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[By Our Political. Correspondent] Considerable importance has been attached to the diamissal of General Yu Tsok-pak from his position of Chairman of the Provin cial Government (or "Civil Governor") of Kwangsi. having now been ascertained this prominence, vis a vis the present The facts political situation, is not deserved. And an analysis of the position is called for because Yu Tsok-pak was deemed to be the ally of the Ironsides under General Chang Fa-kuei, who still exercises a velled threat against Canton,
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It is now known definitely that Yu Tsok-pak's closest supporters had plotted his ejection before the Ironsides rebelled at Ichang. These three each commanded a division in the National Army in Kwangsi. General Li Ming-shui and Gen- the outward goodwill and the in- eral Yeung, Tang-fai came down
ward suspicions of Chiang Kai-shek. from the Central Yangtaze Valley
After a few months, the two Gen-Adding erals decided It earlier this year with Yu Tsok-pak, Civil Governor should be squeezed was time that the as his immediate subordinates. out. These two Commanders had been
under Li Taung-jen when the latter. as one of the Kwangs! clique, re-
sisted Marshal Chiang Kai-shek
and the National Government.
gums
They found a fellow conspirator professed loyalty to Chiang Kai-she in General Lui Woon-yim, who also profeaned loyalty, to Chiang Kai-
shek. He is the third of the three
soldiers referred to, each with a division (while Yu Tack-pak has no troops) who wanted Yu Tsok-pak
After receiving several from Chiang Kai-shek, Li Ming-out of Kwangst. shul and, Yeung Tang-fal betrayed Li Tsung-jen and paved the way to the crushing of the Kwangsi faction. As a reward; they were transferred to their native province, Kwangsi, with Yu Tsok-pak as, their chief.
But it was Yu Teok-pak who "arranged" the first payment of $300,000 from Chiang Kai-shek to
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Mr. L. W. Woodin, General Man- Then, with the Ironsides break-ager of the Burrough Adding Machine ing out, the triumvirate in Kwangsi Co., at Manila, P.I en route with accused Yu Tack-pak of "Red" Mrs. Woodin and sons, Weslio and Ironsides. leanings and of being an ally of the
Eldon, from Portland, Oregon, His dismissal followed. that has become the rule rather So did one of the complications
than the exception in Chinese polities..
hia object
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Yeung Tang-fal. Although they profited, they did not like being that when placed under Yu Tsok-pak. So they kicked him out of Kwangsi.
an opportunity came Yu Tsok-pak, as an extremist. has all along been embittered against Chiang Kai-shek. Ye it was he who helped Chiang Kai-shek towards success in the last fight with the Kwangsi faction.
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granted) General Li Ming-shui after accepting very large sums to betray his former chieftains to Chiang Kai-shek-turned round on -Chiang Kai-shek and robelled in
sympathy with the Ironsides.
Subsequently he was said to have joined hands once more with Yu Tsok-pak. Other
Judge and Mrs. James A. Ostrand. rumours in clude:-that the other two Generals Court, returning home
a Justice of the Philippine Supreme in Kwangsi (Yeung Tang-fat and Ostrand after a
with Mrs. visit to Chicago, and Mrs. J. Stewart, Miss A. Sinclair, Lui Woon-yim) are
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The extrémists, including Yu Tsok-pak, were afraid that their only friends in the Army, the
Adml. C. MacLean, Capt. P. K Dockurey, Dr. P. L. McAll, Rear Ironsides, woud be scarificed in
Kokowich, Ch. P.O. J. W. Hall, E. battle against the Kwangsi, faction.
To save the Ironsides, the ex-fugitives;" that Yu Trok-pak has
Brooke, Capt. and Mrs. D. Sawyer, tremists did something very un-
W. Lamb, A. R. Ross, fted; that Li Ming-shui has re-
G. R. W. Alford, R. J. Storey, Miss palatable, that is, in promoting pented after a Chiang Kai-shek's cause.
few days' wildness
A. H. Kilgour, Mrs. Gulick, Lt Ironsides to be sent to that portion Ironsides have entered Kwangeil
and has one more declared solidly
R. C. H. Smith, Miss Cole, Miss The extremists arranged for the for Chiang. Kai-shek; and that the
Bentall, Capt. and Mrs. W. G. Lalor, E. A. Walter, H. P. Sinclair, W. Mad of the war zone where the other
Miss A. Edwards. Miss G. Clearly many of these are irre side would give in, where treachery concilable.
FC. McNaughton, E. Mrs. Field Hook, Mr. and Mrs. W. If the Ironsides have Sanderson, Miss I. Mcquaker, Mrs. R. crossed the frontler from Hunan Taylor, Mro. J. Dack, Miss L, Mr. W. J. Tall, Mrs. T. Thoresen, M. F Cooks, Miss W. Sanderson, Τ Thoresen, dr. and Ironsides need not be raked. Their into Kwangsi, Yu Took-pak at Mias D. M. Shilston, Misa A. Lindsay, and Mrs. Id. N, Green,
C. Austin, Mrs. J. S. McCann, Mr. plans more or less aucceeded.
least would have taken heart. 1. B. Trevor, Miss D. Reynolds, Mrs. Beer, Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Worby, Mr. W. S. G. won and the Kwangsi faction dis of Li Ming-shut (other than that M. E. Clarke, W. Anderson, P. W. At any rate Chiang Kai-shek One does not know what to make Angus, Miss C. H. Angus, G.
O'Connor, Mrs.
and Mrs. G. H. Bell, J. Russell, T. S. G. F. Byles,
Wilson, S. C. Young, J. C. Finch, appeared. Yu Tsok-pak (as ad he is of the old type of warlord who Ashby, Mrs. L ministrator), Li Ming-shui ands out for his own promotion, main- Tremeer, Ferguson, Miss M.
Lock, Mr. Mr. and Mrs. Boniface, Mr. and Mra J. Margerison, Miss Almeida, T. Yeung Tang-fal (with the military ly), the strange, and sordid entree Walker, Miss L. Sigston, Mrs. G. E.
Edwards, Mr. and Mrs. Kjarrman, with which he reached Kwangsi, his Dr. 3. T. Smalley, Miss J. Smalley, Prentice, the
Morris, C. H. Russeli, C. E. Moare,
Mrs. Evans, Mr. and Mrs. D. B. split with Yu Tsok-pak (who at F. J. T. Locke, C. G. Harrison, Mr. R. H. Nariman, Mrs. M. M. Dongles. Misaes Prentice, H. R. least has been consistently "pink," Osborne, W. H. Weston, Mr. and Mrs.
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