Peking, Sept, 3.
All doubts that the Communist armies south of the Yangtze river are led by genuine Communists have been dispelled by recent detailed re-notts received by legations here. The reports show that the most effective Communist leaders in Hunan and Kiangsi provinces were trained broad, and have a good understand-of genuine Communist principal, as taught by the Third International, Many writers have scoffed at the notion that these armies were genuinely Communist. They have Aeelared that they were mere ban-dita. who had adopted a few Communist slogans to cloak their depredations, Legation reports indies ate this is not the case.
The legations have a list of 15 Communist armies south of—the Yangtze, all of which ave led by intelligent leaders, and are more or Jess strictly disciplined, according to Chinese military standards. Som: times three or four of these arm et! together for important campaigns, but usually they act separately. "However, their leaders have frequent conferences and have shown a capacity to ce-operate at Jeast equal to that of other Chinese Detailed reports of the capture of Changsha and other Inrge cities show that the Communist soldiers never get completely out of hand. Tteis true that these armies attract riffevaff; and there is some promis-nous looting wherever they go. Present disordered conditions in Hunan ud, Kiangsi make this inevitable, The looting at Changsha and other places, however, was fairly well-organized. Tt was aimed at homes of the well-to-do and official Chinese and at foreign property. The: poor were left alone in most cases, and were even given a share of! the -loot. In some instances, looting was curried on entirely by the poorer dasness of towns and cities, under the supervision of Communist, soldiers who took little for themselves beyond what was nece sary to support them.
The genuineness of the movement fs indicated by the extent of the publicity and educational depart-anents of these armies. Each of the 15 armies has a well-organized educa tional department, the reports show, and each is making a strong a tempt to win over farmers and the moorer classes generally to Com This. work has been hindered by the: fact that government troops constantly harass the Communist armies, making it difficult. or impossible for them to remain long invoke place, But three or four of the: Gommunist armies have settled down for months in a single community, and have carried on edu-ational and propaganda work: un-creasingly. Tu these instances, the poorer classes prefer the Communiste: to the government soldiers, and do what they can to help the Reds.
Taolated reports indiente that "missionaries" ave being sent by the other districts in yet made no head way mianly, and feudal generals watchful. The progress thi far, but reports make it clear that the movement has grown mightily during the past year—United Pres
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