@eking, Mar. 4.
The situation remains at present without change and imminent hostilities are unlikely, but an eventual fight is considered inevitable. The President is not improving his position by his attempted compromise. He wishes to issue a statement clearing Liang Shih-yi, to persuade the latter to resign, and thereafter to appoint Pao Kuei-ching Premier, thereby hoping to regain the support of General Chang Tso-lin at the snorilice of that of General Wu Pei—This measure will not only alienate Wu Pei-fu. but will earn the contempt of Chang Tso-lin. Chang Tso-lin does not favour Pao Kuei-ching because he does not trust him. Pao was the nominee of the Changchinghui for the office of Minister of War and a member of the old Hunghutze group, who are resentful of Chang Tso-lin's regal airs.
Liang Shih-yi still refuses to resign and is determined to pay out the President for sacrificing him.
The Fengtien troops have boom ordered to withdraw from Peking, indicating clearly Chang Teo-lin's withdrawal of his support and leaving the capital open to the Chihli troops. Should the latter advance it will afford Fengtien a casus belli.
Canton aNp Muxpen Neoortatina The presence of Dr. Wu Chao-chu, son of Dr. Wu Ting-fang, the Foreign Minister of Canton, la Mukden is confirmed and this gives definite proof of the relations between Canton and Fengtien.
Indications are that Fengtien will plan to establish a base near Tangshan, thus drawing Wu Pei-fu eastward.
Foreign expert opinion on_ the military outlook favours Wu Pei-fa and states that Canton, without Chen Chiung-ming, who jis withholding his support, is worthless in a military sense, and that the Fengtien troops, who are untrained and inexperienced, cannot stand this side of the Great Wall.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.