In contrast to the very Lad Uehaviour of the congucrers from the East, the Wu. Pei-fo troops on the West of the have shown a sheeplike dec: lity and consideration for the lehis of the country folk. They spend silver dollars with great lie and keep patrols on all the roads, herding their men back towards the railway stations where they are encamped. General Chang Wan-hsin, who is in immedi charge of the bri midst of the fore! machang, which has had a most salutary upon his otherwise rough and yea Honanese, These worthies shown an interest in the gardens of the forciznere sometimes annoying, ut least o's Jconcerting., hut no one daves te such eases because the surreptitiesss theft of posies would be reyarde Ly General Chang as the weeasion 167 kind of anti-aesthetic pogrom.
Nuch of the 2nd and some of the 3rd Kuominchon, the worst porsttle material with an coil reputation, have been absorbed into this se= called Wu Pei-fu army already been brought to for the proprieties which astonishing. Such changes vf acter in military units go to rreve alor is. everest it is the supreme high cormed who should always be held nerscne ally responsible for" misbchavicer. The Red affiliations "of the Kus chun leaders certainly warranted possible "efforts on the part c! the allied commanders, to take Being out of their hands, but_no apoleey can be suggested for the abuse of the country folk ner the impew
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