The Archive · 1928

Fear of the Reds

There is also fear of Communist uprisings if there are not enough military forces to resist any sudden invasion from the Hunan-Kiangsi border. The latest advices from. Nanchang say that the authorities there are ce-operating With the Kunnglume forces to Gradicate the Communist remnants of Yoh Ting and Ho Lung in South-fern Kiangsi. Messages from North Liver districts state that the Red Jeaders Chu Teh and Miao tung. are) again moving their Communist hordes towards the Kuangtung border. The North River regions are now garrisoned. by the crack troops of General Huang Shao-hsiung.

Despite the fact that Nanking has appointed Chen Ming-cha to be the ehaitman of the Kuangtung Provincial Government, Li Chi-sen elains the supreme command of all the military forces in South China. He is the commander-in-chief of the Bighth Route Division which was created driving the carly days of the northern expedition. 'The decision to postpone disbandment nominally Ties with General Li sen, but this is shared by his prinipa subordinates, Chen Chi-tang fad Hsu Ching-tang and lao by colleagues General Huang Shao-hsiung of Kuangsi and General Li 'Chung-jen' of slankow.

The above puts a somewhat different aspect on the question of disbandment from that shown, by our Canton correspondent yesterday. The latter, however, while holding that disbandment is in view, did not omit to mention the factors like: brigandage and Communism which tell against it—Ed.

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