How the Communists Murdered, Plundered and Destroyed in.
Chenchow: Two Months When No Person was Safe The following graphic atory is from the pen of @ Chinese medica! student sche had hand. czperience of nid Re shows that they aware litle better he fends of Sabue Communists keep thei very much secret, so that, apart (rom their killing, looting, and Durning, those about them know very. little, except these terrible ions,. The writer is a medical student and was compelled treat the sick and wounded, when Chenchow was seized and occupied for n period of two months. He Knows some of their secret doings, which he was able to see during this districts amounted to about fifteen dan of paddy for each male person above fifteen and five dan for those below fifteen. This was actually being done in two districts to the knowledge of the student who is re. porting this, All deeds had to be brought to headquarters and bara~ ed. No records of mortgages oF loans were to be kept and no interest paid on loans with the fields og security. 3
As soon as they got to the city, they put up placards stating:—"Kill all the wealthy owners of property and confiscate their property. Kill all selfish officers, capitalists, teachers, students. Everybody must Join the Red movement. All properly belongs to the public. Far mers must come and divide up the fields and land. All people are equal, there must be absolute equality of men and women, freedoia of marriage and divorce. No payment to owners of property; on money no Interest to be paid. Every. kind of religion prohibited.
AIL the telegraph wires and post offices were stopped within their ter~ ritory. They Hill and burn as they desire, often only on hearsay formation, and often on evidence
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