It was indicated very clearly from beginning that ~Communistic the character of thods. Secret propaganda had 50 well done its work beforehand, that as soon as the Kuominchun arrived from place to place up went the bunting and the new organizations came out into the open. Stuents and untried youth pushed age and experience to one side. Comimunistic Nationalism began to make If felt. Schools, public buildings, churches hospitals, forei compounds foreign homes, (both of the missionary and business com; munity) were freely taken over for use, Hospital medicines and equipment (borrowed and taken away for army use) were -looted. Dwelling houses were occupied, some burned, others Icoted. Foreign missionary homes in Siuwa and Taokou were resulted in complete agreement between the Hankow, and Nanking factions of the Nationalist Government,
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