{fo Tell American Government of His Regime's Position and Aims Frank William, Lee, preacher, diplomat and educator, has been ied the Nanking Government's Jemissary to Washington to prepare the way for Nanking's "Ambas sador" and already has sailed for America. He is expected to rench Washington about September 1, This announcement was made to hai correspondent of the by Dr. C.C. Wu, oreign Minister. Dr. Wu suid that Mr. Lee was now stoping briefly in Japan prior to sailing for the United States.
Mr, Lee is a Chinese born in New York, the son of a Chinese merchant. there, and: therefore was an Amer-can citizen. He is a graduate of an American university, He renounced his American '3. ago, he took emissary, Dr, Wu saicly has as a fundamental assignment the explanation of Nanking's attitude on various affairs."
"He has no special instructions other than to acquaint the American Government with our real position Jand ambitions and what we are doing and why," Dr, Wu continued. "He is to pave the way for the sejcond emissary we plan to send a j200n a8 possible, who will follow. Mr, Leo's work in establishing an understanding in America."
Challenge to Peking's Status Here Dr, Wu said that he ws to announce Ni prominent diplomat than Mr. Lee.
Formerly a Baptist preacher in America, Inter coming to China to fake an active part in the revolution, Mr, Lee has served in several Gov-intel posts, the chief of which Foreign Commissioner at Canton. Recently he has been Vico-President of the Shanghai Baptist College.
While it is not officially stated, naturally is seeking Amer can support, if not actual -recognition, the aim of this mission being the first move to seek to challenge the position of Peking's emissary at Washington, Dr. Wu, as well as other highly placed Nanking officials, these days are not so "optimistic, he admitting [that the Nationalist revolution is least temporarily idle, Nanking hoping to avert an armed crash with Hankow, but military reports daily indicate that the Yangtse Valley war from time to time breaks out in Five Groups in Struggle for Power Meantime, Hankow's former ime portant leaders continue to desert Jand various minor officials already have arrived here. Eugene Chen ta said to be in Shanghai, but this r2- port is not verified. With his departure and with Michael Borodin reported in captivity at the hands lof Feng Vu-hsiang in Sianfu, is: purged of all persons' the naw regime desired to on The report that Feng is holding Borodin as a hostage is impossible to verity here and it meets with But. certain quarters fare inclined to believe that the high. ladviser's detention is most probable, With Feng Yuchsiang's position most certain and Wu Pei-fu busily engaged in rebuilding his army in [Szechuan, there are at least five d finite political groups active to-duy, framely—first, Peking's Ankuochun [Government;" secondly, Nanking's [Nationalist Government; third, Han, jhow's "anti-Communist regime: fourth, Feng Vu-hsiung's armed authority, and fifth, Wu Pei-fu's new alliance of Szechi Yunnan and None of these five even controls all the territory claimed, as observers lhere point out, while all fear each Jother, all are seeking a new alliance land all are fearing, probably more. than anything, Feng Vu-hsiang who again dominates the balance of pow-in all China, Thi goes Canton's revolution, Nanking and Hankow are able to. each in acord, its revival is again possible, but doubt prevails.
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