hain and other high military and lvl boers ast algo, and cussions of government policy were det 80 hotly that, before it ended, absolute pandemonium reigned, and fan attempt was made on the life of General Li. The would-be assassin was none other than General Wong Kel-cheung himself.
To all "Leftists," it has become apparent that General Li is not a man of clay to be shaped into this) figure or that at one's pleasure. When he has been approached by those who lately held forth at Hankow, he has listened respect fa ly while they have related their tales of woo, he has been attently wwe poured forth the aking their fists at Nanking, but he has turned down every mother's son of the No favours worth mentioning were granted to Wong Ching-wei, and the eight leaders of the "Left" who Tut recently arrived here from Hankow have not been given the slightest encouragement, Others have ritted their teeth, but have kept their tempers. Utter despair, however, had laid its hands cheung, and he went conference prepared to ask for a showdown. He was! going to see to it that an ace w: called an ace and a spade a spade. Surrounded by those who hasten to obey the slightest wish of Li Tsai-hsin, General Wong boldly asserted that, as head of the military depart-mont of the two Kuangs, General Li should treat as mere scraps of paper the orders sent down by, Nanking, and should refuse to promulgated' them. If Wong Kel cheung was bold, Li Tsai-hsin was, bolder still, and affirmed his allegiance to the Nanking government. and his intention of earryin out the word and the spirit of it In the recent election, Gen, ost altogether, and his name was! dropped from' the list of officials holding party offices. His friends since have been working for his reinstatement, secking to obtain for their leader the office of chairman of the committee which supervises the opening of new Kuomintang chapters. Such a course of action is entirely wrong, Wong Kei-cheung argued, for Gen. Li is a military, man, and military officers should not} nrfere in party matters. Again Li took exception to Wong's and would not agree to make a change, The last straw was placed upon the camel's back when the radical commander was given to understand, that Cheung Fat-ful would not be permitted to reassume his command, General Wong now would step down and let his former chieftain once more take up the command of the Second Army, while he would himself revert to his old division command. At this point, the radical leader exploded and' charged Li Teal-hsin with acting all along in bad faith, for instance, with being two-faced' in his attitude towards Wong Ching-wei.
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