"Christian General" Denies Anti-Chiang Kai-shek Motives: Desire to Defend Charhar ZONE to be kept free from Chinese troops, reaching from a line running from Ningho through Tungchow and Yenching to the Great Wall, was created on May 31 by the signature of the North China armis at Tangku. Tha Japanese Teserve the right to see for themselves whether the Chinese troops withdraw behind this line in accordance with the agree ment, Satisfied on this point, the Japanese will voluntarily retire to the Great Wall.
Order within is zone will be kept by the Chinese police.
The opposition to the true e headed by General Feng Yuhsiang appears to have excited little comment in Peking. It is believed that General Feng will be able to do very little without the ea-operation of Marshal Yen Hsi-shan in Shansi and General Han Fu-chu in Shantung, both of whom are preserving a non-committal attitude.
General Feng has issued his "political platform" in which he bids for popular support by promising the abolition of tax anc a Tia move appears. to have. received military abuses and an amnesty for all political _prisone: some backing from Canton.
Tangko, May 51.
The Sino-Japanese truce agree-signed here ae 1.11 this sions of the Kuling Conference to lather Government leaders.
Mr, Wang Ching-wei Interviewed Interviewed by Chinese pressmen
the" Kwantung. Garrison Headauarcommuni aby te lat according, to, when he came ashore, Mr. Wang tora Am unoffelal English. version statement declaring that the Sino-Ching-wei handed them "prepared the communique Is as follows: Japanese armistice negotiations in tthe kwantung Army received North China would be confined to ithe military situation and would formal for for trace proposed issues. This, the eral Ho Ying-ching a hig star affeer Hew wweyed|avoid political statement declared, was May 25 at Miyun. On the has from. the Government's choice nat have no authority to dis-all military, who would
nung Army, and Lieu ete an Tek: General Tsung Ping," representing the leurs political issues.
The statement proceeded to de-Chinese Army in North China, sign-scribe the "heroic struggle" of the cdg' formal" truce. ageeement Chinese troops despite the inferior St atts ame on May 31. the gist ity of their arms and equipment as agreement signed 8 evidence of China's grave determination to defend her national rights "1—The Chinese troops will and honour. completely withdraw to the west Reiterating that so long as the and south of a line connecting) Government had troops under its Yenching, Changing, Kaalimen, control, it was prepared to make a Shunyi,"' Tungchow," Hsiangho, sterifice, the statement gave Paoti, Lintingehen, Ningho, and assurances that the National Gov-'They undertake ferment would never sign away any Chinese territory. arrangement," it said, "will not affect disturbing acts in tutu [China's territorial rights or her fn-
execution of the provisions "2—In order, to confirm the ternational position, but is designed to give a breathing-space to sore article one of this agreement, the tried troops and a distressed popula-Japanese troops may at any time] tion. The Government willingly bears observe the area by aeroplanes or responsibility as regards the present other methods, to which the Chin-situation and appeals fo the sound ese official quarters will, furnish Judgment of the people as to the the, various necessary facilities merits of its action."—Reuter. and give proper protection.
"3—When the Japanese troops Support for Government have confirmed the fulfilment Peking, May 31. the Chinese of the provisions More than forty of the Northern article one the Japanese troops! military commanders, headed by Will refrain from. pursuing the Chinese troops beyond the 1i [General Wan Purim," General demarcated and will voluntarily'
Hsueh-chung, General Shang' Chen, withdraw as far north as the General Sung Cheh-yuan,, General
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