On our arrival here we had preset oer travelling kit for inspection, both at the station and again at the gate of the city, and also the passport which had' been issued at Hankow, but through every one ut these examinations there was the greatest courtesy exhibited, with not the slightest intent to make the ordeal difficalt for us. Going along the street that first day, and every day since, there has been not one single unhappy incident of any kind. Never 30 much a single unhappy word have heard, on any of the outings 1 have made, I have been many hours off by myself in different parts of the city. Even the very old and familar "foreign devil" has been very conspicuous by ite absence. This seems not to be a mere coincidence. some isolated expression of them fon some of the occasions when I have been off by myself in the city.
Taking all these things into con-deration, 1 am firmly convinced that Marshal Feng has become the mouth piece of his administration, when he is reported to have said that he now does not doubt the good faith of Great Britain in her willingness to grant China the realiza-ion of her legitimate aspirations in national achievement, in the hegemony of nations. That does not at all mean that he and ministration have not many culties with which to contend, apart from the military situation, that must ever be their first considera. tion, till their position is more firmly consolidated: There till are the political elements, and the varied shades of opinion within the ranks of the Kaomintang, which require the most careful and delicate treatment.
Thus it is not to be wondered at that the property of foreigners within the Nationalist controlled districts has been attached by the military, as a manifestation of the rations who have been the protagonists of the of the treaties, property, and so to embarrass the owners thereof was the only way and the most impressive way of voicing the national feeling of prom test. It now is seen by the leaders, that this is not the policy to continue to the nationals of those countries known to be sincerely desirous of meeting Chinese National aspirations, but the mass of the people, and the bulk of the army, have not yet had the time to sce the need of the change of po-hey. This means that the authorites must move circumspectly in carrying out this newer policy. The seem sincerely anxious to carry i* through, but at the same time do not want to move so rapidly that there will be a reaction.
Marshal Feng has been in the city recently and was made aware fof a movement of the political party "executive against the Christians. It was assumed by there lealers that, to unify. the Nationalist party's principles there should not be diversity. of faiths. The various temples of the city have been cleaned out and devoted to welfare schemes for the benefit of the people as a whole, To the lenders, who do not know the different aims and objectives of Christianity, it was assumed that Ghrietanity with those other reli the party "policy should cla
gions, and yo the provincial headquarters in this ety sent out advice to the country organizations to stop Christian worship, and. evict the occupant workers, 80 that their premises might be used by the purty for public schemes.
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