Negotiations between the Central' Government and the recalcitrant leaders of Kwangsi appear to be hanging fire. Yet it is dificult to see how the obduracy of the two generals can be Tong maintained. They have suffered another serious defection in the submission of the chief of their Air Force to General Chiang Kai-shek. The suggestion that by delaying decisions. they may embarrass the plans entertained by General: Chiang Kalshek for proceeding with the consolidation of Kwangtung appears to be far-fetched. General Chiang Kaishek has placidly carried out the Installation of the new administration at Canton. Thus the preliminaries for the important national event to. take place in the Autumn may be said to be unfolding themselves, Indeed there is considerable hope that General Chiang Kai-shek will be able to give the People's National Congress the chance of establishing the constitution, and the government charyed to administer it, fon a truly national basis with men of Feal capacity and integrity, irrespec~ five of party aflliations to' assist the resent members of the Government in beating the heavy burdens now Imposed upon them.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.