Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-03

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PEKING, August 3.-The Wuhan
government must unite with Nan
King in order to attack the north.
This is the outstanding point OF
the nropram of FenG Yuhsiang, me
"Clristian general" for China s I'M
mediate future, according 10 state
ments he made in an interview ! llau
with him nj his Ioyanc headquarters.
It's false to say that am entl,eIS
IN agreement with Chang kai-Shek
against the Hankow government
There remain some important diner
ences between my policy and ChianSs $.
Notablv. I shall never shoot down Ia
horers and peasants, III they colii't'l'
excesses. my method is persuasion
not massacre. .,,;4
az recognize that the Nationalist
revolution must be based upon 'he
labor and peasant movement nVoiN'
ing the masses OF the chinese peopie'
Still | believe there must be restric
lions upon the revolutionary activity
Of the unions. My attitude toward
labor stands hetwee that adopted pE
Hankow and Chang 9.
Marshal Powerful Man.
The marshal received me in the pal
ace garden. Collarless, in his snlrt
sleeves he nevertheless was steaming
from the heat. The bodyguard kept
throwing water on the paved terrace
aon,e+imes over the marshaIS feet.
Fpnc is of the massive peasant type
,nusuallv tall and heavy for chi
nese, with powerful, brutal Jaws ana
ewes scarcely more than silts. re
declared he still was a devout chris
tan, although he no longer tries 10
press his soldiers into Chr1suanlty.
The marshal has two Chinese chap-
lains with him, and ne holds prayer
meeting every day.
Eapo declared he was willing to
sunport the civilian kuomlntanS
movement throughout China without
regard to his personal fortunes. he
saws the present treaty arrangements
with foreign countries must De aooi'
ished at once.
Feng's mind remains that or an
illiterate peasant. though IN some
ways he has improved himself. While
he talked he inscribed fan for me;
Marshal Feng said that war be-
tween Hankow and Marking was un.
thinkable. But he finally hinted
broadly that he would side against
whichever faction started fghtlng
first.
He was exceedingly indignant
against the japanese, and said they
must withdraw their troops from
Shantung and negotiate new agree
ments with China, or every chinese
will die fighting"
Regards United States as Friend.
Feng said he regarded the United
States as China's Oldest friend, though
he added it is doing nothing toward
solving the present difficulties. He
declared China expected America to
abolish unequal treaties without con-
sulting other powers and without
seeking unfair advantages by diplo-
macy.
Feng dresses like a common soldier
and eats the same food. Even ele-
mentarv comfort has been banished
from the palace he occupies. and ne
REQUIRES everybody to arise at b
o'clock, At that hour he prays, then
delivers a sermon to soldiers or gen.
darmerie.
What China in general does not sus-
pect is the small number OF Feng's
troops. 1 estimate his maximum
strength as about $4,000. This Is the
smallest army of any faction, and
forces Feng to operate in alliance with
somebody II he intends to get beyond
Honan.
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