Peking, Mar. 3.
With reference to recent report stating that a "secret meeting" of Northern leaders was held on Saturday at Taiyuanfu, there have been a tumper of quite open meetings in the Shansi capital of representatives of prominent members of the Kuo-minting Party from other parts of] the country who oppose the policy of General Chiang Kai-shek.
It is understood that General Yen Hsishan and his supporters resent} the idea that they are "Northern militarists" revolting againt the Government, for they consider them selves true' members of the Kuomintang pledged to carry out the policies Inid down in Dr. Sun Yat-Sen's "Three Principles."
Outwardly the present dispute is] over the question whether the differences existing among sations of the Party should be settled at the third plenary session of the Central Execative Committes of the Kuomintang or at a joint meeting of the representatives elected to the first, second and third sessions. General Yen Heishan and cther Party! al that the present session at leaders here urge the latter course,
Nanking is "packed."
It is claimed that up to the pros-lent any trap movements ca out by General Yen have been made purely for defensive purposes order to defend the territory, assigned to him north of the Yellow River.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.