Word: marshals
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Most potent of those who moved from North China to Nanking last week was Ihe estimable Marshal Yen Hsi-shan, famed "Model Governor" of Shansi Province...
Although Shansi has long since federated with the Nanking Nationalist Government, Marshal Yen has delayed coming to Nanking, giving a typically modern alibi-"appendicitis" (TIME...
Chinese alibis being what they so often are, it was freely rumored that Yen and his Shansi were at best holding aloof and at worst were likely to attack Nanking. Last week, however, the Marshal pompously approached "Southern Capital" upon his private train, accompanied by wife and retinue. At the station stood slender, waspish President Chiang Kaishek, and strapping War Minister Feng Yu-hsiang. As Yen joined Chiang and Feng, press photographers snapped "China's Big Three...
...Shortly, Marshal Yen Hsi-shan was installed as Minister of Interior of the new Nationalist Government. At last it could be said that a single Cabinet contains all the outstanding soldiers and statesmen of China. The occasion made it appropriate if not imperative to explain just what the Nationalist State is. Available last week was much new and authoritative information which may be summarized thus...
Responsible to the Central Executive Committee are the Political Council and the State Council. The former is a propaganda and political strategy bureau. The latter is unique; but may be called a super-cabinet. The President of the State Council or super-cabinet is Marshal Chiang Kaishek, who is by courtesy "The President of China...