Measures Under Consideration for Restoration of Order:
Nanking, Oct. 28.
The situation in Szechuan, which has been fighting its own little civil war for the last fifteen years, is now receiving the serious attention of political leaders here.
Although most of the military: leaders in that province are fying the Nationalist flag, they take no orders from the Nanking author Each military chi sphere of influence of his own, con trols a band of brigand troops, and fights' with the other leaders for Possession of strategic. points, oF opium transportation rights.. Por more than a decade the tlaco" hap been in a state of complete anarchy, without riy" form of Toeal govern: ment or central auth: steamships can go. only as far as Chungking, from which point only Chinese junks can go further up the river, being man-hauled up the dangerous rapids and through the treacherous whirlpools. Such travelling is unpleasant enough without having soldiers taking pot-shots at passing boats and bandits constantly attacking travellers. The Government has been leaving affairs in Szechuan to run their course for some years, partly because they have had no time to deal with the situation and partly because they know quite well that it is mot an easy problem to tackle.
Realizing, however, that the condi. tion of affairs in Szechuan cannot be ignored much longer, and that some definite policy must adopted, the National Government has recently appointed a committee which will make a- report to the government in regard to what policy and steps the latter should take to solve the situation.
'The members of the committee are Hu Han-min, General Li Chi-sen, General Ho Ying-ching, General 'Ton Yen-kai, Ku Ying-feng, Marshal Beng Vu-hsiang, and Tai Chita 'A number of meetings have been held at the private residence of General Tan' Yen-kal when' the Szechuanese situation was carefully discussed.
According to a member of the committee, a definite programme has been drafted which will soon be submitted to the central authorities for approval. It is stated that as. toon as the plan is formally adopted the—government immediate measures will be taken for an early' and final solution of the Szechuan
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