Reliable news from the north of the province states that the Reds at Puchth, 200 miles north of Sian, are at their old tricks again. They are occupying the premises of the English Baptist "Mission and have burned down the pulpit in the church and smashed up the church furniture. flute of rooms in.one of the houses merly occupied by the foreign missionary "has also been burned down, This seems to Indicate that all their promises and protestations not to molest church property and to grant religious liberty amount to nothing, To do them justice they certainly carried out these promises while they were in the Sanyuan area, We trusted them and believed that' they really had departed from their former ruthless. tactless. But this news by letter from someone on the spot shows that they are not be trusted, Less Provocative Programme One banner stretched across the main street read as follows: "To unite and resist Japanese aggression to revive the slogan of the deed corpse of Commaunism." This banner was taken down the next day and less provocative. slogans have been substituted, such as: "The way out to trust' the Central Government One of the local newspapers, which is the mouthpiece of the Northwestern leaders announced inthe Issue of Feb. 10 a big mass meeting fo be hold to-day to welcome Gen. Ku Chu-tung. Tt stated that this meeting was organized by the Northwestern National Salvation Societies, and that thirteen points would be proclaimed. Some of the main points are as follows: protection of all na-anal. salvation societies; adherence {o the eight points laid down in the manifesto of Gen. Chang Hsueh-liang and Gen, Yang Hu-chen: welcome Gen. Ku Chu-tung's leadership in resistance to Japan: uphold the Gencralissimo's leadership against Japaese aggression: re-instate "Gen, Chang Hsueh-liang and, ensure his, speedy return to Shenst: send. immediate reinforcements to Suiyuan: down with Japanese imperialism: Long live the Chinese republiet From the recital of these points which are to be proclaimed at the mass meeting to be held ju the Revolution Park in Sian on Feb. 31, It will be gathered that the political situation of the Northwest is by no means settled. The radical leaders lant, o'clock on Sunday morning so 1 bla you good morning."—Cer News,
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