"What is your opinion-of Dr. Sun and his campaign against Gen. Chen Chiung-ming?"—"That campaign could be avoided. The fight is simply one of personalities. One wants to crush the other, which is impossible. Neither side can entirely wiped out. Dr, Sun has at his side too many bad counsellors. He is not listening to the wise. If he did, his position now would be am entirely different one. The people are losing faith in him. But, it seems, most of the leaders have their bad counscllors—Li Yuan-hung, Tuan Chi-jui, Wu Pei-fu and Tsao Kun, as well as Dr. Sun. Apparently the bad viement are in the majority and in power and they are hard to suppress,"
THE PEACE WITH KIANGSU, Referring to the peace treaties which they had signed with the Military and Civil Governors of Kiangsu and Anhui, Gen. Lu and Gen, Chang stated that they intended to observe the agreement to the word. They emphatically stated that they would keep their promise to maintain peace and order in east China so that the people here, Chinese and foreign, would not be made Questioned, they were unable to say whether Gen. Tsai Cheng-hsun, Military Governor of Kiangsi, would enter into an agreement with them. They were prepared to sign an agreement with him similar to the one entered into with Kiangsu and Anhui. Of course, re was no knowing ' what Gen. Tsai would do as ho was an out-and-out staunch supporter of Marshal Tsao Kun.
"T am told there is discord in your ranks?" said the writer. "Is there any truth in this?"...
"Not that I know of, said Gen. Lu. "We all get on very well together, officials and civilians alike. There is the closest cooperation and unity."
"There is not an iota of truth in the rumour," remarked Gen. Chen. "It is entirely untrue, groundless and malicious. We will follow our Tupan and take his orders to the very end. It is an absolute lie to say that we are against him." (Gen. Lu is the person alluded to as Tupan).
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