It is hard to describe the change that these activities have worked in Peking's outlook upon the situation, In some fashion the town has suddenly brightened up and has developed an interest in things. The air of hopeless apathy is gone= This is a change characteristic of all communities in which Wa Pei-fy organizing a campaign, His methods shake. all the listlessness out of tthe soldiery and promote a cheerful bustle which the citizens reflect in spite of themselves. Wu has ruined $0 many opportunity after having fought brilliantly for them and has made such, a mess of administrative affaire in nearly every centre which the has controlled, that no Chinese observer can be tricked by a demonstration of military efficiency into believing that any transcendent be-befits are going to come from a Wu-Chang victory over the Kuominchun But brisk action is as inspiring the drowsy incompetence and] brutality of the Fengtienites _has been depressing, s0 no one can help feclingg hopeful even where his reason fells him there is notice to hope for.
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