The Chibli Party is a loose term to designate commanders of hundreds of thousands of poor and ill-tained troops scattered throughout the northern provinees but now! principally centred in Honan, The theoretical head of this party is ex President Tsao Kun, who is no oblivion in Dairen. The political e/heud is Wu Pei-fu who is now at} 'Omishan in Szechuan. Egch general docs as ho pleases. For instance, General Chin Yun-ao is now! fighting Marshal Feng Vu-hsiang in Honan but it is not clear at whose instigation, although he has' been said to have accepted instructions, ithin the last fortnight from both Chang Tso-lin and Tang Song-chi. Cther Chili party commanders are coking for jobs for their troops and Marshal Feng Vu-hsiang has been actively secking to organize a new Chihli Party alliance under his leadership. have any meaning unless the only important Chili party' commander now in the field, Sun Chuan-fang. Most of the reports that Marshal Feng has been assist Sun Chuan-fang in his presen! fighting are due to the negotiations for thi renewed Chili Party|- ity.
Governor Yen Hsi-shan is always an enigma because he has no other object than that of protecting his
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