Despite these manceuvres, however, well-informed observers believe thal the ruling officials of most, if not all the provinces concerned are strongly favour of Nanking and are un-Akely to swerve from their allegiance in any clrumstances. While the. Kwangsi warlords reiterate their Jingolstle sentiments, a number of Chinese observers are inclined to be scepileal concerning the intense animosity alleged to exist belwgen them and the Japanese, Kwangsi, it is pointed out, has engaged Japanese advisers for some time past and, as far as can be asjcerlained, they are still in service. At the! same time, Kwangsi has been making continual purchases of Japanese cement, aeroplanes, machinery, munitions, cle. Tt is regarded—as significant also that, while Japan seizing any pretext' for a protest in other parts of China, the violent anti-Japanese attitude of the Southwest in the past few weeks has gone by without the Japanese registering even the mildest complaint.
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