Marshal Wu Pei-fu Refuses The Presidency Peiping, Dec. 4.
The Japanese plan for the establishment of a new federal government in China has been upset by a reported sudden change in the attitude of Marshal Wu Pei-fu. noted Chinese soldier and poet Japanese reports had previously intimated that the Marshal had agreed to be president of the government, but now it is stated that he has flatly refused to accept the post, This, coupled with repeatedly reported disagreements in the Japanese militar; camp, appears to have halted any likely formation of a new government in the near future, as had seemed certain a few days ago, and thrown
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