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Tseung Kai Shek concluded by offering en amnesty to all but the

leaders of the Communists. Such was the state of affairs when 李濟 深

ei sei Shem returned from Shanghai to Caton on April 12th

舌應芬 潺 祝 万 accompanied by ong Shiu Hung, Tu Ying Fen and rung Chuk en. Te

found that the Communist leaders were already lanning a rising. 銭犬

Their speakers openly attacked hin, Tseung Kai Shek and Tsin Tai Joh Iwan in public, and they were organising the Peasants organi: tions

for an attack on Canton. It was also rumoured that following pro-

cessions and sueches on topril 16th Shameen was to be invaded by

a mob in order to bring about action by the foreign powers.

The Canton Man Kwok Yet Po of April 18th contains an

article detailing the offences alleged to have been committed by communists. According to th writer they had turn d the Peasant end labour movements against the Kuomintang, armed the members of these organisation, stirred up discord within the party (.. the fight between mechanics and Reileymen) sized 25 of la rents for their party funds and armed et securing the control of the Huomintang by monopolising the executive posts. They had also used every effort to kep Chine in a state of turmoil in order to further their om policy. Theyhad used the press under the control to hamper the Northern Expedition, and when Mankow was captured they established themselves thore under the pretence of being the Kuomintang Central Executive Committee but really with the intention

In this they of destroying the Kuo inteng and its foctrines. were helped with money and munitions from Dussia. They he tried

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to overthrow Tseung Kai Shek the ever victorious General and with 34 41 紅 this intention they sent members of illegal Societies (Ts'i Hung Fong) into the foreign concession at Shenghai to create a distur- bence and to embroil hi with the Foreign Powers. For all this

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Doradin is to blame. (In this connection en article written by 吳敬恆

NA IING MAG i.e. NG CHI TAI) said to have been a professor of

Peking University and Tseung's nominee

for his new Tuomintang

Central Aecutive Committee at Nanking is of interest.

The

riter identifies Russian influence with communism and expreses the

fear that shoul comunism gain control of the Huomintang that

organisation

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