Canton, Sept. 27. cons, with its anti-Com-the South-West, Government is. confronted with the fresh problem of ferreting out the Blue Shirts who are filling paid positions under it, In comparison with the older menace it is far more alarming, for the strength of the Communists is among the Peasant class, but the Fascists:
trusted civil servants and uniformed men of rank, True enough the Reds are out to undermine the Government, but they have to resort to armed force, to overcome the Government on the field of battle before they can. get anywhere. On the other hand, the Fascists are on, speaking term, with the rulers whom they would "gain the mastery over—Eranting, for the sake of argu-iment that the assumption of the Tulers ig the fact, that the Blue Shists tre seeking, the_aubversion of the South-West Government.
Tt_was the loyal censors, sitting on their stools in the General Pos: 'Ofice in 'Canton, prying into matter for signs of radicalism, who first got wind of the inception of a new force gathering strength fu "the South. Censorship was then intensified, with remarkable' results, for a lot of incriminating' Evidence was run across. Getting more and more of the story, cane was built up against one after another who is on. the Government pay-roll, An expose that has taken "people's breath away ead to the involving of eight such very. serious trouble, "for the authoritiog are going to be exceed: ingly hard on the guilty.
feht were arrested' here in Canton, And when the Fuk On dropped anchor in harbour on Monday last she surrendered five more pho, are Tbeing, transferred, from Bwatow. and Hoihow on Hain Island. For the Common Chief had sent secret radiograms to the overlords ju all parts of hi domain, and the investigation that is being pressed in this city Was extended to include all parts of The Suspects Identified Who are the suspects? 'Two are Sun' Yatsen "University structors: there is Captain' Hoh Yatdlui, in command on the river Office stall of the Yucthan Rai gunboat Kiang Ta; two are of the way, and two in the Sanitary partment of the Bureau of Health; The eighth. is Lin Ping-cheng, of General "Chen - Chi-tang's own military staff, This Lin is, perhaps the best-known of all of them, for when the. Canton students itching for a part in the
manded that they be given military ray pin, Manchrla, and. training, it was Lift Ping-che who got the assignment of sup Yising the training, By virtue this former office, "he Was in. the confidence of thousands of students, and presuming that he is a Blu: Shirty he might have won' many converts for the Fascists, It is alleged that Chiang Kaishek is emulating Mussolini, whom ig: said. greatly to. admire. Enemies of "the Nanking administration have been roughly dealt with by, unknown. individuals up and around Shanghai, and their death or maltreatment," has been laid' the door of the Blue Shirts—the Black Shirts of China. It can tot be doubted that the leading Southerners look at this a a. move tov extend the influence of Chia Kai-shek, and to suppress oppost= tion to him in, the South.
"A. Yeakage "let out the general facts about the seizure of the eight suspeeta, and Police Chief Ho. hok fas given a sharp. word of reproof to" all civil. servants. They are ishing punishment if they" open mouths about the Blue Shirts; mum must be the word.
'Always it ig that way, there are iny leaks or big leaks for all the raps can "door say. Chen CCictang' spoke he mind about this question of extending the power of South-West Government. on Monday, while. the Administrative mmeil' was in. session, and. the fist of his, argument is now public property. 'The mailed fist has been Brought down. a' second time with the warning that unless a, measure has been adopted and is about fo be revealed to the public reporters are quoted as (and the report has the gatmark of accuracy) ig this:
too busily occupied with the put-Hing down of Sovietism in South China to "show an. interest in aggrandisement. Chow Lu, Sun fa-sen University Chancellor, wa in his chair, at the Administrative Council session When his chieftain
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