The Archive · 1924

Parties Preparing

By Pereivat London in tié** "Daily Lelegraph.

China is moving uneasily. in the coma in which she has been sunk for many mouths. It is slowy, becoming clear even. to those who have interest. in maintain: sent divisions that a last. attempt must soon be made. fo. restore: Some form of unity ab the Coun cil board of this distracted: re-Public. All are. at sixes and sevens: within the Ministry; continual friction between the Prime 'Minister, Sum Pao-chi, and Keh-ming (his Finance. Minister) is causing the machinery of State misfire, and long-standing differences' between Dr. Welling ton Koo an two oF three foreign representatives here seem to have, paralysed the Waichiaopu, The suggestions that are weakly put forward for paving a way for, the several conferences that are urgently needed by. China betray fan increasing inability to. reali {the importance of " immediate action, Yet it is upon the success. Tui issue of those meetings thi Chit sole hope of weathering tee storm ity based. a imo is being lost, every day. lof which ensures that the struggle when it comes will be blood and more exhausting than any previous hostilities. Wu Pei-fa 14s openly abandoned all hope of" the unification of China, except by armed compulsion, and is now, intent upon preparations The story of the importation of vast quantities of Italian arms ant Ammunition is no mere report. have myself seen for over an hous the transfer of war material front train to ammunition dump San Chia-tion. At Mukden, Chang Tso.in's wocumulation of military stores and the rapid completion of a new arsenal tolly the same tale.. believed by those best qualified to form an opinion that the bulk of the wear pons and ammunition originally sent to Vindivostok at the close of the Siberian campaign is now in his hand and his collection lanes) is now being reinforced the organization of a squadron, with its page

menacing than. anything. els rehwang. Perhaps, mots the sudden action, of his publicity 'o-lin entirely pacific intention:

nts da attributing fo, Chang Phenomenon wad ately before the ities in 1032, teat Spponent, Wu Pei-fa, the official leader of the military strength of the unhappy Govern ment in Pekin, seems to be tak: ing every precaution and moving steadily though slowly. towards the achievement of his A wooke ago, he Fognrded the feampaign in, Szechuan as. practice ally over with the fall of Ohéngbut recent exhibitions -of activity from hig Yunnanes opponents have perhaps modifies the situation. Tu any case, how. fever, he has already done enough dissuade, Yunnas From sending any more help to Canton.. But the South and Southeast' the Position becomes daily more. coni-plicated, "Wu Peisfu finds it, far more difficult to act. in these Fegions, and in any as i, com pelled to retain his veteran troop; tinder him tither near Loyeng the province of Chili. Relations Between him and Fong Yuchsinng. the Christ. ian general, are said tp

better "understanding with the be, improved,' but he needs, loaders: of the Chekiang, Fukien, and Kiangst parties before it safe for him to. undertake ty gvowell policy of crushing Sih Yat-sen by force. Some. time nae I referred to the unostentations influence. exerted by.

Tuan Chi: jai at every military contre' in China, passes he increases it. sents in a moderate and chasten= fod form-the old. pro-Japanese movement in South China, "and growing authority seems to depend upon his keeping in touch with those parties who have leash repudiated Japanese sympathies, This does not prevent, the ex: change of civilities, and pour par: Tore between him and Wu Pert.

Five iniches', of, siibw" fell Harbin on Mondiiy, according"td the Chinese pres:

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