Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-23

ties and enforce in their place a grad
uated single tax
The amount Of land TO be allotted 70
an individual or the additional land To
be allotted to any family or household
may not exceed one-quarker Of the
amount to which 1t IS normally entitled.
When one area Is overpopuIated. with the
result that the land Of the area IS insufIf-
Gent for distribution, portion Of the
population may be moved to neighboring
areas which are less crowded. Land be-
longing to the families Of the Red SOL
diers viii be titled by others, under
the orders Of the local Soviets
Bandits Taken Into Ranks.
The policy OF the Chinese Com
munist party IN respect to the organiza-
ton Of the masses hinges principally
upon the agrarian program now n ,
force. Among the peasants it pays par =
ticular attention TO the organization
OF the poor peasants. hired farm labor
the reservoir from which IS drawn the
materials for organizing armed tnsur-
rections.
aThe Chinese Communist PARTY also
Incorporates bandits and rin-raR ele-
ments into its rank and file. The lead
ers of these gangs are not wanted. but
the members are invited to JON. and
peasants and soldiers IN the distribtl-
ton Of lands.
AThe report compiled last Fan re-
vealed the strength Of the Communist
forces as 10000, with $4,000 rifles, d.
vided into II armies. According TO the
investigation conducted independently
this Spring by the Peoples Anti-Con-
munist Association, the strength Of the
Red forces was estimated at 100000.
with $1,000 rifles.
StiH Another Estimate Cited. y
'The report prepared by Gen. Ho
Ying-chin minister OF war; for the
national convention In May this year ;
placed the strength Of the Communist
forces at 100000, with 10000 rifles.
According to Gen. Ho, who mas In his
Military Council, the Red army has
since been reorganized into seven
armies, comprising 16 infantry divisions
and 5 independent regiments. There
are in addition two divisions of Red
guards and one independent division
directly under the control OF the nili-
tary council.
@The composition Of the Red army
is described in q remarkable document
captured In Kiangsi, entitled Present
Plans Of Work in the Soviet Areas.
Tn addition to the regular army Or
ganization the Soviets have such aux
iliary organizations as the Red Militia
the 'Children's Corps the Youth
vanguards' and two purely women's
organizations.
IAN able-bodied persons. naen ss=a
are liable 70 be conscripted for serv. :
ice In the Red militia. The militia Is !.
divided into standing and territorial
units.
Women Get Military Equality.
Women are admitted to all Red
military and political organizatic-,s -
the same footing as men. There are
no independent military organizations
for women except the Laundry CorpB.
consisting Of middle-aged women. Whc
do washing for the soldiers, and the
Social Welfare Corps, consisting Of
young women"
The final question of Mr.. Yang's re-
port deals with the history Of the
points out that at cre time Communist
armies were simultaneously ravaging
Hupeh, Human and Kiangsi Provinces.
Eventually, taAe Red forces withdrew
to Southern Kiangsi and established
strongholds In the mountainous dis
tr1ct. from these military bases they
might make forays into Hupeh, Human,
Chektang, Kwangtung or Kwangsi
Provinces. The district had its strate-
gle advantages due to the inaccessi-
bility Of the mountains. and the So
yiet-organized population gave the
Red troops every asSistar~s.
Defeated In Kiangsi, Iglrekaoned win
Q revolt IN Canton and possible roper
cussiDns In the rrsth, the government
was IN dtlemEla The military ar-
thorities decided to pursue the Com
munist campaign to Q finish regardless
OF other war Clouds and Chang Kali
ahek IN person went to Klangsi to d.
rect operations. Thirty divisions were
poured into the province.
II and when the military canapaIzn
10 brought to q successful conclusion.
even more difficult social and economic
problems win await solution. Two-
thirds Of the province has been piI-
Jagged and vast sums must be poured
into the devastated areas for rehabili-
taticn. And most important. The uu-
happy political and economic condi-
tons which made the Soyietfzed dis
tricts such ready prey for Communist
aeitalqrs must Be changed or the mile
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