THE WAITING GAME

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXII, Issue 19433, 20 October 1925, Page 8

THE WAITING GAME

CHINESE CIVIL WAR WU PEI FU WATCHING AWAITING WAR BETWEEN CHANG AND FENG PEKING,. Oct 18. Tho triangular military situation is interesting. Wu Pei Fu’s followers have control of Hupei and Che-Kiang, with which Chang Tso Lin has not interfered, because he feared that if he sent large forces south of the Yangtsze, Feng Suh Siang would cut them off. Wu’s strongest supporter is Sun Chuan Fang. It is now anounced that there is a combination of five provinces against Chang Tso Lin and it is reported that three other provinces are preparing to support Wu, including Honan, whore Yu Wei Chun, formerly a Fengite, commands 180.000 men mostly Wu Pel Fu’s former picked troops. Hitherto Wu Pei Fu has personally not been identified with the state of war between Sun Chuang Fang and Chang Tso Lin and Feng Suh Siang and Chang Tso Lin, but has been lying low ready to attack anyone at an opportune moment.

Chang Tso Lin and Feng Yuh Siang command well-equipped armies of upwards of 200,000 each. Wu Pei Fu’s plan apparently is to extend and consolidate the central position during the winter and await the conflict between Chang and Feng, which is inevitable. The immediate question is whether Chang or Feng will interfere.