The Archive · 1937

Well-Behaved Communists

They have much to live down, but everyone say's their behaviour has been better than that of either of the other two armies which united make the revolution. If they found stores of grain they distributed them to the poor and they demanded recruits for their army. but they paid their way and molested none. Gen. Yang Hsu's Shensi troops are a very diminished force now, centred at Sanyuan and they are expected 10 move to the northwest before long.

the crowd that looted the east suburb here before retiring went off to Huhsien county as an independent force and are said (o have done some bad things, but they have now bowed the inevitable and are being sent feast as part of the National Army. Everybody recognized that the rising last December was a foolish move. Some of their demands were reasonible and had not 2_ little support throughout China. but the leaders had no popular feeling at their back id were fighting for their own hand cohesion between them.

'The remarkable result Is how much' cood has come out of evil, in spite Of the loss of life and of vast sums of money, Gen, Chiang Kal-shek has emerged from his trying experience with Increased: prestige. Public opinion in China has again shown Its power. 'The die ult elements have been scattered and the National Government has now for the frst time control of Shensi Even the Red menace, which has been ike a running sore' in the tand for the last ten years seems lightened and the problem on the way to solution. 'These are' very notable gains and it is not to be wondered at that even some who are not Chris tian see the working of a Divine plan,

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