The Shantung and Kiangsu com mands seem to be in an optimistic mood ax regards the war situation. They laugh at the reports Soochow and Hsuchowfu rebelling: and going over to the enemy. As a matter of fact, both reports originate fed in Kiukicng Road and were circulated for speculative parpose [Unless these armies have been feated either on the Sungkiang or the Taihu fronts, it is absolutely ridiculous to suggest that anything could happen in Soochow, As for Hsuchowfu, the Shantung army 80 thickly concentrated at this point, that no Kiangsu commander could possibly revolt anywhere in thay vicinity, The movencents of General Bel jo-tan are still uncertain. He is somewhere in Anhui moving to join General Chen' Tiao-yuan, but. the attitude of General Chen Tiao-yuan is not as certain as the Nationalist Propaganda makes it out to be. General Chen has been in direct negotiations with General Chiang Kai-shek since December, but his adherence to General Chiang's cause would depend upon the attitude of the Left Wing of the Kuominta toward himself, He wants to remain Tapan of Anhui, without interference Kuomintang comm jour Russian advisors,
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