The Archive · 1933

Photographs of the Field

General Chiang Kai-shek, who has taken charge of the campaign person, will not strike until his Preparations are complete. At the moment aeroplanes bring in daily' Photographs of the ved area. These show that Chu-teh is not relying on main line of defence. Machine gun nests have been constructed in depth at strategic points commanding the principle valleys. Refugees communists "captured by, the parties which have been ten days report that dugo-nts ing the Fed area, for "the have Been constructed as n defense gainst attack from the air. The difleulty, however, is to locate the main body of the reds, for they hide' im the scrub in. the daytime and only receive their supplies at night, "Once they have been located the attack will begin.

General Chiang. Kai-shek fully

organisation in southern Kiangai realises that he. "compuniat fs' menace to the old established Shanghai, Oct. 11, Canton, Oct, 9.

The celebration of the 22nd anniversary of the establishment of Republic occasioned severe icitms on the present conditions the country by leading Chinese political bombshell by demanding. the Canton is preparing to hurl

toup mendous stm of $190,000,000 fron Nanking in. settlement ofthe bit for financing the ant-Northern ex"

With a general tone pedi fon of "1926, which led to the fof pessimism, the papers dwelt. at Establishment of the National Gov-length on national problems in the ernment. The money, 4 is spexes: leading articles yesterday. ted, should be paid out of. the pro-"The celebration gives us to feeds of the €.$50,000,000 Amerfean reflect with pain. on how our wheat and cotton 1oa Tevolutionary "leaders—sacrificed It is alleged that approximately themselves in an attempt to liberate 130000000 was extracted from the the Chinese people from the yoke Canton Central Banie in 1926, and

establishment of strong govern-foreign oppression through the three issues of long-term and two of short-term bonds disposed of, in int," the "China Times" started reler to finance the campaign its leading article. "The 22nd niversary of the Republic found the reriutionary amic in addi little progress in this direction, and tion," special Rouse rit tax was {nposed and, altogether, an aggre what is most regrettable is that. ate sum of $110,000,000'was raised, conditions have become even worse Offcisls here' assert that the than those which existed in the days people of Canton have not yet Fe-of the "Stanchu "ségime. Foreign aggression has grown more acut fevers" eon the stain cate {aden Assn of '$196000,000, img bonds and' paying exten Jand the people have never obtained real representation in the Government, What the revolutionary lead-thought, would square the account amounts being made. consequently, a. demand for fers did for their country 22 years Jago has already lost its significance.

The, people are celebrating the Tt is pointed out that huge sums! Double Tenth not as a sign of. lof money "are required, to. finance the three-year plan in South China liberation,, but as only a matter of formality and it is argued that the National Government "should not hesitate "People's Interests Ignored" divert to Canton' a portion of the "There are many reasons the American Youn." fact that present deplorable situation," the that the required portion wou! paper continued, "but the main lover twenty million Mexican della feause is that the authorities have in'exceas of the loan itself ix com: ignored the real interests of the Pletely ignored—Reater, people. We cannot blame the Fong's they are. not -suflicently ple for remaining indifferent "30

represented in the Government.

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