More of a Buccaneering Raid than Anything: Invaders Not Dr. Sun's Party The reports which have been published to the effect that Samshui had been captured by Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Constitutional troops and that xen. Chen Chiung-ming," Commander-in-Chief of the Cantonese Army, had fled from Canton to his stronghold at Waichow are premature.
The situation is a, very interesting one, declared our informant, and the future of the Republic of China depends on the outcome.. The report that the forces which cap-CHINA'S SHARE IN LEAGUE tured Wuchow and Shiuhing are members of Dr. Sun Yat-sen's army is entirely incorrect, he said, and to understand the situation one will have te go back somewhat into the history of the last two or three years.
"Your readers will probably remember that three years ago Gen. Tang Chi-yao, the Tuchun of Yunnan at the time, was ousted from that post by Gen. Koo Ping-chen, who was later murdered. Tang made repeated efforts to regain his post and finally, after much fighting, he defeated Koo and entered Yunnanfu. Koo, in the meantime, had recruited to his standard a large number of bandits, and these men opposed Tang. After Koo's death, his former troops were foreed by Tang's men to leave the province. They made their way down to Kuangsi, hoping to be able to join Dr. Sun Yat-sen, wha at this time was thrown out of Canton by en. Chen Chiung-ming. When they reached Kuangsi, they were unable to get any further. They were held up by Gen. Chen's troops, who were working in ce-operation with the forces of Generals Lin Fu and Liu Tz-loh, men attached Gen. Lu Yung-ting, former High Military Inspecting. Commissioner of Kuangtung and Kuangsi.
NOT SUN YAT-SEN MEN, "However, these Yunnan troops managed, a few months ago, to come to an agreement with Gen. Shen Hung-ying, a Kuangsi leader who was dismissed' and outlawed' by Dr. Sun Yat-sen two years ago. captured a number of cities, including Wuchow and Shiuhing, but they will be some time yet before they can enter Canton City.
"In reality, therefore, the forces which are fighting the Cantonese in west Kuangtung are controlled by" Gen. Tsen Chun-hsuan' (the 'Tiger Mandarin,' who has held posts as Viceroy of Kuangtung and Kuangsi and who was formerly Chairman of the Administrative Directors of the Constitutional Government in Can-for two years ago) and Gen. Mobi Yung-hsin (former Tuchun of Kuangtung, who is Gen. Shen's: relative and leader).
"To state that these men are under the control of Dr. Sun Yat-sen is incorrect; they are not. Dr: Sun's only power is inj Fukien where his troops are under the command of Gen. Hsu Tsung-chih and Gen. Li Foh-ling. Gen. Wang Ta-wei (the British returned student who commanded the advance column of Dr. Sun's army in. Kiangsi and Fukien) is remaining in Shanghai and refuses to go to Foochow as he hes had a misunderstanding with his chief. It is useless for Dr. Sun to expect Hsw Tsung-chih and" his men to capture Canton city from the north. They would! have to fight their way right down through districts which are out and out for Chen Chiung-ming.
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