Peking, Apr. 18.
At a meeting of representatives of the different factions at Taiyuanfu, the Shansi capital, it was decided to send delegates to the Manchurian leader, Marshal Chang HsuehJiang, to urge him to assume the post of one of the commanders of the expedition against Gereral Chiang Kai-shek.
The Chief-of-Sta of General Meng Chihehung has informed Tientsin. pressmen that Marshal Chang Hsuehliang was quite sympathetic with the views of General Yen Hsi-shan and Mashal Feng-Yuhsiang and that he expressed" the hope that a Northern government would be organized as early as possible.
General Meng Chih-chung recently visited Mukden on behalf of Marshal Feng Vu-hsiang. Prior to his departure he declared that his mis sion had been crowned with remarkable success. In foreign circles this was taken as. indicating that Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang is determined to maintain neutrality. Reuter.
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