This explains why Peking is considering General Lu as a possible vice-president. It remains to be explained why they think that they can induce him to de: sert Tuan Chi-jui and accept such According to the Chihli_part:- sans in Shanghai General Lu has placed himself in a very vulnerable position through inexpert conspiracy. In the first place, while still founding his hopes upon an Anfu_ resurrection, he was very certain that he could win over all the northern commanders in Fukien, Sun Ch'uenfang, Wang Yung-chuan and Chuang Chih-ping, and control that province, after which he planned to use these and his own forces to take Kiangsi and then, in alliance with Anhui and_ the brigands of southern Shantung and northern Kiangsu, surround Chi Hsieh-yuan and obliterate him, His failure to wean Sun Ch'tan-fang away Wu" Pei-fu and Wang Yung-ch'uan's final defection were great. disappointments and, with no armed ally left but Chuang Chih-ping, he decided to put his faith in Sun Yat-sen rather than in Tuan Chi-jui and to make face with the former by having Chuang Chih-ping attack Chen Chiung-ming's forces from Amoy. Marshal Tuan and his advisers in Tientsin foresaw Sun Yat-sen's defeat in Kuangtung and gave General Lu orders to prevent Chuang Chih-ping from antagonizing Chen Chiung-ming. These orders were ignored, closer relations were established with Dr. Sun and relations between General Lu and his Anfu friends were not nearly so cordial & they had been. If Dr, Sun collapses now, therefore, General Lu will have the alternative of returning rather humbly to his old. alllegiance or of accepting whatever tempting offer Peking makes him. But this is not all.
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