Since I Have had reason above to mention Boris Valin as the head of the Communists in Canton, this is good opportunity to give what information T have about the present status of the Reds in that city. It fis not to be supposed that the Bolshevists "have by any. meang riven up the ghost there, thovghi they are not so openly active as they were. 'There are still three institutions running full blast: the [Consulate, the Communist head-[quarters in Volin's house opposite the Consulate, and the quarters of the' military "advisers, and tors. In_ keeping with the of the times, General Li Chi-client fand the other Chinese commanders ject the Russian officers off their hai organization by Sun Chuanfang, and then by Chiang Kai-shel fvas much more thoroughgoing. and effective than anyone would sus pect. The active members were Felentlessly hunted down and the Teauers who Were not caught actu ally left the community, and scat. tered to other. ports and inland) cities, quite afew taking refuge in 'Tsingtao, Chefoo and Peking, while others went as far as. Manchuria, It is fairly certain. that, those, who are still cecretly_at_ work here not number altogether, mare than a hundred. The sian agents who hel' the organizati gether but, were too. wells Jand teo conspicuous, to. remain, 3m pay lists in April and have mad some show of suppressing " Cor onnism, but the senior workers are staying on for the most part.
To begin with the Consulate, the consul, himself is a Russian who Jroes by the name of Berediss find said "to thave held responsible posts ju Russia in the Cheka and other special organizations. Te fittendéd the Pan-Pacitie Conference ie 1 was in Hankow, under. the Jsame name and I have had opportunity "to identify him further. AN his assistants in the Consulate, with -the exception of the "translator, are Jews. The eniox vice-consul is named Go is, mejpber. of the Cheka, and kas,
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