1. The revolt in Nanchang by the Communist generals, which for time, looked serious and dangerous and which might have prevented union between Nanking and Wuhan, was liquidated and the generals and armies have departed.
2 The Sun Chuan-fang campaign to capture Nanking Mas proved a failure and the complete destruction of the Nationalist position in Kiang-lake may not averted-with, the possibility that
further military activities in this part of the country in the near future.
3. A counter-revolutionary attempt. by General Yang Hu in Shanghai was frustrated and his troops disarmed.
4. Marshal Feng Vu-hsiang, whose political act iey_ menaced the existence of the Nationalists, fas been reduced to his proper station as a Northern military leader with a small body of troops and an insufficient supply of munitions, 5. The removal of Comirad shek made union of Nanking and Wahan possible, although temporary ly it left both Governments without adequate governmental. agencies, So much for the credit side of the balance. These victories mean the prolongation of the existence of the "Nationalist Government and sive them an excellent opportunity to reunite all civilian elements, to strengthen themselves in the tery {ory they hold and to produce a governmental agency and system Which will be creditable to Chinese people. Whether that possible, depends entirely upon tt extent fo which the civilians in the party are willing to dare the weath for rapacious military. men. whose constant outery for funds produces fast of the confusion in the south Jem camp. Unfortunately, victories strengthen the militar their existoree has again bee justified. But it is a hopeful si that the prisoners taken in the fighting between Chinkiang and Nan-King will rot be incorporated in the Nationalist Army but will be use for road building and other ux Jand revenue-producing. work in Chi kiang, Fukien and other, provines outside the war Rone. If this programme is carried through, the Na-Sicnatists wil have seared something their favour The Debit Side On the debt side are several tera more sham passing inter At tio wemect, toe, large fighting armies, ed by. Communit ences, are marching from Kiangs ES"Keargtunes 'These armies have for their purpose the capturing of mayen, wroterably. the. city. (Canton, which they wil we an a Gommunist ave, "Prom this cent they hope again to nut a. Con ist combat, but this time, not for the purpose of attacking' Po ing, butt attack the. Kamas fis reactionary, bourgeois party fand to destroy the Nationalist Gov wy accompanied least 400 civilians, the die-bani Communists, who steek to the C.P. at any cost, even in the face of possible death during the party purim fication campaigns. These Communists will not turn against Botcow because, rightly or wrung ly, they are idealists and are work-i for the cause in which they have placed their faith. Such mon and women are naturally more menacing than larger numbers of luke-warm individuals who change hele Nags by orders of the military authorities, 'Their banners, as they march, bear the slogans: "Long live Mme, Sun Yat-sen!" "Long Live Teng' Jan-dak!" These slogans definitely fix the relationships of these leaders towards the Communist movement.
2 Although all the leaders of the Kuomintang have fore sworn Communism, not all the swearing in the world can white-wash those }who have been Borodin's running dogs since his arrival in Chinas Mr. George Hsu Chien, for instance, declares that he is not a Communist, but his conduct in Hankow during December and January cannot forgotten. General Chen Chien is ino longer a Communist, nut the memory of the Nanking outrage will live as long ax he is a factor in Chinese affairs. There are many 'There are those who brought Borodin back to Canton in. May, 1925; there are those who helped him out of a frightful mess in' Kiukiang just before he left for the Gobi. There ix no value in mentioning too many names of individuals because that often loads to the supposition that the opposition is to the person and not to what he ré- sents. Suffice it for the forners to record that they cannot have faith in any purification and reunion within the Kuomintang which includes communistically in-lined personages or those Kuomin-tune members who, although not communists, have been running dogs Comrade Borodin. If they emerge atthe Nanking conference this month, we shall comment upon it each time they appear in the scene, "Militarints' Ambitions 3. The departure of Genera Chiang Kai-shek has naturally ditions in many a mili-Ench important commander hopes to be his successor.
may be necessary to being hin back to avoid these ambitions from producing a conflict within the ranks, which would be unfortunate in a ecause his career hax boon such' ax not to inspire confidence in opportunism several times his political acumen or integrity, His
brought the party te the verge of The greatest menace is the Anarcing of the army. Whoever ix the army's paymaster, controls the affairs of the Government during this military state of the revolution. General Chiang Kai-shek was not good general nor a clever politician, ard he hold his position just ax fom as the funds Insted. "If the conference can 30 manage to control Finances that no individual rises tis position, there is some hope of decent civilian government. If not, there will be more trouble than jerto because money will be dor to obtain.
he Nanking conference which is pen on September 19 will be controlled to a very Linge extent by the older leaders of the party, th who had been acsocinted with Party ard the Government during the life of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, They had had no real voice, no powerful ce since Borodin took control of warty machinery, International, which is seeking to, destroy all churches.
From its inception the! Federal Council has disapproved every measure of adequate defence for the nation. it carried on campaign against preparedness when the country wes being drawn into the world war.
"3, Every effort to strengthen the laws for exclusion of undesirable immigrants. from this countr has been opposed by the Federal Council of Churches. In this it has acted under direction of the American Civil Likerties Union, which openly boasts of its radicalism, "in view of the Comrcit's views fon subjects vital interest tothe troic union movement, suggest an impartial investigation be held by the American Federation of Labour ard a report of the fi convention of the Angeles, which will be held next fall"
Fraternally yours, "SaMuEL P. Luzzo.
Ix compliance with a request from the French Concul-General, Gen. Pei Chung-hsi_has ordered the troops, who occupied the Roman Cathol Church at Tungkadoo to vacate tht building and coburn it to the right ful owners.
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