These military leaders are als under the impression that Mukden' present gesture is simply a veiled military intervention over the North-South strife, with the secret desire to perpetuate the existence of the third influence in North'
Ghina through preserving the! military strength of Generals Yen|?* Hsi-shan and Peng Vu-hsiong.
In these circumstances, therefore, be said to be viewing]
situation in the North not with easy optimism but rather with deep apprehension as to its! future developments, In any case, however, now that Mukeen has made an overture toward peace, Nanking has to express its own attitude in some way or other. It is believed that General Chiang Kai-shek will return to Nanking shortly with a view to formulating a definite policy toward) the delicate political situation in' the North.—Reater.
Wang Ching-wei Leaves The leader of the Left W the Kuomintang and the civ of the so-called ment, ale. Wang here "this evenings fo sumed to apse of the North Later, Troops from Mane*uria are expected to arrive here very shortly sind to take over the city with the consent of General Yen Hsi-
Yen's Resignation Denied The Foreign Office of the North: ern Coalition states that the reports of tke resignation of General Yen Hsieshan are erroneous.—Reuter The 6th brigade, the advance guards of the Mukden troops reach ed Lanchow yesterday over the Lanho. Thereupon a small portion the Shansi troops stationed in the district evacuated the place without fighting by order of Gen. Yen Hoi-shan. The Mukden troops stationed in the Shanhaikuan district are expected to be mobilized the direction of the Tientsin ammunition and transported from Mukden—Rengo.
Marshal Chang on Need for Peace!
Nanking, Sept. 19. is stated in official quarters that Marshal Chang Heueh-liang we sued a circular telegram yesterd announcing tee decision of Man churia to intervene in the present civil war.
The telegram, it is announced, orders the Northern Coalition to: suspend immediately all military' operations and to await the peaceful] y settlement of the present political situation, otherwise Manchuria it prepared to take strong steps agains: them.
Following is a full translation of the telegram, as issued by the Kuo Min News Agene; "tt is indispensable that for the carrying out of reconstruction programme, civil strife must be avoided: and for the pacification and stabilize. tion of the country, public opi ust. be taken into careful consi ation and heeded.
"At the outbreak of the present! strife, I did not scruple to offer my humble advice to the parties concerned not to resort to the use of force and "what I had stated in my' telegram of March 1 last, must have been clear to all; my file of other telegrams urging aversion of civil warfare, which I have not made known to the public, lis piled up high on my dest. But my exertions were not strenuous enough and my words carried little weight and failed to turn back the wheel of fate and reverse the calamitous situation.
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