The Archive · 1932

Position Unchanged

It is officially teamed this _afternoon that the position as regards 'Marshal Chane' is unchanged from last night at the close of the milltary conference.

was then' decided that the 'Young' Marshal should hand ove the personal control of affairs North China to the Political, Counil, financial matters.to the Finance Commission and military. affairs the Military "Council, "This still stands, Chang ix of course chairman of the Political Council and a member of the Finance Com-Tission and the Military Cour fe has not resigned from those posi-ons, Finally it is stated in offal quariers that he has. no intention of leaving Poking or in any way "throwing up the sponge."

Despite earlier telegrams maintaining he could not lightly throw up shi most because of his "sespensibility for peace and order in north China, it is now learned that Marshal Change Hsueh-liang: dispatched telegrams to Nanking asking to be relieved of all his political, and mili The Young Marshal's" resignation will be considered at this morn ing's meeting of the standing com-milites cof "the. Central Execu Committee which, it is. sated already wired to General Chiang Kai-shek asking for his epihion the matter.

Messnges from Peking that Marshal Chang' ig determined resign and hat asked that a milltary. re organ tee and {hey eking Polite Count hit take charge respectively, of military political affairs in sorth, China, Mr, Tseng" Chung-ming arrived and he reiterates tothe, National Government that Mr Wang Ching-Wel is determined to resign from The presidency of the Executive Wan although he. urges Dr. Lo Wenkan to withdraw his resigna-ions from the Minter of Susie itis mitted his Tesigmation last Despite the fact that "he sb-

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