The Communist Party, it was understood some months ago, had planned to limits work to Kuangtung, but now the plan seems to be changed and they are again conducting propaganda in Shang! and the Yangtze Valley. How strong they are, no one can tell because they are an illegal and secret organization. The main slogan now is "Down with the Kuomintang!" which they accuse of being the tool of the capi The Kuangsi faction, according to reports, insists on purification and is wondered whether the sacrifizing of Mr. Chen Kung-po and the Left Wing will satisfy them, They also favour a type of federation which allows for considerable local autonomy. In most circles, there was a tendency away from' inten-ive centralization but on the other hand, it was freely suggested that Tocal' autonomy must be. provincial autonomy with the people of the province actually determining their own Government. Local autonomy which ignored the desires of the provinces was described as an im-Possible proposition because there
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