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to make a clean sweep of the 'Reds' in the province, he did
not answer him at all. Once he was heard to say, when quest-
ioned by someone as regards his policy towards Russia: "We
should be friendly to those who are our friends, and fight
those who do not treat us fairly". Perhaps he was afraid of
his enemies, and did not wish to reveal his innermost thoughts
Yu Te-yu gained the impression from his conversation with
Reng Chu-men that the latter was not altogether satisfied with
the present state of affairs in Canton, or of his own position.
Wei Pang-ping believes that Li Tsai-hsin is aiming at
reviving the "Larger Kwongsi" policy which means putting Kwongsi-ites in all important posts in the two Kwongs.
4th Army which is composed of Cantonese and which numbers.
50,000 strong, is already getting restive. Some of its leaders have already been looking about for someone to replace
Li, in case of need. Li seems more or less conscious of this
feeling of dissatisfaction, and does not consider his own
position very secure. That is why he has not yet issued the customary notification of his mother's death. Perhaps he would do so when he found his position untenable, and then retire. This would be in accord with the best of precedents. If he
had issued the announcement of his mother's death at the time
the event happened, and did not then retire, he would have no good excuse should he decide to go later.
The present political situation makes it inevitable for Li to declare one way or the other whether he is with Hanko, or not. If he declared that he was against them, Tang Sang-chi would invade Kwongtung, a thing that Li does not want to happen. But he is really not anxious to line up with Hankow. The death of his mother afforded him a very good opportunity to do nothing for the time being.
From information received by Wei recently, it seems that the Hankow clique is more anxious to re-unite with the Nanking clique than Nanking with Hankow. The Nanking Party is in the
prucess