Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-26
Weakness of Chinese Regime
Emphasized in Red Struggle

American comment in connection
with Kaleidoscope changes in China
emphasizes the great uncertainty that
is due to weakness on the part of orderly
government in that country, Great
things that were expected from the
Nationalist, 1t Is pointed out, have been
delayed by conditions, while sections
that have been son.ewhat removed from
the current of events have been pence
tfated BY the Prepagandists Of Com
munism.
mo student Of recent Chinese his
tory" declares the Cincinnati Times
Star, need be surprised that the strug-
gle now centerS in the middle provinces.
This vast region has been the camping
ground Of Communist agitators since
the days Of that misguided Nationalist
leader. Sun Yat-Sen, who early in the
past decade so unwisely courted Soviet
aid In strengthening his party. The
intrigues of Borodin and the widespread
civil disturbances of 1927 were the inn
mediate results of this nlisalliance. Its
latest consequences are seen In the tur-
moil in Central China. When sun died
and the leadership OF the party fell to
the Moderates, the tacit alliance with
Russia was severed. But China's CaI.a-
muniStS were only driven underground.
They established themselves In the
poorly arFisoned central provinces, bid
ing their time to strike, When Chang
was recently compelled to withdraw his
forces for an attack on the northern
invaders, the Communists at once set
out to ravage Human and the surround
ing provinces"
Proclaiming that "Qhina Is afre," the
Los Angeles Express holds that nobody
knows how far the blaze may spread, /"
and offers the general survey of the
situation The world knows that the
fire was started by Russian Communists.
and they keep 1t alive, and 1t is their
ambition to keep 1t burning until all the
civilized world Is ablaze the same way.
China in the hands Of the reds would
be q menace to civilization. With the
hundreds Of millions of China under
domination of the Communist Interna-
tionale, of which Joe Stain, dictator Of
Russia, Is head, it will not be long be-
fore India Is actually threatened, and
soou the East win be arrayet! against
the West. 1t Is the boast Of Com
munists that they now control the south
of China. Their terror spreads. The
murderous reign in Russia appears mild
in co:-.parisln with the slaughter they
conduct and threaten In China. They
call it a revolution, but il fact Russia
Is at war W China a. much Is II the
formal declaration OF war had been
made the Marking Nationalist Gov
eminent. And the civilized warld stands
back and looks on"
"If the other nations are going to
continue the pretense Of protecting their
interests" advises the Memphis Com
nereial Appeal, they must use more
ST ingent measures. Such q procedure,
of course, might asRrsvate the situa-
ton, inasmueh as the rebels draw their
strength from the bitter feeling
throughout the country against for
eigners In China, The foreigners may
decide that the best thing to do Is to
remove their nationals, trust their
property to the government and stay
out of China until the present ferment
settles"
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Late reports of more effective fight
ing by the Nationalist give 1pe for
3 wsathering Of the storm, as painted
out by some American editors. e
Charleston Evening II t holds that ct
is dificult to get the truth In reports
from China or to understand what Is
signified by the ascertained facts rs
they are learned from time to time, SO