Tokyo, July 30.
A committee for the maintenance of order was organized in Peiping to-day, according to a Japanese report from North China. Entitled the Peace Maintenance Commission, it is said to have a membership of forty, including six representatives each from the Peiping Municipality, the Chamber of Commerce, the Bankers Association, the press, self-governing associations and leading citizens.
It is headed by General Chiang Chao-tsung, Acting Premier under President Li Yuan-hung, who will be assisted by a committee of six.
General Chang Tzu-chung, the new Mayor of Peiping according to a Japanese message from Peiping, made a vigorous bid for the chairmanship of the Commission but met with opposition from various quarters.
It is understood, the message adds, that the Japanese authorities also contend that the situation in Peiping will not be clarified if leaders of the Political Council retain responsible 29th Army and the Hopei-Charhar posts in the new Commission.—Reuter Peiping, July 30.
It is understood that the proposal that Japanese should serve on the Peace Maintenance Commission has
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