Sian, Shensi, Oct. 14 Heavy rain prevented, the review of troops here. to-day, but. General find' Madame "Chiang" Kal-shole will Fequire even more time than has {hus far been available in order' to
erous "problems requiring govern-ten f0 and to deal with them ment attention. ta mee 'They will be able to study these as the result of reports which prov: molal ofelals are' making on com. munications, economic problems, the work of education, opium suppression and other progressive Items.
The richness of te sell has been brought home to them by what they have been able to see and hear, and they realise the great advantage to the province which would come from the Proper development of industries.
The Generalissimo and Madame future all' Chinese Government salt passing through Inner Mongolian territory would have to pay duty, as the salt would be considered as be-property of a "Foreign Considerable quantities of salt move through Inner Mani towards the Suiyuan line, and this move of Prince Teh Wang's is the first direct action he has taken to carry out his threat to take rotalia ory measures in the event of the demands he put forward not being met.
"The Chinese attitude is marked by fan indecision that Is incredible in its folly. There is a constant effort to temporize with a people who are Known to be urged by other powers to insist on their demands being ful-Alled promptly. It is not that the people of Inner Mongolia need much urging.
With salt as a commencement, it fs highly probable that Teh Wang will continue his policy by establishing Customs stations, and the final move will, no doubt, be the dispose session of Chinese settlers of their Tands.
"The Prince is kicking up rough" is the description supplied by one traveller who recently returned from Peilingmiao, adding that the nominal ruler of Inner Mongolia was being prompted on all sides to continue on the course on which he had embark-
Wang at his temple capital at, Pell- (Chan are doing their utmost to eningmiao. Perhaps his effort at a settlement of the Mongolian ques-ton will end with the little pleasure Jaunt he has taken along the Sulyuan railway. It would not require much courage to make the trip to Pellingmiao, but it will take consi derable strength of character to assume the responsibility for granting [the inhabitants of Inner Mongolia their demands at any conference held there. Altogether the trip appears be a fruitless errand, the result Jof which must speedily be realized throughout China, Tt will involve the loss of the phantom claim the [Central Government had to exercise jurisdiction over this country. Prince Teh Wang ts not the man
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