New Discipline For Red Army
London, To-day.
The Central Committee of the Communist Party has granted the request of the High Command of the Red Army and has consented to curtail the power of political commissars over officers, says the Warsaw correspondent of "The Times."
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New rules are being introduced providing that if officers from the
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They may be tried for political of- Paris, To-day. The Chinese army is much fences only by party courts com- more powerful this year than posed of their equals and superiors last, declared the Roman Catho- lic Archbishop of Nanking, Mgr. Yu Pin, to a correspondent of "Intransigeant."
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The proprietor of the Man Chung Printing Co., of No. 231, Lockhart Road, was fined $20 by Mr. R. A. D. Forrest this morning for failing to report an accident, in his factory.
Explanations issued with new orders say that "iron pline" is required in the Red Army, "We have now 200 divisions, weakened by pinpricking and sense-
Mr. Phillips, Inspector of Fac- more than 50 of which are motor-less interference with officers which tories, said that a workman, Wong ised.
over-zealous party organisations Kau-yuk, 18, crushed his left hand Moreover, there are more than among the lower ranks have prac- below the wrist while working. He four million guerillas, most of tised against officers marked out by was attended by Chinese doctors at them peasants, in areas, occupied them for humiliation.
home but blood poisoning set in by the Japanese.
The commands of officers and and he was removed to the Tung Some 2,000 Japanese soldiers are commissars must be obeyed impli-Wah Hospital on January 6. He killed every month behind the citly by subordinates, and therefore died two days later. front. Since November, that is to their authority must be firmly es The machine at which deceased say since we have received large tablished and they must enjoy the was working was well protected and financial support, we can prepare | full support of the Communist
the accident was due to his own ourselves for long period war. We Party and the Government.-Reu-
carelessness. are organising gradually and canter. now produce rifles, machine guns and even gung of a smaller calibre."
tinguished career as dignitary of The Archbishop, who made these the Roman Catholic church. declarations after a dinner given | He will soon go to the U.S. as in his honour by the Ambassador, an advocate for the cause Dr. Wellington Koo, has a dis-China.
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FRENCH AGENT IN BURGOS?
Paris, To-day.
Reports that the French Govern- ment has already sent a delega- tion consisting of several person- ages of political importance to Burgos to sound out the Nationalist Government regarding diplomatic representation are circulating in the Chamber.
It is stated that M. Daladier plans to send an Agent with full powers to deal with urgent 'pra-
blems.
THREE NAMES MENTIONED` Whereas the only name mention- ed yesterday in connection with this appointment was that of General Catroux, who is said to be a per- of Generál Franco, sonal friend three other names came to the forefront yesterday. They were those of Cardinal Baudrillart, the former Chairman of the Cham- ber's Finance Commission, M- Malvy; and the present Chairman the Commission for Foreign Affairs, M. Jean Mistler.---
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It is, however, pointed out that Cardinal Baudrillart, who is 80, the would be unlikely to accept offer if it was made to him. Trans-Ocean,
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