Frost Out Own Conmrontet Hongkong, Sept 28.
Chinese newspaper men in Hongkong are frankly cynical about the circular telegram of September 25 Issued by Mr. Hu Han-min and his [South-west colleagues asking Nanking {to stop the rigid press censorship and release those journalists whom the National Government imprisoned for releasing reactionary news. The telegram also asked the lifting of the postal ban on certain Shanghai newspapers.
The circular telegram was gent out because the Central authorities did not reply to Mr, Hu's earlier telegram lof September 8, which puts forth four Sweeping demands in connection with the Fifth National Congress. "The South-west politicians and militarists are annoyed at Nanking's failure to reply to their telegram, They are how playing to the gallery by de~ manding that Nanking abolish the press restrictions and to. reinstate expelled members of the Kuomintang.
IMembers of the Chinese Press here fare not concerned with the political motives behind the circular telegram of September 25, but seriously ques-than whether the Kuangiung authorities are sincere in advocating the freedom of the press, These journal Uste point out" that four Chinese dallies here are banned in Canton, and several local magazines cannot be!
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'The "South China Daily News." ai local' Chinese daily, editorially" remarks that it is prohibited: from ad-{ mission to anywhere in. Kuangtung only for political reasons, and asks why Canton is. eritietzing "Nanking when the former puts newspaper men Ju gaol, imposes a strict censorship on Canton newspapers, and forbids publishing any news against the {Interest of the so-called South-west.
interview with your cor respondent, another Chinese journalist stated that even official Chinese. hewespapers in Nanking such es the "Central Daily News" "and many lethers are banned at Canton. In such circumstances, members of the Fourth Estate believe that Canton's championship for the freedom of the press to be applied only to Nanking Many' retired politicians and genral here are glad to read the manifesto calling the reinstatement of these. expelled from the Kuomintang. These former officials were ousted from that Party because of their movement against the Cent authorities. After their political a military defeat, they are now living Rongkong as gentlemen of leisure.
Following the dispatch of the circular telegram of September 25, they. fare hoping to have a chance to join the South-west, because there is a talk of forming an independent government at Canton. In such an. event, the unemployed officials will fret Jobs again. There is a feeling among the leaders of the South-west that the independent status of Canton ill be abolished by the Fifth Na-anal "Congress of the Kuomintang, Jand to prolong their political activi es, Kuomintang veterans of the /South may ask Mr. Hu Han-min to form a new and separate government Jat Canton.
Mr. Hu's daughter is going to Canton as an emissary of her fat {His Canton colleagues are consulting the former Legislative Yuan chief on how to maintain a strong front vis-avis Nanking. Seven Shanghai Kuomintang leaders have thrown in their for with their colleagues in Hongkong and Canton. Startling developments fare expected in the coming month.
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