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CHINESE WARLORD Moslem General Ma detests Reds, likes wives, song and ice cream For the second time since Sun Yat-sen's Natio alists killed olf the Manchu kingdom, China's ex- isting government is in retreat-southward again as during the Japanese invasion,but this timedriv en back by Soviet-aided Communists. For the see- ond timealso-as during the chaotie decade follow ing 1916-a Chinese type of provincial dietator known as warlord is beginning to come back into ominence. Most impressive of these is General Ma Hung-kwei·250-pound ruler of Ninghsia_a province as big as Arizona but with a population (750,000) smaller than Boston's-which lies in northwest China's arid sheep-ranging country be tween the Great Walland Outer Monolia.General Ma's pictures make him look all puf and posture, but he is tough and rutless. He began his rule in 1932 by beheading 300 unlueky landit chieftains, after seizing their power. As for Reds, he says, 'I have always had one answer for Communists-kill them all," Ma runs Ningheia like a feudal state, collecting local tariffs and conscripting his own troopa while paying political fealty (but no taxes f the Nationalist retreat continues, Warlord Ma's autonomy probably wl become eomplete; meanwhile he is a block of in the sagging Nationalist structure. One fifth of his subjeets are soldiers, defending Ninghsia and a Nationalist line in neighboring Shensi pr ince. Communist agitators and invaders steer clear of Ninghsia, mainly because they know that Ma Hung-kwei's peasant soldiers are ough, well trained and always ready to ight for their homes. strength ALTHOUGH THE GENERAL IS FAT AND 8 HE HAS PLENTY OF ENERGY FOR SWORD GAMES WITH HIS TROOPS

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