'The notorious Chow Eng-lat hi great Influence among the com: munist bandits. He commands the respect of a portion of the waifs and strays and he has a party of his own Bohemian vagabonds. Therefore, when' the attack on Hsiao Ching: Kwong was announced by Chow, his party and followers saw in ita {olden opportunity to overthrow the power and influence once held by Hsiao and his party. As a result of conference held among the red leaders and their" forees, Hsiao Ching-kwong was made the target all attacks and criticism.
At the same time, it was announced that Hslao's policies were detriment fal to the activities of the communists the following four points:—lack political understanding; lack of confidence in the communist forces; procrastination (arising from fear and during battles, wholesale Fender s0 as to save lives.
These four points are used by Chow Eng-lai and his party as catehwords with which they attacked vehemently Hsiao Ching-kwong and his once popular policy.
In addition to the foregoing, Hsiao was also charged with having work= ed bard (o spread his policy with a View to seizing the highest authority in the Red military zone in northwest Fukien, both during and before the Fukien incident. This and other plans for secking personal aggranizement brought the activities of the red forces to failure. Regarding all the orders of the Soviet Government, Hsiao was charged with acting in a contrary way, while pretending agree to obey in public.
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