The final settlement of this curious episode is assessed by Mr, Bertram thus:
The Red Army was to move back to its own area in the north or province: but it was. generally understood that a real agreement De-{Ween the Reds and Nanking had been" struck, and that, they would henceforth be supported from Nanking as part of the regular forces of the Government. The whole United Front policy was to come up for discussion at the forthcoming Kuomintang Congress; meantime, the National Saivation movement in the North-west was authorities. to be protected and supported by the "National Front On the theory that Japanese aggression was making Communists good Chinese citizens, with due recognition of the part played by the Generalissimo, Madame Chiang Kaishek and Dr. T. V, Soong, the author forms his final conclusions. the CommunistsCwho seem to have summed up the possibilities of the situation more rapidly than anybody else—had already veered away from "the idea of a "separatist People's Government in the Northwest, and came out strongly in favour of a goodwill settlement, the release or General Chiang Kai-shek, and a Front ' beginning from Having once taken thi line, they refused to be drawn awa from it in ai the weeks of suspens and biker that followed; and in me end they were able—in the face Of. much discontented "opposition- to persuade the Sian authorities to adopt. their policy. So an open breach was "avoided, and "the National Front" was given every chance of an official inauguration
manner acceptable to the dignity, ai from the Nanking Government, in a That somewhat. touchy body. The honour and glory of solving an extremely delicate situation might go (and not undeservedly) to, the Generalissimo and Madame "Chiang Kai-shek, if only the substance of real political unity could be guarantee North-Eastern Railway, and, of course, in telling of the trains, full attention must be given to the engines and also to the wonderful bridges which have to carry these lightning flashes across the rivers of England and Scotland. The Coronation train, of course, has pride of place and is duly described.
s the result of riding with the driver and also as a simple passenger, in its various stages from King's Cross to Scotland. The Flying Scotsman every day for 10 weeks during July, August and September makes the longest regular non-stop journey over rai way metals in the world. No halt of any kind is made between London and Edinburgh, a distance of 392% miles. On the mainland of Europe the longest non-step run is 250%4 miles between Paris and Limoges, and America has nothing longer to show that 188% miles with steam and 283% miles by diesel propulsion—so the Flying Scotsman stands well ahead of all competitors.—r.n
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