in praise of it to need no further repetition, but Li Ching-lin in Chihit and Chang Chung-chang in Shantung have given those provinces Iministration of a very different sort. Chinese reports state that in both provinces merchants are forced to lend money which, of course, will never be paid. back; all sorts of illegal taxes and exactions have been imposed, troops have been quartered upon cities which wwe been forced to pay for th maintenance, and in general the Fengtien commanders seem to regard their new territory as existing only to produce revenue. In Kiang-ssu there has been nothing but confusion. Locally General Shing Shi-lien has given the appearance of great efficiency, but order is rot maintained in Chapei. Last week troops in Nanking went on "strike" because some had not been raid for seven months. The fact is that Chang Tso-lin's beneficent administration of Manchuria is due to his own ability and the wonderful administration of the South Manchuria Railway, neither of which can be transferred to Kiang-ssu, Shantung and Chihli.
The anti-Fengtien forces have fully apprised themselves of the extent of the dissatisfaction of these provinces and they apparently believe that they can balance against Fengtien's superior _military organization the antagonism of the masses of the people toward the conquerors from Manchuria, The Christian General's Empire General. He The position of the Christia
has mapped out for himself an. em-, pire; in China's northwest, inclndjing parts of Mongolia, " Shenei, Shapsi, Kansu and Sinkiang. empire extends from Peking;. to)
Afghanistan and Central Sepena, It would be the closest contact China with Europe and western Asia, No matter what one may relieve of Feng Vu-hsiang's character and no matter how one may despise his bigoted anti-foreignism, it will be freely admitted that he is capable administrator and that Wherever he goes he puts in roads and makes other improvements which bring him revenue and prove to be beneficial to the people. Feng is working in virgin territory where there can be little public opinion to \eppose him. The Mongols will not jeppose him except at R me tigation, and he will probably find a wey of dealing with the Mohammedans, Having charted this teritary for himself, it is no longer necessary for him to fear the rising rower of Wu Pei-fu and there is reason why the Kuominchun should not agree to Wu Pei-fu's Gccupation of Loyang, which, it is the cards, will take place " very Shortly.
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