for Independence From Our Ows Peking, June 7.
When first the news of the truce between the Chinese and Japanese forces came out, some cynical. person remarked: "What a pity! That means we shall have civil war again." And with Feng Yurhsiang's Jicelaration of. independence, supported by the South-West, it rather Tooked, for the moment, as. if the prophecy" were' likely "to. be Iumediately fulfilled, $0 far, how: lever, in spite of the violent. fulruinations of certain local" Kuomin-count of his past record in dealings With them and partly owing to his "Red" associations.
In this connection, it is interesting to note that a' certain. Feng Chistao, said to be younger brother, who has been carrying on the usual political intrigues from the safety of one of the foreign concessions in Tientsin, has publicly announced that Feng Vu-hsiang's ment Japan, whereby all the Policy is, to come to some arrange-
unjust Treaty arrangements are to Chi the first time, by] be hat their voice has' been heard in these parts for many a long. day—there is no. sign of any The general opinion amongst the (Chinese here seems to be that this movement need not be taken too Seriously. 'Confrmative of this at-Uitude is. the fact that it has not Jcnly ° failed to arouse the' usual ante and crop of wid rumours that uch: political excitenerts generally bringing their stain but has also inno way. diminnhed the refers of refugees that set in the moment that the truce at-"Vangka was sig fed. The trains rem Tientsin. and from Paotingfa. cre day with the bolder spi turning, #0 that the railway to make up on the passenger traffic, What they have lost on freight.
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