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THE BATTLE ALIGNMENT IN CHINA.

CHANG TSO LIN'S FAR FLUNG LINE AND ITS POSSIBLE BREAKING POINT.

FENG YU HSIANG'S TERRITORIAL ACQUISITIONS,

In view of cables From the North published in our columns during the Jast few days, and foreshadowing conflict between the forces and ad- herents of Chang Tso Lin and those of Feng Yu- Hsiang, the, following review of the position from the pen of Mr. George E. Sokolsky in the Y.-C. Daily News will be of interest for cur senilers:-

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The opponents of Chang Tao Lin are closest contact of China with Europe and preparing their attack on him in seconi-western Asia. No matter what one may ance with the principle that when a liac believe of Feng Yu Hsiang's character is stretched beyond its tensibilitis and no matter how one may despise his bound to break. They are following the bigoted anti-foreignish it will be freely reasoning of Wellington and Blucher, admitted that he is a capable administra- puts who, when they found Napoleon with the tor and that wherever he goes hest of his army bottled up in Spain awl in roads and makes other improvements his line-stretching to Russia, knew that which bring him revenue and prove to he the fall extremity of the Little Corporal's beneficial to the people. Feng is work. tensibility had been reached. At auch a ing in virgin territory where there can moment, strategy requires a sense as to be little pablic opinion to oppose him The Mongols will not opposo him, except where the break will come. That no one really knows, bat among Chinese generals at Russia's instigation, and he will prob Fably find a way of dealing with the there is considerable speculation of a nature which is resulting in the present Mohammedans. Having charted this tar ritary for himself, it is no longer neces- widespread, movements of troops.

sary for him to fear, the rising power of Wu Pei Fu and there is no reason why

CHANG'S OPPONENTS.

SHANSI'S POSITION,

Yen si Shan, the so called Model

Chang Tao Lin's opponents are the Kiominchun should not agree to Wi heterogeneous group. They are by no Pei Fa's occupation of Loyang, which, it means united, well-armed or adequately is on the tards, will take "plaen very Snanced. Their military calculations are shortly. based upon the further intensibility of Chang Tao Lin, the unpopularity of the Fengtien, commanders in every district where they are stationed, the disastrous policies of the present Peking Gavern

ent and the rising popularity of Wu Pei Fu. whose claim to popular approval rests on his actual poverty, his uncompromising attitude toward the present Government, and the feeling that he was not given a fair chance during the last war.

The Chinese public has no great cọn: fidence in Wu Pei Fu's political ideas nor

Governor of Shansi, kept himself out of trouble for a number of years by minding his own business and devoting himself to his province. Nobody particularly wanted Shansi and as Yen helped no side, no one feared him. In the last war, However, Yen Hai Shan helped Wa Pei Fu, actually sending his own troops to fight against Chang Tso Lis. There were even re giments of Sharisi troops in Nanking.

in bis ability as an administrator. GenAfter Wu Pei Fu's defeat it looked for erally speaking there is a greater regard a while as though Yen Hsi Shan would for both Chang Tao Lin and Feng Yu find himself in, serious difficulties, but he was able to change horses midstream and Hsiang from this standpoint. But, mere administrative ability counts for almost to hold his own for a while with the Chang Tso Lin-Feng Ye Hsiang-Anfa nothing in the public estimation as com- pared with those moral qualities, which combination. These elements, however, the Chinese classics attribute to really were unable to work together and Gor ernor Yen decided to throw his lot în great commanders. Wu Fei Fu possesses those qualities. He is like a picture out of a classic, and it is for that reason that

with Feng Yu Hsiang, that is, he agreed to join the Kuominchun, the national

so many of his shortcomings are forgiven, army of which Feng Yu siang is the head. Feng, however, does not want any while really more competent men are none to join the Kuomiachan. He wants able to fasten their hooks to public po-

no great men besides himself, Sun Yueh pularity.

and Yueb Wei Chuii in his organization. CHANG'S RULE IN THE PROVINCES He therefore suggested to Yen that he Chang Tso Lin's administration of Man-begume Civil Governor of Shansi and turn churia need not be discussed here, as the military organization of the provincs sufficient has been written in praise of over to the Kuominchun. Naturally. Yen it to need no further repetition, but Li cannot do that as the loss of face locally Ching Lin in Chibli and Chang Chung and the loss of prestige nationally would Chang in Shantung have given those be too great. At the same time it is provinces an administration a very quite impossible for Feng Yu Hsiang to different sort. Chinese reports state that succeed in his new campaign with Shansi. in both provinces merchants are forced independent of him. Herein lies the ex- to lend money which, of course, will never planation of all that bar been happening

be paid back; all sorts of illegal taxes is that part of the country during the

and exactions have been imposed, troops past week.

SUN CHUAN FANG AND NANKING.

have been quartered, upon cities which have been forced to pay for their main. tenance, and in general the Fengtien.com. a few words. All the opponents of the

The local situation can be explained in

manders scem, to regard their new ter-Fangtien party understand that San ritory us existing only to produce revenue. Chuan Fang's next position will be Nan In Kiangsu there has been nothing but king. According to rumours in well; in- confusion Locally General Shing Shi formed Chinese circles, the delay in traffic Lien has given the appearance of great on the Tientsin Pukow line has been due efficiency, but order is not maintained into movement of men and equipment to Chapel. Last week troops in Naaking Nanking. When General Youg Yu Ting went on strike" because some had not becomes Tupan of Kiangan, it wil not been paid for seven months. The fact is he because he is a classmate of Sun Chuan that Chang Tro Lin's beneficent adminis tration of Manchuria is due to his own ability and the wonderful administration of the South Manchuria Railway, neither of which can be transferred to Kings Shantung and Chihli

Fang and therefore will be able to make peace with him. It will be that Chang Teo Lin believes that be can prevent Sun Chuan Fang from capturing Nanking.

The first moves in the general war game have all been made. The only question The anti-Fengtien forces have fully ap now is where will the actual fighting prised themselves of the extent of the break out and when? Ali prophecies in dissatisfaction of these provinces and they this direction are futile, but on October appareatly believe that they can balance 10th, the Chinese people, will celebrate against Fengtien's superior military or the anniversary of the founding of the ganization the antagonism of the masses Republic. On that day the Citizens Con of the people toward the conquerors from vention is supposed to meet and Tuan Manchuria.

Chi Jul is supposed to resign his power CHRISTIAN GENERAL'S EMPIRE and authority to it. "On that day it is The position of the Christian Generalxpected that Chen Chiung Ming will ximost fascinating He has mapped occupy Swatow and begin biz campaign against Bolshevism in Kwangtung. On out for himself an empire in China's that day many proclamations and northwest, including parts of Mongolia, speeches will be made Something Shensi, Shansi, Kansu and Binkiang His bound to happen from the standpoint of empire extends from Peking to Afghanisthe military situation about then. tan and Central Repena. It would be the

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