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written a work in English on the three principles with
an introduction by Professor Nind Smith, late of the
His movements have been a
Hong Kong University.
mystery for some years.
Between 1923
C
1924 he is
supposed to have studied Communism in Russia and in
1925 he became Chairman of the Central Executive of the
Kuomintang. Two years later he quarrelled with Chiang
Kai-shek and retired to France. His sympathy with
Sovietism is said to have become modified in recent
years, and he is quoted as having stated that his disagreement is with Nanking's methods rather than its policy. But he has not the reputation of being
a strong character, and it is not unlikely he would
take colour from some of the extreme faction that still
follow in his train.
4.
Meanwhile behind the backs of the various
militarists fighting for the control and fleecing
of the Chinese people another form of unrest hes
appeared among the peasantry. In large areas in
seven out of the eighteen provinces, revolt has been
declared against authority and war against prosperity.
Communism is so rampant in Hupeh that the Government is
in danger of losing the whole province. All the
North Western portion of Hunan is in the hands of
Communists and they have of late been particularly
active in the region of the Tung Ting Lake, where Cheng
Ling-chi and Yo chow have been attacked and occupied.
In Kiangsi half a million peasants are said to be
involved in the movement. In Kwangtung the Eastern
prefectures