not disbanded the Russian regiments he recruited some time ago and which at one period In his career atinost overthrow him, he has with him least, five Red "Russian of whom are military men. cording to news brought by White Russians. who have left the area owing to the increase of Red influence, prominent Red officials have been frequent visitors, "Among these probly the most notable have been eral Alexis Yartseff, commanding the Soviet troops in. Russian Turkestan and Stepan Pougachem, his chief of staff—both of them members of the Kointern or Third International, These two are reported to have t velled the province extensively.
China has never been a competitor in the Industrial leid and many years /must pass before she can become one. China's interest. in the province has! always been political, the interest of suzerain ina vassal. The population of Sinkiang, except for the Chinese colony and the Chantos or Turkomang, is more closely related to the small Sov'et republics all around than to the Chinese. They are Kirghizz, Razaks, and Mongols. 'The progress sive policy of the Soviet republics Kazakstan, Karakirghiala, and 'Tajikstan, has fired the more enlight-joned of' Sinkiang's youth with desire to follow their example; and
similarities of language make rela-the Kinship of the peoples and the ions with those on the Russian side fosier than with those on the Chinese, There has always been, however, 9 traditional respect. for Chinese administration. This is deeply rooted, dating as far back as the late years of last century. The ruler of the area, Yakub. Beg, died in 1877, leaving
ave ever equalled. He is supposed reputation 0s a tyrant which few /to have taxed even the trees, After hhis death, however, there was 2 series of rebellions which were sup-Dressed by the Chinese with statesmanlike restraint, laying the foundstion of a veneration for Chinese rule which is even to-day a powerful fac-for, Whether it alone will be power: ful enough to withstand the steady. sapping of Soviet economic penters on, propaganda, and political assist ance remains to' be seen,
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