While Gen. Pai Chung-hsi declines to inform newspaper men of his real mission in this Colony, it is under-Stood that -he wants to sound—the opinion of Messrs. Hu Han-min and Huang Shao-hsiung in connection with the Fifth National Congress of the Kuomintang, which will meet at Nanking some time in November.
In well informed circles here, it is freely hinted that the Kwangsi military officer is joining with the Kuomintang veterans of the South west to preserve at least the status quo of the South-west if not to en-Targe its influence, The quasi-indepen dent status of the South-west has been sustained by the South-west Political Council and South-west Exeecutive Committee of the Kuomintang. These two organs were an outcome of the Fourth National Congress but fare likely to be abolished by the Fifth National Congress. How to retain their existence is the political problem of the South-west leaders.
Besides speculating on the visit of] Gen. Pai Chung-lis to Hongkong, local newspaper editors who recent!; made visit to Kiangsi and North Chino have published a long report of their trip, setting forth the political ard, ral condi'iuns of the country.
"The report blamed the Communists for hindering the external plans of the national Government at, Nanking, the two slogans "To resist nese, it is necessary first to subdue the Reds," and "Pacification of the country before meeting the external menace." These two slogans are believed to be coined by Mr. Wang Ching-wei, President of the Executive Yuan. 1
Gratification is expressed in the] report over the official announcement that there are only six hsiens counties in Kiapgsl which are still lurider the control of the Reds, while in Fukien they occupy only' four hsiens or counties. Tt is all right to subdue the Communists before meet-
{ng the foreign foe, but in case more! time is required to deal with the Reds, the responsible authorities should tackle these two problems at the same time, the report urged.
Many places in North China are under strong Japanese influence, said the report. Japanese troops stationed along the Peking-Mukden Railway, and Manchoukuo bank-notes are used long that tine. Dangerous drugs are imported to North China from Manchoukuo and are freely sold there,
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