Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-06-26 | Page 15 | South China War Lord Strikes Back at Chiang in Effort to Unite Country for War on Japan

South China War mar Lord Lorel Strikes es Back at Chiang In Effort to Unite Country for War on on Japan CANTON China June 26 UP UP- UP Striking back baek at Generalissimo Chiang KaiS Shek Kai ek for lor sending central central central cen cen- government troops Into Kwang- Kwang tung province General Chen Chi Chi- Tang Canton overlord invaded province today Sporadic fighting continued In hi southern Hunan province where province tro troops ps under General Li Tsung-Jen Tsung Chens Chen's Chensy y 1 y renewed attacks on troop concentrations at Hunan and are arc provinces I under Chiang's jurisdiction I ian sl was the seat of the tho Chinese soviet republic until the dictator pressed his campaign to a successful conclusion Kt Invaded I of which Canton is the capital was Invaded yesterday esterday when Chiang sent his forces into Chens Chen's territory from another another an an- other province controlled by Nan Nan- king Chinese se newspapers reported widespread hostilities on a scale unprecedented since the establishment establishment establish establish- ment of oC the Chinese republic in 1911 cannot now be delayed beyond July 1 On that day the armies leaders in the rebellion rebellion re- re bellion Dellion against will have completed preparations to attack attack and Chen Tang Chi will take supreme supreme su SUe su- su preme preme command of the offensive de- de designed designed signed to overthrow Chiang Kal- Kal Shek and pave the way for lor a united Chinese war against Japan Six Campaigns Faced It was pointed out that when major major ma ma- Ij jor r hostilities break out the Na king government will vill be bo confronted with with six distinct campaigns against I Chiang Kat Kai Shek First he will have to combat the combined offensive of the Kwang- Kwang tung armies which are determined to plunge th the north and south Into civil war At the same time communists in and provinces provinces provinces inces will wilt bo be warring against the generalissimo Reds In province province province ince are conducting still another rebellion against s 's rule Autonomy Auton my Opposed In In the north especially in the provinces of Hopel and Cha ar the authorities are attempting to suppress a campaign for tor autonomy autonomy auton auton- omy my while in and Shantung province Chiang Shek Kai Is challenged challenged challenged chal chal- by another movement against him because of his failure to offer armed resistance to Japanese Japanese Japanese Jap Jap- anese aggression Over and ab above ve the internal Chinese Chinese Chinese Chi Chi- nese movements is the activity of Japanese agents agent sponsoring an autonomous autonomous au au- state In North China which would be entirely independent of Indicating official belief that forces soon will invade province from their concentration con con- n points in the Japanese consulate general In Canton Canton Can Can- ton announced that all Japanese residents of have ed Japanese advisors to the armies left tho province 10 days ago