The strength of the Christian General has been considerably ox. aggerated. -He claims—300,000 troops, but only about ten per cent. of those troops are really his. It is interesting to note that the two best generals of the First Kuomin-the Hankow Government and Hsu Chi jen has again become a sober, anti-communistic Christian, although it will be remembered that he was Comrade Borodin's principal agent in the organization and fulfilment of the January events in Hankow. Mr, H. H. Kung, a minor member of the Soong family, has also returned to the Christian fold and is with Marshal Feng, although his presence can only serve as a possible bridge between Loyang and whatever influence the Soongs still possess in Hankow. Mr. Kung, who is a Shansi man, has always been very popular with foreigners, particularly with missionaries and the Mission Boards in Ameri may still be useful to the General in this respect.
Finally, Dr. C, T. Wang has wandered off to Loyang. Dr. Wang was once an intimate friend of Marshal Feng's but he and Mr, Huang Fu, the present Mayor of Shanghai, competed for honour and Huang Fu. was more ruecesstul, Dr, Wang should very useful to the Christian General in handing the foreign Ingenious System of Bribery But the Christian General's strength lies in the fact that he la being financed by Nanking and Hankow, so that he does not have to worry about money. This money he inow using in bribing the required troops of both Govern= ments. Nanking has a particularly large body of acquired troops, led montly by Chihli Party men who, daring the past three years, have been "switching from Chi Hfsiehyuan to Sun Chuan-fang and from Sun Chuan-fang to Chiang Kai-shek, Hankow has a similar "group"of7pssqtimaga Chili men who have switched from Wu Pei-fu to the Ankuochun and from the "Ankuochun to Hankow, principally to Tang Song-chi, with whom they were once associated in the Chibli Party, These men ave dissatisfied with the treatment they have received fat the hands of either Hankow or Nanking, Under' Hankow, suffered they from the Communists and the Political Bureau and the inter ference with tax collections. The Russians made a valid effort to destroy feudalism and to centralize authority under the Government they controlled; therefore, they were always at variance with the Jaequired generals. Under Nanking, they have also been in difficulties, decnuse General Chiang Kai-shek always kept them at the front, particularly the Hsuchowfu front, where they were required to fight against their Northern kinsman. No. Northerners caro to fight Northerners in the interests of cther barbarians, as they, look upon them—this becomes particular-unpleasant when the Southerners contain a large "Ala," that. is Ningpo, leadership. Furthermore, although Nanking has used up con-suerable funds' for military purposes, the acquired troops have now been without pay for some months and are growing restive. 'The result is that Marshal Feng Yuhsiung, who accepts $2,000,000" month' from General Chiang Kaishek, is using much of this money to sical Chiang Kai-shek's acquired armies. lis delegates are in every camp, but worse than that, they operate in Nanking and Shanghai under Chiang Kai-shek's very nose and Chiang is almost helpless, for to expel them would mean an open breach with Feng.
Min-chung,, the former being a high adviser and the latter, a delegate to Nanking. The only important, leader actually with Feng. is la Chung-lin, who' fought for him at Tientsin and: was: ordered to retreat at the moment. of apparent victory because hie Loodshed. master could not stand the
'Marshal Feng is also not very' strong in political agents. He hus ce-opted Mr. George Hsu Chien from
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