The Archive · 1924

Variety of Causes

Peking, Dec. 3 The latest information throws bot litle light on the elreumatances eating to Marshal Chang Teode's eparcare for Fentsn.

Marshal Chang on several oc-Jcasions had expressed his intention i return to Blancharia ta soon ae osnble, but with the exception of Marshal "Tan Chijol and few other intimate friends, hisdelyartnre, which might apy, be ferme' Hight, came' as complete sider that each of the foregoing may. have been a contributing factor, they assert that Marshal Chang's impatience at the slow progress of Jaffairs in the capital was probably the main cause, for the Mukden war lord has been a despot in Manchuria, long that he now finds it difficult submitting to the opposition to his views which Marshal Tuan's plans presented. In other words, Marshal Chang is a man of action jand the provisional Chief Exfective is" an astute politician endeavouring to win over hi ponents, to whom Marshal Chang. la not inclined to truckle.

In these circumstances it was not dificult for Marshal Chang and Marshal Tuan to agree regarding the former's withdrawal,—leaving Marshal Tuan to work out his own scheme.

Most of the Leagations consider that Marshal Chang was very wise, in getting out, for he was obviously chafing at the round-about methods employed, and also because ho was in the position of having surrender-fed a commanding military position recently wor 'Many Chinese share this view and assert that they are waiting to see r Marshal Chang will remain'

isin until Marshal Tuan ie established and also whether the Christian General will fulAl_ his promise to leave China, They are willing. to suspend lodgment meanwhile, but if either of these contingfeneies fails to materialize the situamm._must be considered deplorable, Deen oleated by: bribery.

Bastern News Agency. wwarious Chinese offeial Gepartments /—Reater's Pacific Servic.

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