Peking, Dec, 20.
General Yang Ai-yuan, former Chairman of the Chakar Provincial Government, who is among the Generals in' Tientsin discussing the rehabilitation of the Northern pro-Vinces, states that in addition tore than 80,000 Kuominchun troops there are 160,000 Shansi troops to disposed of.
General Yang Ai-yuan is reported to have stated that mest of these soldiers ave indifferent as to wether they remain as an army proper oF locomo labour battalions oF are dis banded, provided their pay, clothing anda means, of livelihood are assured them.
The settlement of these and other problems naturally requires.
Therefore it is now believed that Marshal Chang. Hsueh-Liang will remain in Tientsin until December 24 or later before proceeding to Tientsin, Dec. 21.
Tientsin now seems to be a centre "Generals Sun Liang.
ind Chang Wei-eh, the noted ts under General Feng Yuhsiang, who arrived here last night and entered their residences in thy west eastern Shansi Generals Shang Chen, Hsu Yung-chang, Pu Tso-yi, Sung Teh-yuan Yang' Ai-yuan, 'Lung' Ping-hsiung and. some others, the Mukden leaders ineluding Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang, Generals Wang Shu-chang, Vu Hsueh-chung and sone other Chibli generals.
It i reliably reported in this con nection that Marshal Chang {s now forced into a position to raise. the necessary funds himself for the readjustment and maintenance the Shansi and the Kuominchun forces, owing to the non-remittance of military funds from Nanking a was expected. In the civeumstances, the Shansi and Kuominchun forces will be practically" placed control of the Mukden Marshal, great northern military unto expected to be organized by Shansi and Kuominchun Gene! including Generals Shih Yucsan and iciying with the "Afukden leaders as the centre of the move:
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