Blockade of the bandit-infested areas forms the main system of the Sth campaign, With the prolonged state of effective blockade, importa tion of vice and salt into the bandit areas was entirely cut off. The bandits will be starved to "death owing to lack of salt and food. The {things which they need most are salt, kerosene, rice and other daily neces sities, as they can not get any. of these things in the hinterland, So. almost every district after recovery, Gale of sale and Kerosene is the first consideration and is done first of all. Then comes the rest of the programme, such as instant reorganization of the volunteer corps, establishment of the rural rehabilitation committee, etc.
In the recovered districts, three chien of salt is allowed (4 ounce) per capita and one long and five Ghien (1% ounces) for a family of 'Ave, and so forth. A licence is. provided for any one who wants buy salt from a designated star' These licences are called, "good eltizen" testimonials" and "census reistration—papers," etc. Kerosene Higences are. issued Ukewise.
Since the blockade, the bandits have suffered terribly in the want of such material things as mentioned above, According to the prison the bandits usually could not any salt for three to five days and sometimes even a period of one week. Sometimes they get salty water from salt-seasoned vegetables or meats, But these would not last ong, and when they had used the salt-seasoned food, they could do nothing but trust fo luck.
Smuggling Halted Formerly, the bandits got their salt from the people who did smugging for them. But, now, owing to the strict searching carried out the volunteers and. the peace preservation corps, smuggling 1s practlcalstopped. In many places the Bandits had no salt for more than three months, reports of Red prisoners revealed. Many people had fallen. sick because of this lack of salt.
From the above facts it is, possible to draw the conclusion that the effective blockade coupled with the fortification of the newly. recorded areas, will soon completely suppress' the Red menace in Kiangst.
only a matter of time,
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