Peking, Mar. 21, General Li Shu-cheng, one time 'War Minister of the former Peking Government, who is regarded as one of the central figures in the present anticChiang Kai-shek agitation, reached here' from Taiyuan last night, In an interview, he said:—
"It is difficult to say whether the resent anti-Chiang Kai-shek agitation has been prompted by per-Sonal opposition to General Chiang Kai-shek himself or by the dissatisfaction at the present system of Government in Nanking itself.
"But from what I know, it can at! least be said that Generals Yen Hsi-shan and Feng Vu-hsiang are agreed in their opposition against one party dictatorial system of government as is now practiced by the Nanking authorities, "In the night of March 8, when might occur [General Chi from polites-and resigns his post, "The military campaign of the! Allied Armies will only be stal ted when it has become apparent that General Chiang i-shole definitely refuses to resign his post. Honan iM probably be the scene of this itary campaign in the event war] is declared against Nanking. And the opening of the actual hostilities between the Allies and the Nanking forees will be the opi tunity for the anti-Nanking factions to establish a provisional military government in Peking.
"Various rumours are prevalent as regards the attitude of the Mukden faction to the present delicate political situation, but the actual facts of the case seem to be that the Mukden clique is to decide its definite attitude, due] ch to the existence of two rival fac. tions in itself.
"From what the Shansi authori. ties are to understand, Mukden has declared itself friendly to Shansi, and the Mukden autho 3 seem not to be insisting on the retaining the Peking and Tientsin ares. No definite understanding has yet been made between Shan: and Mukden regarding this subject."—Rengo.
Taking Control in Peking Peking, Mar. 23, Mr. Hsieh, Tsung-chow, an adhere ent of General Yen Hsi-shan, took over control of the Peking-Hankow Railway Administration yesterday The Shansi faction took over the directorate and sub-directorates of the Peking octroi yesterday.
It is believed that all Nanking ficial have now been ousted from their posts in Peking.
Gen. Ku Ching-teh, who recentlily arrived here from Taiyuan, has' given orders to abolish all branches of the Kuomintang in the north. He says that the Chinese people have. outgrown the military and tutelage crieds, that they are now on the Verge of the constitutional period, and that the dictatorship of one Political party should be abolished.
Gen. Yen has appointed Gen. Wa Chien-Kuei as Gendarmerie Com: sioner-at Tangku and has sent Gen. Li Sen-tah's troops to Tangku and Lutai, on the Peking-Mukden Railway, to defend these places possible invasion by Man-ian troops—Reuter,
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