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Marshal Tsao-Kun is a powerful militarist and if he succeeds in enlisting the services of General Wu Pei-Fu (Tuchun of the Yang-tsze Valley), his position will be rendered impregnable from a military point of view. On the other hand he is a man of little political ability and lacks force of character; moreover he is reputed to be surrounded by " evil counselors...
...arrangements for the course were made directly betwen Chang and the Japanese War Department. It is understood that this is only part of a scheme which the Manchurian Tuchun has in mind for recouping his military prestige, so badly undermined by General Wu Pei-Fu last year...
General Wu Pei-Fu, Tuchun of the Yangtzi Valley. Owes all his power to steel and smoke. He was the military sponsor of the Peking Government. It is suggested that General Wu has been bought off by Marshal Tsao-Kun, which would explain his non-partisan attitude in the recent militarist coup in Peking...
...long brigandage which has received much publicity. These bandits have been preying on the provinces ever since the iron rule of the emperors was discarded for a comparatively feeble democratic government. They have recently been joined by the remnants of the army defeated by General Wu Pei-Fu. Bands of a hundred thousand strong and organized under a leader, Lao Yang-jen, became more daring as soon as the efficient Japanese withdrew from Shantung...
...province by the Peking Government, attacked the Canton troops supporting Dr. Sun Yat-Sen. The attack was provoked by an entangling series of alliances between the Tuchuns (war lords), and it is stated on reliable authority that the present conflict was principally due to the efforts of General Wu Pei-Fu who is the most powerful supporter of the Peking administration and the bitter enemy...