Fears of Soviet Activity in Manchuria Overcome Peking, Dec. 5, Fengtien military circles. state that it has now been, definitely decided to send strong forces down the Peking-Hankow—Railway against the Reds. Some divisions will leave December 8
It is reported from Mukden that the reason for the somewhat vacillating poli as regards the despatch of armies to the South has been due to Soviet threats and to rumours of the Soviet's massing troops along the north Manchurian border in order to hinder Marshal Chang Tso-lin from bringing his full forces to bear against the Reds along the Yangtve—Reuter. original plan of rushing relief cor-fingents down the Peking-Henkow and Tientsin-Pukow Railways, which was dropped owing to ths doubtful fattitede of Marshal Wu Pel-fo's troops. How the Inst mentioned difficulty will be overcome is not made clear but immediate participation by the Shantung-Fengtien forces in the Kiangsi campaign is definitely predicted, it being felt at Nanking that' Marshal Sun Chuan-fang's troops are so worn out and demoralized that they cannot be left longer without active support from the North.
'The Chibli Tupan, General Chr Vu-pu, to-day disarmed the railway guards between Peking and Paoting-fu. 'These were appointed by Marzhal Wu, but General Chu giving poste' to Fengtien men instead. He thas also sent men to examine the archives and papers at the Peking-Hankow Railway
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