Situation in Shensi Still Presents Many Ugly Features:
Behaviour of Cor munists Praised From Oun ww Comssroxerxe Sian, Feb. 23. IHE situation in Shensi still presents many ugly features. As far as the Nanking Government is concerned the Sian revolt is ended.
A strong government base has been established in Sian under the command of Gen.
Ku Chu-tung, one of the General~ issimo's most trusty henchmen, The whole of the Wei River Valley on the south side lor a stretch of 300 miles from Tungkwan. in the east, to Poochi, in the west, is also occupied by government troops, No trouble need be anticipated in this area.
But on the north side of the it is a different story.
The Wel River is the dividing line between the loyal troops of the Central Government and the disaffected remnants of Chang Hsueh-liang's army. South of the river, peace and order reign supreme, but the north side constitutes an armed camp where military depredation and pillaging is plunging the whole countryside Into 'AS soon as one crosses the Wel River at Ts'ao Tran. ten miles north of Sian, a totally different atmosphere prevails." Signs of military activity Bre evident in all directions. Gen. Yang Husch'en's troops are busy repairing the motor rond which passes All the way.
Sanyuan and detachments of troops are. iey fand smoothing the road, ight, everything appears to be very satisfactory. Tt is a sight for sore eyes to see the troops kept hard at Work shovelling earth and doing something useful, instead of standing by and making the farmers do it. But closer. observation reveals the fact that everyman is in full Aghting kit with his lie" stacked beside him Feady "for instant use. "One also notices "that there are soldiers stationed at different intervals on the Tookout, "The whole situation becomes clear when it ly realized that bitter feeling exists between Gen-Yang Hucehen's troops and the remnants of the Northeastern Army. Gen, Yang's depleted forces now amount to but two divisions at most and these ave stationed at Sanyuan. on miles to the cast at Kading, there are five divisions of the Northeastern Army, and a sixth divi-Non at Fuping, a tle further to the forth.
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