Acconling to a report' from re+ liable Chinese sources, the Soviet Chinese Conference which was off te cially opened on. December 4 ig making smooth progress and has approved the organization of the three special committees dealing, with railway affairs, communications and the restoration of diplomatic relations between China and Soviek Russia—Rengo, 7 reorganisation of defeated armies and suppression of bandit hordes take some time but both pro lems will be immediately tackled, In the course of a few years the provinces should be enjoying une interrupted prosperity guarded by a reorganized national army, devoted solely to national protection, The first aim is to remove al excuse for civil wars: to afford pro. tection to the life and property of the people, to develop commerce and industry,' to strive for early financial rehabilitation. To those ends "he has committed himself to work with and under the Central Government, and it is to develop the ce-operation which has been pledged between hinselé and Chiang Kai-shek, Marshal Chang's first task will be to liquidate the situation it-Shanst and regions where. the defeated {oops are now collecting, and he is. leaving for the North. to-morrow (Thursday) for that specific. purpose. He expects to proceed first to Peking and then to Muleden,
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