The Archive · 1925

"CHRISTIAN" GENERAL'S COUNTER-MOVE

Frost Our Own Connesponsens

Peking, Sept. 3.

The new. reshuffle of provincial posts accentuates the balance power arrangement existing between Marshals Chang Tso-lin and Feng Yuchsiang. Tt was not generally anticipated that Marshal Yang Yucting would go to Nanking, although, as I have previously pointed out, the Fengtien warlord has held for a long time that Nanking should be occupied by his best available man, He regards the Tupanship, of Kiangsu as so important, it seems, that it fs to be entrusted to his most reliable lieuten jarchal Yang is Chang's of his military organigition, He is also one of the very fow scholars among China's high military command, Tt is surprising that he has been spared from his work in Mukden, but now that the reorganization of th Feng. tien forces is completed, Marshal Chang Tso-lin probably thinks that hho would be more profitably cmployed in looking after Mul: den's interests in Nanking than in pursuing the mere routine duties ax Chief of Stall,

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