Later in the morning the Fengtien vanguard arrived, and by noon the station was occupied by four' or five trains which had brought in a complete brigade, the 28th Brigade of the Ist. Fengtien Army, in command of Brigadier-Generei K. T. Cheng. In singular contrast with the bulk of the troops ococcupying the station during the past] few months, these men were under! strict discipline and obviously were more efficiently organized. Upon the arrival of the trains, guards were placed at each carriage door snd remained there until order was "The only regret that I have in' my heart is that the wars waged in Kiangsu and Chekiang have caused great misery to the natives of these two provinces. Civil war and any other kind of war must carry with it suffering on the part of noncombatants, I have no apologies to make to the people for having fought as the wars waged were for the people. My conscience is perfectly clear upon this point.
"Certain foreigners purporting to represent foreign opinion, have condemned me as a bandit and my ensue ® merely selfish one. It is my hope that those of us who are really: trying to help China are not considered bandits by foreigners. The situation in my country Is very complex and it is by mo means strange that foreigners who not conversant with Chinese affairs should unintentionally misjudge us. he may utilize them to the advantage of China in driving from Kiangsu the self-seeking officials who have {temporarily come into power through my defeat at their hands.
"As to Tuan Chi-jui, I wish to state that I have the very highest personal regard for him and believe that had he been allowed to escape the influence of the Anfu Party he would have been able to do much for the good of China. However, he has succumbed to the influence of nation-sellers and will, like other men, fall through their bery.
"Tuan Chi-jui, Tong Shao-yi, Wa Pei-fa, Wen Shih-tsen, Yen Hsin! and other seniors among Chinese officials still Yetain for themselves the loyalty of the people of China, and through the leadership of such unselfish men will China hope to: restore peace in the land. given for the men to detrain. This order came towards 3 o'clock in the immediately the station became alive with Some three or four thousand troops, possibly more, detrained, with their stores, guns, ammunition and pack mules, with astonishing speed and, what wa: more astonishing still, with no great noise and little or no confusion. Officers. gave their orders and the men obeyed with alacrity: there were no loungers in the party. It was noticeable that where a man in the ranks formed his own idea of how or when a thing should be done, officer promptly corrected him with a stick, but the effect of a few sharp blows on well padded winter clothing was more moral than material. Instances of this sort were few, but they indicated a spirit of discipline, very which pervaded the last The Unification of China "phe one objective of Wa Pei-fu and myself has been to bring about the unification of China. We have attempted to use force to combat. force. Throughout the nation there fare independent armies and large groups of bandits, There is. way to deal with these undesirables but by war against them, "Unserupulous politicians have for many years utilized these independent armies and bandits to) farther their corrupt schemes. I regret to say that certain foreign nations have not been too serupulous in dealing with these politicians and their armed hordes. Yet, it is not for me to blame any foreign nation of individual for after all they would be unable to utilize such evil forees if we were able to suppress them.
"Foreigners as well as many Chinese have blamed me for spending provincial revenues upon the upkeep of armed forces in Kiangsw. Thave done this with regard to the welfare of the people of China. To contend with those armed forces under the command of traitorous officials only armed force could be employed, therefore, I did all that T could to train soldiers to detent these very officials.
A Military Failure frankly acknowledge that my military ability has been sadly lack~ ing. The remaining loyal troops which I have are now turned over to Sun Chuan-fang in the hope that
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