Reports have been current in Shanghai for several days that'
General Chamber of Commerce in Generel Yor sihcahan wily tak Shanghai, advocating the restor-over Peking by agreement with the of ' pence, Generals Chans Vengtien Party. he circumstances Houeb-liang, Han Lin-chun, and giving vise to these rumours are a Yang Vu-ting sent a telegraphic reply to the Chamber on May 11, in's generals to General to the following effect shan, in which they say We are by no means fighting that, at a certain hour of a specific" against the Southern forces by our day, they will evacuate a given city' choice. We are merely accept or village, and ask General Yen their challenge. At this time, when the people are confronted by a There can be no question that national crisis, we should cease front there is now a race between Marshal internal strife, profiting by this orca Feng Yushsiang and Gendral Yen sion, We yield to none in the for the occupation of Tientsin and' desire for peace, bat it is hopeless Peking. Indications are that Gener to realize the restoration of peace fal Yen will reach Peking before because the Southern military lead-Marshal Feng can come up. General' cers are still continuing their mili-Chiang Kai-shek is in the rear bee tary action, though they advocate tween Hsuchowfu and' Yenchow and! the overthrow of militarists out his troops are now holding Marshal' wardly. We, therefore, request you Feng's rear. The order of priority, first to try to awake the Southern seems to be 1. General Yen; authorities to the same degree to Marshal Feng; 3 General Chiang" which wa are awakened."—Toho, Kai-shek, It is interesting to note that Mee Tientsin, May 13.
George Hsu Chien, who was. exe Owing to vigorous attacks iaunchpelled from the Kuomintang Central':
a cavalry corps of Gen. Feng Eveeutive Committee as a Commus army, which is said *9 ist or as one-closely associated. wi be the backbone of, his forces,.the the Communists, has been appel
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