to put such sections of the line in order as had been} damaged by their derailment cost thousands of dollars, all of which coul Fave been saved had expert control seen to the condition of the Tine and put to rights the defects which had developed. garded as surprising that it is possible, with the aid of a number of experienced foremen, for these} Communistic workers to continue running the railway. Lines such as these have been constructed with a jew to life and stability, and a mistake to imagine that they can go to pieces so quickly ax many 10+ ple have suggested. It is, howeve: Junsafe to travel upon them after they have been in suck control as] N we have just described, and the most serious accidents will be a constant Peking, Apr. 22, 'The recently discovered documents at the Soviet Embassy' show that the Soviet has paid Marshal Feng. Yuchsiang more than $500,000 for propaganda and army expenses for the six months ending March 31, 1926, but it is believed that he has received little money or munitions from the Soviet since then and most military authorities express. the opinion that his Army is now very poorly equipped and unlikely seriously to threaten the Fengtien flank the near future. On the other hand, Marshal Wu' Pel-tu's former subordinates, Generals Chang Chih kung and Lia Chen-hua, who have recently been in the vicinity of Honantu, are preparing to advance on Tungkvan to attack Marshal Feng's forees in Shensi.
General Yen Hsi-shan has repeatedly congratulated the Mukden Hforees on their victories in Honan. Hence it is anticipated that he is Hikely to maintain his usual policy of keeping Shansi free from civil Foreign military experts point out that there is no strategic line in Honan between the Yellow River and the mountains on the south boner. Hence, the Fengtien force Fhaving captured Chumatien, must advance on Sinyangchow and Wu-sheng kuan, When they' occupy these passes, it is believed that they will next tien eastward in an ate tempt to drive out General Chen Tiao-yuan from Anhui, ce-operating, with the Shantung-Chihli troops from the Tientsin-Pukow Railway me, The latter are already penetrating Anhul.—Reuter,
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