Foreigners have been inclined to doubt the success of the plan which alls for the letting out of thousands of soldiers for, they argue, even with ite full strength the army has mot been able to gain complete mastery over the Kuangtung banditti. The answer to that is that the quality of the troops is to be improved, for one thing, and a special organization is to be formed to put down robbers and pirates.
A higher standard is promised. Men who are too old will not be retained; doubtful characters will not be kept on the army rolls; the unphysically fit will not be wanted. An appeal will be made to citizens to fill up the ranks with a better type of soldier, for nowadays the public's attitude towards service in the army has changed radically, and many young men of good parentage even believe it to be a patristic duty to serve their country in the For each country in the whole Province a special officer is to be picked out and given full authority to proceed against the criminals in his district. - Picked troops will be placed at his disposal, and there will be a system of ce-operation by which soldiers may be poured in from neighbouring counties if need arises. Over this entire banditry suppression force there will be a supreme commander; General Tang 'Shai-chang, the garrison commander in Canton' is mentioned for the position.
The Feeling Against Japan The military council that is working on this scheme for reorganizing the armies of the two Kuangs held ut one plenary session, and then took a recess, failing to meet again until the 7th. This occasioned surprise, but it seems that time had to be allowed to give certain committees a chance to work out the Pro-Blems that have been left to them.
Then, too, the failure of the negotiations between Mr. C. T. Wang and Mr, Yada-caused the military leaders in Canton to lose interest for
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