Gen. Yen Hsi-shan, who has gone to Peking to assume the chairmanship of the#'National Government" there vis reported to have had an enthusiastic reception.
He announces, Yuthslang. is to be left in events on the field.
Gen, Yen announces" policy impartiality in internal affairs and friendliness in the diplomatic feld.
Peking, Sept. 7 jenoral Yen Hsishan, after an terview with Marshal Feng Yuwiang, left Sinsinng this morning end is expected here to-
Mr, Wang Ching-wei and other notables are at the station awaiting Genera! Yen's I Later.
General Yen Hsieshan arrives heve this evening.
It is announced that he will take up the post of Chairman of the -Slate Council on the morning of September 9.—Reuter.
'A Warm Welcome king, Sept. 7.
General Yen Hsishan, of Shansi, arrived here this evening amidst the enthusiastic welcome of the éliticians of the Norther coalition as well as representatives of vai ous public bodies, Ile came h from Taiyuan, where prior to his departure an' important political conference had been held in regard to the question of the establishment of a Northern Nationalist Govern ment.
His arrival here indicates that the question has been definitely settled and that the Government will be formally brought into being. within The station and its adjacent dis-jet were heavily guarded by gen-<armes and police, while important politicians went as far as Chany hisitien to welcome the Shansi warlord.
Mr, Wang Ching-wet and other important politicians who welemed General Yen Hsi-shan at the station immediately proceeded fron: the station to the temporary residence of General Yen, Keated at Tung Sen Pai Lou, where an important political conference bearing on the question of the establishment of a Northern Government was held. Tt ix said that various concrete measures in connection with the establishment of the Government wore discussed at this meeting.
In this connection, according to well-informed quarters, it that the Northern coalition lead have already received a definite veort from "Hu Ching-teh and Tsien To-pi, the two Northern emissaries, who had gone to Mukiden, to the coot that Marshal Chang "Hsueh-bane had assured them of his as~ sistance to the Northern coalition. Judging from this and other indications, it is generally believed. that General: Yen Hsi-shan will assume the post of the chairman of the National Government in the North within a few days.
Sept. 8.
General "Yen "Hsi-shan, who ar-vived there last "night, proceeds! to the Central Party Headquarters this morning "and consulted with members of the Enlarged Committee in regard to the steps to be taken in future.
As the resalt of the meeting this morning, it was announced that General Yen Hsi-shan would assume the chairmanship of the National Government to-morrow, when the Government will be formally installed, Interviagel by lhe! Clnese one, respondents, General Yen spoke a3) fellows:
am convinced that Chiang Kaishek will lose his political power by October. As-regards the military matters of the Northern coalition, eral Feng Vu-hsiang ised to take all responsibility.
"Lam going to assume the chal manship of the new Government in the north at once. In regard tothe policies to be taken by the new Government, I want to emphasize that the Government to be set up will, pursue the mest impartial attitude toward internal polities, while adopting a uniformly friendly policy in the diplomatic field.
"While I hope to remain in' Peking indefinitely now that I have een selected chairman of the Gov. ernment, I will. proceed to the war zone in case of necessity. As regards the selection of Mr. Tong Shao-yi to the membership of the new Government, he has alrendy accepted the offer' and, therefore, he will come up to the north in the near future."
Referring to the present. visit of General Yeu, My. Wang Ching-wei, one of the most prominent figures in the Northern coalition group, had the following to say:
"The arrival of General Yen Hsi-shan at Peking has the effect, of definitely giving weight to our plan for creating a Government, in the North. Simultaneously with the sumption of the chairmanship of new Government by. General)
Yen Hsi-shan, TI expect to assume the post of member of the Government Committee."—Rengo.
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