From A Srrctit 3 Kalgan, June.
The soldiers of the Kuominchun~ neither smoke nor drink, a fact which has led certain observers to declare that they are the predestined political saviours of Ciina, Not 60 very long ago, before some of Chita's other political prophets of the bayonet prevailed on them to withdraw beyond Nankow, a corre: pondent from Paotingfu was, writ. ug in the "P. & 'T. Times" about the, Kuominchun. ""Callao, _callay, joy," welcoming. boys. He remarked the feeling of public security and immunity from brutal assault and unprovoked violence which was ex: perienced when the Kuominchun re° placed the undiscipline' savages of some other army. In this he was most undoubtedly correct. There is no comparison between the public peace of mind in territory occupied by the Kuominchun, and territory occupied by any other Chinese army. He went on however, to mak "remarks which I can only regard as vicious nonsense.
He went on to discuss the chances of the Kuominchun (I reply on me-mary) in a possible conflict with Shansi forees. He recalled. that Shansi, until it was cleaned up by Yen Hsi-shan, its present ruler, was the most opium-ridden province in China. That it is well-known that the effects of opium on a whole poulation do not wear off for at least two generations, That the of Shansi, on account of their P.B. ancestry, could not possibly be a match for the Beamish Boys of the Kuominchun, because the B.B.'s smoke not,' neither do they look unpen the shao-chin when it is l-ha, Fallacious Reasoning Now the affects of venereal des lease, just og much as those of opium-smoking, are apt not to: wear "Yoff "for at least two generations."
would be Just thi the Kuominciplined and ost orderly troops in China, no Incestor of any Kuominchun soldier atrcondractea aypuiiin 'There fallacious inference in this sort enthusiasm. There is an infer~ 3 that because the Kuominchun Pee at war with, Shana, no good "ame out of Shans, and' jyil—it opium smoking be an evil, Toast" SEE of Stoo ender the whens act of thet Koominchan vsfetortiing role of Yen' Hsi-shan, there is no opium, whil traffic in the Northwest is HIMES sauce of revenue, fast an meant the destruction of the crop. However, a number of fields have been sown, especially among the Is, where other crops are more scanty and less remunerative.
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