Military "Leaders in Conference in Peking: Government to be Considered Poking, Jan. 20.
There is much speculation here regarding the conference of, military leaders, which is beginning on January 24, and the opinion is raining ground that the question of petitioning Generalissimo Chang Tso-lin to assume the post of Pro-442 sident may not be decided, as orig-{nally waa expected. more favourable for seeking foreign recognition and a solution of such problems ax revision of the treaties, Tt is unofficially forecasted that Mr. Tsao Ju-lin will be Minister for Foreign Affairs and Afr. Li Shih-hao, ter of Finance, should Yang Vu-ting. the Dictator's adviser, be asked to form a new Cabinet.
The conference may decide upon portant changes in the Cabinet, eluding the removal of the Premier, Mr. Pan Fu, and the Sinister, of Finance, Mr. Yen Tze-pu. may decide that Marshal Chang, Chung-chang, the Tupan of Shantung, shall be given the post of Inspecting Commissioner of Chili and Shantung, which would be nominal promotion, but leave him very few troops and result in Marshal Sun Chuan-fang becoming: Tupan of Shantung. The retirement of Marshal Chang Chung-' hang's henchman, Mr. Pan Fu, Iso would considerably weaken the Marshal.
Tt is possible that the question' of ce-operation with the South for revision of the treaties also may be brought up, as well as the question of peace or war with SLansi and the campaign against Marshal Feng Vu-hsiang.
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