or Lodge, as well as the Home Ca-operates with Local Bodies But this does not mean to signify that the local authorities are defied or that the Pih Tung Tui hampers them in their work. Far from it. The organization ce-operates with the local Kuomintang branches and the Yocal military and civil officials in most matters, though at times it is found necessary to act independently.
For instance, when it became obvious that some of the troops were untrained and some of the officers incapable, the local authorities were either unable or unwilling to under~ take the task of reorganizing them, 80 the Special Force took the matter and directed the training of the mien, with the result that the standard of efficiency in the army was greatly improved.
The same applied to road building. The local authorities were, in some gates, handicapped through lack of funds and read-building was not commenced. Their own lack of funds, however, did not deter the Pik Tung Tui from taking the initiative. The local people realized the value of the roads so they joined in. The result was that a number of roads were built which will stand as a monument to the fine work of this or-
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