As it has already been written Chang Tso-lin is living up to the letter of his pledges. Me is removing his troops from the metropolitan area. Some of the cavalry have already started for Fengtien and the artillery is slowly being moved to Tientsin. Wu Pei-fu is only dangerous as a popular champion in the field. Without a display of fireworks he cannot arouse public enthusiasm or rely upon. public financial support. With no army to fight he cannot make a display of fireworks unless he assaults the undefended city of Peking and outrages the public upon whose support he relies. Deprived of a visible enemy in the field Wu Pei-fu is only an amateur politician against a powerful federation of experienced reactionaries. In* ordinary peace times he cannot keep his army together and support it without money and it will be a simple matter to starve it out. Even soldiers must eat and cannot be sustained—wholly upon patriotism and discipline. Chang therefore removing from u's vision the material temptation to strike a final blow at tuchunism: and for the future the reorganized government, with the major Anfuites working through
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