The struggle may be said to have begun on Friday, November 7, when representatives "of the several factions met in the residence of Marshal Tuan Chi-jui to discuss the present situation. At that meeting were present representatives of Feng Vu-hsiang, Sun Yat-sen, [Chang Tso-lin, and the Anfu part Feng's men were General Hu Chung-and a Mr. Li Sun Yat-sen's jand Chang Tso-lin's men were (Generals Wu Kuang-hsin and Chang. Chung-chiang. Each party—also had minor representatives but those named were principals, During the conference, which was secret, it developed "that Tuan Chi-jui suggested that he should proceed to Peking within three days, escorted by the Fengtien troops under Wu Kuang-hsin "and Chang Chung-chiang. General Hu Chung yi, on behalf of Feng Vu-hsiang said the presence of Tuan Chi-ful_ welcome in Peking but without Fen; tien troops. It was submitted that the capital was well taken care of by its present guardians, and that inasmuch as the Fengtien armies were engaged in fighting Wu Pei-fu, there was no purpose in moving on Peking. General Hu observed that Wa Pei-fu was not in Peking.
The Kuomintang Commands 'Throughout the meeting the representatives of Sun Yat-sen, in reality the Kuomintang, made' no loomments. They listened tively. How gathered in a secret confab of thei own with Feng Vu-hsiang's repre sentatives in in the Japanese Concession. The result of that talk was the issuance of an order to Feng Vu-hsiang'
Juding Hu Chung-yi's, to with: draw within three hours to Langfang land Fengtai.
The order was carried out and, pending instructions and deci 1g Tso-lin, who evening, the tuation remains critical. are deter-will be sent to the Capital.
In a sense the gauntlet has been thrown down lby the People's Party, through the Jagency of Feng Vu-hsiang and Sun Yat-sen's representativse. The next move in Chang Tso-lin's, It appears that Feng Vu-hsiang, Huang Fu, the Acting Premier, Dr..T, Wang, Acting Foreign Minister, and Sun Yueh and the Acting Minister of War, Li Hsu-cheng, are fall members of the Kuomintang and are, therefore, ce-operating with Sun Yat-sen and others of their own party.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.