"Little Hsu's" Letter to the Hongkong Press while he himself established his headquarters at the Honan Guild and lived' at the head office of the Peking-Mukien Railway. Brigadier-Gen." Chang Chi-kiang under Marshal Feng Vu-hsiang. has established his headquarters at the Teso. family garden. Gen. -Yen Chin-tang, Commander of the 20th Division of the Shensi Army, has put up at the Dollar Hotel, declaring himself as having severed all connexion with his.. troops 8,000 number, now assembled at chan, whom he has asked Marshal Tuan to take charge of as the latter may think fit. Tuan has ordered Gen. Yang Chindlin to! {feed them.
In a letter to the Hongkong Chinese Press, Gen. Hsu Shu-teen praises Marshal Wu Pelfu as a good fighter and a fitting person to train and lead an army, but he would not allow him to handle national affairs, as Wu lacks the qualities of a statesman, Hsu says that several days ago, he wrote to Mashal Tuan Chi-jui, emphasizing the importance of disposing of Wu Pei-fu in a proper manner, or it would. be a. shortsighted policy. Gen. Hsu also declares that in his opinion, General Feng Vu-hsiang is not a traitor, but those who employed men have proved treacherous by holding out alluring promises at the time when they wanted their services, but leaving them in the jeeld. immediately. upon accomplish ment of the works done. In conclusion, Hsu says that he does not desire to meddle in polities, that he will proceed to make his trip abroad soon as he has completed arrange-rents, that he will, however, hold himself ready to. return home at any time when his services should be required by his country, and that as soon as national affairs have resumed their normal aspect, he vill again go abroad to pursue his studies.
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