But Russian staff work often fails to take into consideration all the psychological possibilities in China, For instance, Peng Vu-hi expected to take Peking Chiang Kai-shek's evolution on Wuchang. Instead it ran away in the face of victory the Kuominchun their strongly tion at Banke retreat in the face of victory and the total absence of Feng Vu-hsiang from China and from a participation in Chinese affairs, is a mystery, Still to be explained although many unsatisfying explanations are constantly offered by his supporters. At the moment of writing, the Kuo-mine hun armies are wandering in the Mongolian deserts to reach the Shensi, a long, cireuitous and difficult route, which they apparently prefer to the simple movement from Nankow to Peking, which was possible for them a few months ago. of Sun Chuan-fang is and presents the apogee of the process of feudalisation. In a short period, he made himself master of Chekiang and Kiangsu. Fukien, he already held Jand retained as a fief although the inhabitants were not altogether pleased with the Kiangsi, hho took in partnership with Wu. Peicfu, which in effect gave only a nominal supervision. To linted the strongest but most indepen-Hsieh-yuan's former: (subordinates, Chen The reason that Chen Tiao-yuan is not altogether reliable is that in all Jof Sun Chuan-fang's retinue, he lone has the possibilities of m: {taining an independent position. In this domain of five provinces, Sun (Chuan-fang set up an admirable administration, differing from that of Canton in the sense that in the southern city, there was a definite effort to establish civilian rule by party, while in Sun Chuan-fang's domain it was paternalistic feudal-m: But in actual practice, it all amounts to the: same thing as the situation develops under regional military dictatorships.
Greater Shanghai and Mixed Court The dutetainding constructive) achieveniént "of 'Sua' Chuan-fang the organization and tablishment of the Greater Sha hai Municipality under the direetion of Dr. which described by elsewhere.
Having set authorities entered upon a series of negotiations with the foreign consuls for the rendition of the Mixed Court and in an incredible time managed to reach a_ satisfactory: agreement, which on the whole, hat received the support of both' the foreign and Chinese inhabitants of Shanghai. In the matter of provineial administration, Sun Chuan fang has managed to finance hin self without constant forced loans and has moved troops in and out of the provinces without disturbing the normal life of the people, He would ally himself with ne one and did not, in reality, have any understanding "with the central authority. His Government was as independent as that of Canton. Geographically so situated, he felt that he could sit back and watch' the interplay of feudal forces and take advantage of whatever opportunities offered. Following this programme, he did nothing to prevent the South from reaching Hen-low and destroying his nominal as-Wu Pei-fu. Never expect one did, that the so-called allied soldiers would run before southerners, it did not come within his calculations that the Kuomintang would so soon invade Kiangsi, In fact, it was the general belief that they would go northward to Peking.—Instead, they took Pingsiang in Kiangsi, almost as soon ay they took Hankow and Sun Chuan-fang was called upon to admit Kuomintang alleges with its feudal implications or to fight. He decided to fight—the war is still taking place ithout result thus far,
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