He began by protesting agai the "N.C. Daily News" publi "groundless rumours of ~rat" "impending wat."
"There is no dissension botweer Marsal Feve yTwutan malang. ong the Peking.-|Cetbel Government. Nanking Hankow normal and the ind thery mover: hes through service is being maintained. been. There may have been minor misunderstandings. but all these have quickly been cleared up. We have sworn to obey the orders of the National Government and we Gendarmerie and Public will not break our oaths.
Safety mmimissioners have issued proclamations warning the public Gen. Li went on to say that the Against spreading rumours under Waban Divisional Council would the threat of severe punishment. not take the initiative in moving This action fs understood to be troops or in settling matters whick hased on the reports of imminent really should be dealt with by the warfare ber seen Wuhan and Nat king.
Central Government. Indeed, if! the Central Government desired to dissolve the Wuhan, the object. jioval Council at "embers "would not Troop Movements Denied Asked for a frank statement as to whether the Wuhan leaders had moved troops against Nanking, Gen.
replied most emphatically, "No, we have not moved a single man, Apart from a battalion which has bboen.stationed in western Hupeh for some time now, our forces hav: been engaged in maintaining order Hunan and Hupeh."
(In this connection our Nanchang correspondent, writing on March 1, reported that troops from Hunan wore coming across the western border of Kiangsi in considerable numbers had captured sis, towns. This been a piece of misinformation hi our correspondent's letter indicated great uneasiness Ed).
Li said, response ty farther questions, that he was no: aware that the Second Div of the First Group Army (whic is under the Kaieshok) had been 'T_ can well "that they have not been transferred for any aggressive purpose, if they have been transferred, or even ovilered to be transferred, at all, th ties will be devoted exclusively suppressing bandits "and Com:
The Right to Questioned ax toh attitude: towards Gen. Lu Ti ping, who had been dismissed the Wuhan Divisional Council, Gen, Li said that it was within the power of the Council to dismiss officials who were negligent in their duties, He personally bore no ill-feeling against, Gon. Lat, but the latter had been vumnl negligent and ineflcient by the Divisional Council Asked for his views with regard to the present situation, Gen. Li said that the Central Government, had been established in Nanking and, under the Central Government, na was united as she had not been for many long years. The majority of military leaders adhered to the orders of the National Government.
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