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surprise to Chiang.
He was at first dumb-founded,
and then he lost his temper.
He realised that if he
were not to act immediately, the military position
of the Kwongsi-ites would become stronger as time
went on; hence he adopted the firm attitude we all
know.. He also found it to his advantage to act now when he could tell the coutry and the world that
the authority of the Central Government had been
defied.
15. It is reported in the newspapers that the Kwongsi-ites have come to some sort of a friendly understanding with Feng Yu-hsiang for the coming fight. I would not say that Feng has not come to
such an understanding, but I can safely say that Feng will not throw the whole of his weight on the
side of the Kwongsi-ites. He will, as in the past,
pursue the clever policy of sitting on the fence.
This fight is bound to strengthen his own position, whichever side may win, as the victor as well as the
vanquished is sure to get physically weakened. Feng Yu-hsiang will then come in, and reap the reward
of the proverbial fisherman.
16.
When Feng Yu-hsiang gets into supreme
power, may Heaven protect Chinå! He is the most
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powerful man in the coutry even at present, and he has
faithful and loyal lieutenants and men who will do his
bidding. For his political work he will gather
round him the Leftists who are as good as communists.
The "Red" Russians will then come into their own
again in China. They may not serve Feng Yu-hsiang direct, but they can work through their tools, the Leftists such as Wang Ching-wei, Chan Kung-pok and Kem Nai-kwong.
When I was up in North China this
time,