How He Stands in the Present Growing of Parties: Hix Hold on People of Opposite Tendencies By, Ceorcs.
So. much. propaganda in favour and against Marshal Feng Yuhsiang is constantly being thrown upon a politic-weary world, that tone hesitates to. write abo Chrishian generat, who, la aald by some to be a Communist and by others, equally authoritative, to be the bitterest of anti-Communists.
Nevertheless, the fact remains that Marshal Feng Vu-hsiang at this moment has achieved @ position of, such political pre-eminence that without accurately plotting his, position in the political scene, there can be no understanding of the events which are occurring in Peking, Nanking, Tsinan and Kaifeng. For, he, with increasing emphasis, is inlaking himself felt in all capital His influence in Nanking cannot, be measured in mere terms military prowess. Everybody in Nanking bows to his wishes. In the dispensation of cabinet positions, Marshal Feng has been particularly effective in bringing Northwestern personalities to the fore. The Viee-Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Y. L. Tong, is a Northwesterner; the Minister of Interior, Mr, Hseuh Tupi, is the outstanding non-military personality of Marshal Feng's organization; the ter of Commerce and Industry, Mr. H. ang, is alway bon an aasocat of Marshal Feng Vu though, since 1920, he has also' been active in the Kuomintang independently of his Northwestern affiliations.
General Chang Tze clang, who is really second to Marshal Feng, himaelt in military command, and fights for liberty, while General Vu Vu-jen, who, when he was in active military command, fought under under Marshal Feng in recent years in Shensi, leads the opposition in. Nanking and manages to wield an exceptional influence at this The control of the Lunghai way has come completely uni Marshal Feng. who has appointed Dr. C. T, Wang to be its Managing-Director. Whatever rolling that line has, ix in the Marshal's possession and he is therefore. master across northern Kiangsu to Haichow, in spite of the fact that. that area' is really within General Chiang Kai-shek's sphere of me fluence. In the event of a sot-back to the Nanking troops in the present, Northern Expedition, the control of, this railway and its rolling stock will be an important factor in determining who is to hold Pukou.
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