The New Civil War The new civil war is now fairly launched.
General Chiang Kai-shek has gone to Kiukiang to take command, leaving Mr. Tan Yen-kai in control in Nanking, and an advance along three lines has begun against Wuhan, Also we are. told that General Feng Vu. sag has finitely sided with Nant whic probably means that he will be in Hankow befor long. Elsewhere! this natter is dealt with, and tel present belief that Wuhan does not Attach much importance to the north of the Yar ngtze.
All this, however, is of the all connected with the course of the war.
But one thing we wish to say, In Friday's issue we set! out plainly how all foreigners a1 we are convinced, vino me hundredths of the Chinese people feel about the war, that it is a mons-_ trous crime that there should be fighting at all when the whole country is crying out for peace, ent and reform.—Both sides. share the responsibility, al-through, as. Nanking is apparently the stronger, it might surely have been the more conciliatory and ind has the greater onus.
But, the war having begun, it be our endeavour to treat is events impartially as possible. The probability ies are that, at any rate at first, we shall hear most. from Nanking'
sid there is a heavy censorship on the telegraph wires and military commanders are perfectly just stifled in publishing only the news that tells in their favour.
may several days before we get the other side from our own independent correspondents in Hankow, Kiukiang, Nanchang and elsewhere.
'Meanv we sty empha lly that the Daily News' has absolutely no Interest in backing either side and will report the successes and verses of both, wit only one preoccupation, namely to be as accurate as possible, 'The sole interest that for can take in this sad struggle between rival politicians that it may be over as. soon' as" possible lo, with as little misery. as possible for the patient and disregarded Chinese people.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.