Gen, Wu, who spoke for well over fan hour, spoke at length on the causes of the revent war and said that the Central Government had ordered Marshal Lu and Gen. Chang to come here with peaceful intentions, but they were forced to Fesort to arms because Chi Hsieh-yuan was first to. attack them. The fight was unavoidable, said the Minister of War, who went on to outline in detail the progress of the fighting in Kiangsu. The war had great bearing on the national situation as a whole and the Government and the Fengtien military leaders had no desire for further warfare. When everything was at fighting, Gen. Chang was withdrawing his men from—that nity. Gen. Chang would, the speaker hoped, be able to carry out his duties efficiently now with the support of all the merchants. He hoped that the lay ter would help him by raising funds for the repatriation of Chi's morjeenary forces: the Government would guarantee its return.
Gen. Chang said that he had come here at the orders of the Central Government, to gather up and repatrinte Chi's forces and to rehabili fate Shanghai. When he had finished this work he would return to the north. To carry out the work it was necessary for them to. bring ome troops, but he denied thai these were brought here for the purpose of war. Chi had broken his own word by attempting to put up a stand after he had resign fand used Shanghai as a base of operations and schemes. Anyhow, the had gone away so that all cout now hope for peace. Gen. Chanz said that the derelict Chi troops) were still a menace, but he hoped' that his work might be hurried The peace of Shanghai was essentici to the peace of Kiangsu and China a whole. He would himself do best to maintain peace and once locally und to work for the welfare of the people. As to the Arsenal he would endeavour to carry on! the Government's order.
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