Scheme to Split China into Five Districts Under Agents from Moscow:
Borodin to Head. Revolt The "Hankow. Herald" claims to jove received from reliable. sources information that Communist plot on a larger scale than ever before attempted in China, is being set afoot by Russian agents some of whom have already: arrived. in country. The head: of the. movement, it is revealed, is Michael Borodin, who was High Adviser to the Communist government which existed in Hankow last year. It will be his task, it was learned from authentic sources, to create and direct the Communist " movement throughout the Yangtze Valley.
The plans. for this, new move on the part of Moscow, the paper con tinues, are being combated in this district by the Garrison General, who last evening (March 22) notified all local prilitary esta ments to redouble their efforts in discovering and arresting Communist suspects, and to keep close watch on-new arrivals in Hankow in order that the Communist plans may be dealt with before they have an opportunity to materialize, The Plot in Detail Following are the plans which Moscow agents are preparing to execute, which have just been uncarthed:—
The plan is to, divide China into five districts, so as to make easier the spread of Communism in each thoroughly, controlled aller district, and to place the. work of fomenting Communist revolution under the charge- of one Soviet Russian agent in each district, It is planned to concentrate Communist, power in areas where communication systems are established, The five districts, and the, agents who are proposed to control. them, are as, follows:—
1—Mukden-—South, Manchuria, This district will be in charge of Y. Yegoloff, who is reported to be the manager of the Peking office of the Chinese. Eastern. Railwa 2,—Harbin.—North" Manchuria. Propaganda for the -rousing of this district to Communism is in the hands of one Lasheoyitz, reported to be the Vice-Manager of the Railwa:
—Honan. For which territory has been appointed.a Soviet agent, named Lemshinoff, .4-—Shansi and Kangu. Both provines to be supervised by Seleihel 6.—Kuangtung and Kuangsi. Communist movement in these two provinees under the guidance of S. K. Spandi.
Actually but five districts are mentioned in the plans which have been discovered, but, a sixth and chief district has been named as controlling section... This is the area of the: Yangtze Valley, which is planned to, come, under the june. diction of Michael Borodin, former High Adviser to the Communist government which existed here until the summer of last year.
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