Gen. Chiang said that there still remain some 50,000 Communists with 60,000 rifles in Kiangsi and Fukien but the Government troops out umber them by seven or eight tone and, in addition to this, excel Jent "work is being done by. the! Government's' air force. "The Reds are now. surrounded by the joint Kiangsi, Kuangtung, Kwangsi, Fukien and Hunan forees. As a. matter of act, the general added, if the Government forces wish to take back the remaining districts and the Red "capital," Juichin, immediately, jean be done, but the High Command wishes first'to built and repair the military roads and build forts anu lock-houses, thus to prepare for ans} attempted "come-back" on the ps of the Reds.
After referring to the New Lite Movement. of which he is the founder, Gen. Chiang expressed -h confidence in the future of the coun: try and his faith that it willie unified in fact with in a short period of time. He is. distinctly optizsistic fever the general outlook and firmly believes that early national peace and unification in written in Chinese destiny. Only these will result in lasting benefits and happiness or! the Chinese people he concluded rank. Sometimes I got sometimes three dollars.
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property. Work was compulsory jand no slackers were tolerated:
When cities, towns or villages were entered" by the Reds, Gen. Kung said, they were welcomed, especially before 1990, because 0 their so-called "equality programme." They utilized the weak points of the people to get rid of the corrupt, the capitalists, and money-lenders, and sold daily necessaries cheaply. in order to win the public over. With this policy, naturally, they " were assured of a warm welcome. The people, however, were soon dis-
"The Communist doctrine is not to kill or burn," said Gen. Kung when questioned further on these matters. Rapine is strictly forbidden. Discipline was very severe, he stated, Death for Ideals 'The Red soldiers are fearless and large numbers have died for their league in the fighting' centres. Gen, Kung said he had 70,000 men under als command and that' he had Jouffered severe losses. The Red Hlosses were far greater than those of Government forces. At present, he estimates that there are 110,000 in Kiangsi and Fukien, another 50,000 60,000 in Hunan and Szechuen, and 20000 under Ho Lung. So' far, about 20,000 have surrendered and thousands have renounced Contmunism. Originally, there were 300,000 men in the Red Army.
The Communist-bandlte have some artillery but no ammunition. They have plenty of rifles but no cartridges. They have an arsenal but fare unable to make ammunition. They had five aeroplanes but two of [these are useless and the other three am mot be flown because they have no. el "Goods jure searce in the Communist-controlled areas," said Gen. Kung. "Prices are high. Salt costs more than a dollar an ounce and a foot of cotton cloth sells for not less than two dollars. There is now a natural revolt against such JSevere conditions where the people fare unhappy and find no comfort. [This (said the erstwhile Red leader, pointing to his elaborate bed with silken padded covers) is heaven. compared with what I had to suffer the Red Army."
"You may tell your friends that I joined © the" Communists Jas a loyal citizen of China in order }do my share to save China. "I have found that I was mistaken and I have repented. I have joined the Government in order to manifest to other Reds the error of their ways and the fallacy of their beliefs in their jarly money, we divided it equally. [Osicers and soldiers received the China. aspirations towards the salvation of were able and intelligent men," he!
T myself will sacrifice every-declared, "men who understood the same pay, from highest to lowest! thing for this purpose," he concluded.
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