Tuwn Chi-jui, as an individual, utmost to preserve Chi Wu Pei-fu and Wen at Toast, clean handed men who are willing to work for their country, When the pressure upon Wim became overwhelming, he appointed Lu Yung-hsiang, Tupan of Chihli, in the hope of placating hin amd avoiding further trouble in Kiangsu. But this appointment was unsatisfactory to General Lu, who wanted personal revenge, to. the Anfu crowd, which was' seeking control. of Shanghai, where the: is revenue, and to a group of Kinngsu officials, who were seeking free opportunity to do as they pleased with this province. The leadership in opposition to Marshal Chi, the actual machinations for his removal, were conducted by Han Kuo-chun, Civil Governor of Kiang-ssu, associate of Marshal Chi, signatory to all the telegrams or-dora'and mandates issued jointly by the Civil and Military Governors of Kiamgsu. What Feng Vu-hsiang Han Kuo-chun Treachery Arranged Tt was Chuang Yung-kuan, Han Kuo-chun's senior agent in Peking, who notified the Anfuites that arrangements had been perfected with General Chen Tino-yuan of Tisuehowfu to betray Marshal Chi and that therefore there should be no hesitancy in dismissing Chi. The average foreigner does not enjoy reading accounts of political events in China which give the names of lesser sand soon-to-be-forgotten person ages. But in this situation, it would be well for the business man and other foreigners whose interests in Kiangsu and Chekiang are to be affected, to note the names mentioned in this account, as these mon will hold sway for atime, will have to be dealt with and may very well succeed in throwing Kiangsu and the lower Yangrze into a chaos equatied only perhaps by present conditions sri Canton, Chen Tiao-yuan Trapped The middle-man in revenging an alliance between the Civil Governor, Han Kuo-chun, and the Anfuites and Yetween all those opposed to Marshal Chi was one, Chou, Hsiao-hui, former secretmny to Chen Chi chuan, the "Tiger" viceroy. This man Was acquainted with General Chen Tino-yuan and succeeded in Teading him into a trap to. make trouble for Chi. Por they convinced General Chen that Marshal Chi was already finished and that his posi "tion was "hopeless. 'Although feral Chen had' no- treaihetous intentions, he veveitheless fat, vit if'Chi were oing,.why should he not be the one to take Chis place' in Nanking? The Civil Governor as recently as Saturday placed the blame for what had happened pen General Chen Tiso-yuan, bat he is not culpable of treachery. He has been completely deceived by the Civil Governor, Han, who even after the mandate "dismissing Marshal Chi Was issued was. still talking bout how much a friend he wee Chi's and how his heart was broken at' the events that had occurred.
"General Chen Teo-ruen tas for some years been a friend colleague of General Chang Chung: clang with whom he tad served fader the former' Presiden: Feng. Kuo-chang. General Chang is present in command of the Fengtien troops in Shantung and es the inmate friend of "General.
Kuang-hsin, brother-in-law of Tuan} Chi-jui and aspirant for the position of Tupan of Kiangeu, successor to Marshal Chi. General Chang seekt to become Tupan of Shantung. These two mon took advantage of the broil i Kanga, fel in with the suggestions of La Yung-hsiamy and Man Kuo-chan ud brought. still farther pressure to. bear upon the Old Master" (ie. Tuan Chi-joi).
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