Peking, Mar. 4.
Reliable foreigners from Mukdea tate that Marshal Chang Tso-lin is determined to take a heavy part in the war from now on, in spite of the opposition with which he is meeting in his own province, He wants to reach Peking and his own house-cleaning before the arrival of Marshal Wu Pei-fuy though he will hand over to the latter and withdraw: beyond. the Wall when the situation is settled.
The Kuominchun Headquarte admit that all available troops with the exception of essential garrisons in frontier towns are now on the various fronts, The Soviet leaders here now express the conviction to their friends that the defeat of the Kuominchun is certain, saying that they cannot give Marshal Feng Vu-hsiang enough help to save him, but that they anticipate mo permanent disadvantage from the coming of Marshal Wu Pei-fu, since the latter bound to collapse after a few months, giving way to unprecedentced disorder, which suits them just well og Kuominchun control under their patronage, Nevertheless, they say, they will not let Marshal Feng escape to Europe vid Siberia since they have invested too much in him to allow im to quit s0 easily, but will force him to re-enter the feld later until kus eared his, subsidy.
The metropolis is convinced that Marshal Wa Pei-fu is coming a3 a victor" and the merchants ace
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