The Left Wing Rebukes the Young Marshal at Dinner Fro Oe Own Peking, Mar, 21. already placing even more extra-Contrary to the processions, de-vacant hopes "im the League En-monstrations, and speech-makings, quiry Commission, that it. will re-customary in previous years, the store to" them: "Manchuria (and seventh anniversary of the death of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen passed off almost ignty of thirty odd years ago! It Dairen) in, all te iting over unnoticed here in Peking; and would, sto be oped' that, for their own probably have been completely sakes, the members of the Commis had not the anniversary meetin sion will not publish the results. of the Central Park been. transformed their findings, until they have. re-into one of those, nowadays not in-(ured to Europe; for it is safe to frequent, ati-Kuomintang demon-say that, whatever their findings strations, in which several persons, and especially the police who tried tye," hey will not come unto to keep the peace, were badly dam fraction of the Chinese expecta-aged. This anticKuomintang feel-But even in the broad question of ing is divided amongst. two quite peace or war, it is not clear that distinct classes of people: one is the the Chinese, at any rate in this part students, extremists and communists, of the "world, themselves know, who attack the Kuomintang for not what they really want. In the foing far enough in its war mea: Chinese newspapers you will find sures against Japan or in its general jon one page huge headlines with anti-foreign policy; the other of the! the victories of "loyal" troops a more moderate people who blame it airist the "rebels" in Manchuria, for having, irritated ith the raids of "Volunteer Armies" on 50, that, the railway outside the Wall, with when the trouble with Japan broke successful surprise attacks by Chi-out, China was left without any nese troops on the "Shai firm friend. It is merely a view of with the speeches here pure expediency. And if we flatter prominent member of the 'Ourselves that, even among these Kuomintang about "War to the more moderate persons there is any ter ench", "And then, on turning particular love for us, we shall be lover the you will find equally' making the same mistake as those large headlines with appeals from who imagine that the Chinese re-all sorts of Associations to. the gard the League of Nations with Enquiry Commission for a the same eyes as we do, solution through the into
no newspaper in. its editorials oF No Chinese with whom. you, tally of the League, Or there is the recent cast headlines, 18, in the least concerned outsin, where the local authority Peace, from a theoretical point having issued strict orders for the iew—that is to say, as long as. suppression of all undue attacks on the war can be carried on some-the Press, the "Ta Kung where else, in Manchuria or round Shanghai for choice, or by, some-paper, publishes another insulting the leading tientsin news: body-else—but all demand: "What Jeartogn about the Mikado which has is the League of Nations going to do about it?" or "Why doesn't the Jamongst. the Japanese residents as caused the same kind of, ferment League make England and America that which started the Shanghai declare ar of Japant".' The plain trouble, fact is, that the Chinese regard the League of Nations, Jess as an inciation, recently organised by Or the National Salvation, Ans strument for World Peace, than as an organisation whose sole duty professors and. teachers of local and purpose it is, to get them, the their troubles wit on their patriotic acti Gamage to themselves, present national crisis, Boesible Und it will require, a. strong telegram tothe National
warnings of Lord Lytton to mal,_rometing' mare than the Government urging it to carry, on the struggle with Japan to the bit-Them realise their mistake, {ter end and to open no negotiations or make any compromise with the Here in the North, having been aggressor, and at the same time deceived in their high hopes that} sends another telegram to the the military prowess of the 19th League Enquiry Commission with Route Army would put an end to] appeal for their assistance in Japanese aggression, people are now [settling the dispute, Nanking, Mar. 29.
General Chen Chi-tang and General Li Tsung-yen have been appointed Directors of bandit suppression, with headquarters in Canton and' Nanning, in Kuangsi, respectively. This, decision was rehed at to-day's Cabinet Couneit meeting, which' also decided to give the command of the Eighth Route Army to General Chen Chi-tang and the command of the Ninth Route Army to General Li Tsung-jen, with General Pai Chung-hsi as' his assistant, This latter move by Nanking is considered very significant in view of the fact that Generals Li and Pail Thave up to the present maintained hostile attitude towards the tional Government. cote Appointment of General Cher nother' antiCovernmen move i-tang removes the poss of South China, a Cabinet meting ie'the issue of a circular order Be the Executive Yuan cancelling all Previous arrest outery against move will tend to decrease strength of the opposition against the Government. 'The meet-ai LIF, alto decided to order the Home istry to make necessary pepavtions for the establishment People' in the Provinces.
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Apr 2, According to information from General Chen, commander of the 18th Army, who was in command of the recent anti-Communist campaign Kinngsi, the Reds suffered heavy losses in the recent attack on Kanchow, in southern. Kiangsi, General Chen states that, taking advantage of the Shanghai situation, the Communists under Chu. Teh; Mao Tse-tung and Peng Teh-hu launched a general offensive against onehow in the middle of February, with five armies, who advanced in three columns. Kanchow was then guarded by only one brigade under General Ma Kun, who put up a strong resistance against overwhelm ening odds, General Chen who was, informed of the seige, immediately despatched the 11th and 14th Divisions. and portion of 43rd and 52nd Divisions to the scene, The Communists were taken completely by surprise and were vented after sustaining heavy casualties, including two divisional commanders, who were killed, addition a divisional commander was captured—Reuter:
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