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...leaders." Promptly a rash of rumors broke out that Tuan was carrying to Nanking secret proposals from the Japanese Government. In Peiping a spokesman for the Japanese Legation said: "Prospects are bright for direct negotiations." Confirming this, members of the retinue of Peiping's "Young Marshal," Chang Hsueh-Liang (who is supposed to defend North China), said that "since nothing can be expected from the League of Nations, the Manchurian dispute is leading toward direct negotiations with Tokyo...
...Japanese troops were commanded by Major Ochiai, sometime military instructor to the troops & officers of China's "Young1 Marshal" Chang Hsueh-liang, the very troops & officers who were defending Shanhaikwan last week. Less than two years ago some of the Chinese officers sent popular Major Ochiai a floral tribute of chrysanthemums, Japan's imperial flower. Last week posies were forgotten...
...world listened to Poet-General Tsai Ting-kai, famed for the glorious resistance of his 19th Route Army to Japan's attack on Shanghai (TIME, Feb.1). Telegraphed General Tsai, who happened to be in British Hongkong 1,600 mi. from Shanhaikwan last week: "If Chang Hsueh-liang has no intention of resisting I will take the19th Route Army to North China...
...will hire a faculty of a director, three assistant sculptors, a painter, a musician and several industrial technicians. Opening in October, the Taliesin Fellowship will have room for 70 apprentices at a little over $500 yearly apiece. Among them will be Manhattan Sculptress Lucienne Bloch, Peiping Architect Yen Liang and Vischer Boyd, son of a Philadelphia architect...
...leader who joined his old enemy Chiang Kai-shek to oppose Japan at Shanghai, resigned as Premier of the Nanking government, dragging the entire cabinet with him and sending an acid note to Chiang Kai-shek complaining bitterly at the piffling resistance to Japan put up by Chang Hsueh-liang, the Young Marshal. Sick, discouraged, disgraced, the Young Marshal offered his resignation too (TIME, Aug. 15). All the pleading of Chiang Kai-shek could not make him withdraw it last week...