Railway and then Peace By last Friday morning ti Chinese in Shanghai had a vivid realization of the danger which the northern crisis might import into the local situate 'A. clash between Tuan El i and Chang Tso-lin in the north, they felt, might be followed by similar events here, for Li Shun, the Tuchun of Kiangsu, is a Chibli man, and Lu Yung-hsiang, the Tuchun of the neighbouring province of Ché- kiang, belongs to the Anfu faction.
Through the influence of the Anfu Club the Defence Commission of Shanghai and Sungkiang was some time ago withdrawn from the Nanking command and handed over to Chekiang, and it was restored only a few days ago to Kiangsu by mandate. It appears, however, that the mandate making the change has come too late to be effective should a crisis arise at the present day. General Lu Yung-hsiang holds the position with its material and strategical advantages through his subordinate General Ho Feng-lin, and will presumably.not abandon it in the present circumstances.
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