Canton, July 12.
In spite of a great deal of talk, countess telegrams "and printed articles which have sought to dri home the impression that there would be waged a spirited warfare for the attainment of the one big aim, the elimination of Chiang Kai-shek, not_an officer or private has got' beyond the confines of Kuangtung Province. Restive spirits have been calmed by the assurance that the armed forces would march forth to war, and the Chiang Kai-shek followers have been kept on the uneasy seat, and hence the propaganda has, for the Propagandists, not one of blood-spilling, but. they will get farther by their policy undermining the strength of the! Nanking President by peaceful] means.
'One' with whom your correspondent has spoken in a government office has given a bird's-eye view of the situation in this wise: Only, ho says, two and a half provinces are strong for Chiang Kai-shek few more are nomi-ug, but their rulers} fare not raising their small fingers} to help him in any wise, Concentrating on these wish-washy. pro-
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