Explicit Assurance that Gen. Lu and Gen. Ho Remain Neutral Unless Attacked It was the opinion of all of the local military and civil Chinese! officials, interviewed by a repres-! entative of the "North-China Daily! News'' on Sunday that. regardless of the situation in the north, Shanghai will remain firm and] stand neutral.
Colondl Waung Ching-sun, Chief of Staff to General Ho Feng-ling, Military Governor of Shanghai and Sungkiang, who is also Director of the Shanghai Arsenal, informed our reporter that neither General Ho nor General Lu Yung-hsiang, Tuchun of Chekiang, desired to side with any party. "We in Shanghai and Hangchow who are non-partisans see no reason why we, should join either party," he said, "eeause the results will only end} in disaster for the people as al whole. Shanghai will remain neutral under any circumstances, unless we are attacked."
Continuing, Col. Waung said there was no likelihood of an attack although there had been statements to the effect that General Chi Shih-yuan, Tuchun. of Kiangsu, had moved some of his troops to Soochow. He did not expect an attack from this direction, but, anyhow, precautionary measures had- been taken. There was absolutely no chance of an! attack from the Chekiang side.
"General Lu," said Col. Waung, "Gs in complete agreement with the actions of General Ho. Anyhow, I can assure you and alli residents of, Shanghai, whether Chinese or for-ign, that there is absolutely no necessity for alarm because Shanghai is outside of the fighting area, and will in no way be endangered."
Continuing his reference to General Lu, Col. Waung said that the Tuchun of Chekiang and the
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