Affairs, be appointed acting Premier, and Mr. Wane Shih-chen, a former Premier, will be asked to form a Cabinet once more. So far, he (Wang) has refused to con. sider all offers.
General Chi Shih-yuan turns up once more at this juncture. He is opposed to Wang Shih-chen and suggests the recall of General Chin Yun-peng, Liang Shih-yi's predecesser.
There are many Chinese who think that Wa Pei-fu will not dare to fight. He will talk, they say, and that is all. He is surrounded by!
That the delegation is still) his enemies: Canton on the south, independent State, to stand on a conducting the Shantung negotia- Szechuan on the west, and Chang footing of international equality, Tso-lin on the north, not to mention his numerous "internal" opponents, such as Tsao Ying and Chao Vu-ao, who look at him with eyes of envy, for it must be remembered that Wu Pei-fu, though he has been appointed and has accepted the post of Inspector General of Hunan and Hupeh, has never resigned his post as Assistant Inspector General of Chibli, Shantung, Shansi and Hunan.
Official Attempts to Minimize the Peking, Jan. 18.
The political situation here is virtually unchanged.
According to official information, General Wu Pei-fu's attitude is moderating.
The steady withdrawal of General Chang Tso-lin's troops from the Peking-Mukden Railway Stations to Mukden is taken to indicate that General Chang does not. anticipate a coup defat in Peking by General Wu Pei-fu.
The Cabinet announces satisfactory financial arrangements for the Chinese New Year.—Reuter.
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