Local Chinese political circles comment on the fact that Wu Pei-fu has been able to move his crack 3rd Division without Chang Tso-in taking an immediate advantage of Wo's" weakened front. Three explanations are offered, none of which have, however, been verified by an actual explanation either from Tien tsin or Mukden.
The most usual comment is that Chang Tso-lin objejets to Feng Yuhsiang more than he does to Wu Pei-fu and that he has entered into fan agreement with Wu Pei-fu not to interfere with his efforts to oust General Feng. The second. explanation is that on the 24th, Chang Tso-lin suffered a severe defeat} which weakened the morale of his troops.
'The third is that a cabal of gen-axals in Fengtien, led by General Li Cheng-shen, have declared their independence' of Chang Tso-lin and have recognized "the coup d'état in Peking.
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