'The Fengtien organization is by Yio means a united force, Were it united and of a single mind, it} could undoubtedly control the whole of' Noth China without difeulty. But here as in every feudal ortranization, there are selfish interests and differences of outlook. For instance, the Tuchuns of Kivin and Heilungkiang have invested heavily in railways and in real tate: in their growing provinces and want the Fengtien organization to limit their activities to Manchuri The people of Munchuria are similarly disposed, beeause- Marshal Chang's activities inside the Great Wall, has been a very expensive pill to swallow, Not only has the Fengpiuo fallen, but the peasants are being paid in paper for their ero} Which "are purchased by mental agencies, which exporter in silver—the difference: going tothe By this process, M: denuded of silver. ts in a, who seek only peace and are also opposed Marshal Chang's wars outside of Manchuria because they are having a damaging effect upon trade and prosperity in Manchuri The emerging personality in the Fengtien organization is General Yang Yucting, Chief. of Staff to Marshal Chang "'Tso-lin and his successor at Mukden. General Yoi Will be remembered for two fact st, that he came to Kiangst ae Tuchun and pulled the Fengtien organization out of this province without a fight and, secondly, that he saved Marshal Chang fron defeat the hans of General Kuo Sun-l Me is reputed to be the mo brilliant personality in the group, He has always favoured a limited sphere of activity anda rapprochement with the South on the basis of a territorial wtatne qua, Other Men Feudalists Marshal Chang himself is naturally ambitious to rule China. made himself Gener North and. sends his arm Honan and Chihli to extend his power. His son, General Chang. Heueh-liang, also favours a general programme of extension. General Chang Chung-chang, who holds Shantung, has not been a valuable ascot to the Fengtien organization. but as Jong as he and General Chu Vu-pu hold Shantung, they jo they lost Shantang during: recent Nationalist onslaught, they would have been removed.
The viewpoint of the older men the Fengtien organization entirely feudal. They seck to maintain their feudal possession: 'The: younger men, that is, such' individuals us Yang Yoeting- and Chang Hsueh-liang, are national-Istically inclined. Largely because their' territory borders on that of Soviet' Russia and" they. have particularly: suffered from Russian Imperialism. which has not' only made trouble for them in' Manchuria and Mongolia but has assisted their enemies, all these men are violently anti-Russian, Into this group has come Marshal Sun Chuan-fang, in many respects the blest. military man in China. Even his defeats have been victories for the Ankuochun, for he has 30 fully occupied the energies of' the Kuomintang that he has saved the Ankuochun from the necessity fighting for their self-preservation. Marshal Sun is a mixture of brilliant endership and old-fashioned ideas. He is entirely motivated by feudal concepts although he has more fully fulfilled the ideal of non-military interference with the civil admintration than any other militarist in China, "He never, for instance, attempted to manage Dr. V. K. Ting's administration of this port, until the Hsia Chao rebellion' made him suspicious of every one who was a ye of Kiangsu and Chekiang.
Under the Northern feudal. diepensation, room must be made for him' somewhere. There are only two provinces where he'can hold the Position to which his fighting entitles him, namely, Shantung ard Kiangsu, It is impossible to. give him Shantung because that belongs to Chang Chung-chang and thore-{ore he is forced to Aight for Kianj the northern part of which he now occupies. Should the Ankuochun take Honan, there might be some other arrangement, but Marshall Sun'e presence in Pokow at this time, Teaver that solution in abeyance. Should he conquer! Kiangsa, however, it is not necessarily to be assumed that he will maintain his present relations wit Marshal Chang Tso-lin, as that Would not be necessary oF expected. Me has balked all plans for com-premise between Chang Tso-lin atv Chiang Kai-shek because any. such plan would have left him without a place.
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