There ave obviously three ways' of disposing of General Lu. The first is to fight him and drive him out. Tihe second is to under" mine his position through conspiracy with his subordinates. Vhe third! is to coax or bribe him into the Chihli fold. At this moment Chekiang can only be attacked through Kiangsu and the new administration" has no desire to antagonize the foreigners in Shanghai, not to mention the Kiangsu and Chekiang people, by promoting an inter-provincial feud which would inevitably bring warfare very close to Shanghai. Lu Yung-hsiang is therefore in no danger of being driven to defend himself.
The Chihli leaders not only admit that they are loth to undertake a campaign in the face of popular disapproval but declare jubilantly that it is not necessary.
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