Next to Liu Haiang, in the coun-ils of the allies, comes Yuen Tai ming, the. Kueichow general. A foreign army in Szechuan is alwa:
menace to the peace of the province, and to all intents, the armic from snather province are considered foreign. The sad experiences. stillsfresh in memory, and the un-denying feeling at the present time 4s, that there will be no real security {in the province as long as General! Yuan and his Kueichow troops hold! such prominent place in the administration department Yuan Tsu-un is apparently aware of this, and hhence keeps in close touch with. eastern Szechuan, and the border Iand between Yhe two provinces. The security of his present position depends largely on the fact that] there are two cliques in Szechuan, and he holds the balance of power. It is not an enviable position to hold among "generals that have shown such aptitude to make and re-make alliances. Now that the Kueichow troops will consume a large portion
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