Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-26
CHANGES INTERVENTION
ENDS PEIPINC REGIME
Cessation of War Near as Manchurian
War Lord Mobilizes Troops to
Force Peace.

armies Of the Kwangsi clique and tlao
1ronsides.
During the FIRST two months e ne
war the government forces were chiefiy
opposed by independent troops and en-.
countered little serious resistance. But
when Chang Kai-shek's armies met the
seasoned veterans Of the Kuonainchun
the tide Of battle was reversed. During
May the Marking soldiers suffered seri-
Gus losses on the Lunghai Railway.
While Feng's troops were engaging
Marking in Honan and the Shansi rebels
were attacking on the T1entSin- Plkow
Railway, the loyal Kwantung troops
were gaining important victories IN
Kwangsi Province against the Kwanesi
rebels and the Ironsides.
Changsha Looted by Communists.
Late in July Chang Kai-shek injected
new vigor into the government Cafns
paign to recapture Tsinan by transfer.
ring several Cantonese regiments %
Shantung, where Han Fu-chu, since his
evacuation Of the capital, had been
making little progress. For the second
time within two months Changsha fell
into the hands Of anti-Nanking forces
when o Communist army, estimated 81
10, 900 men, captured the Human capital
on July 20. The Red forces looted
Chinese and foreign mission property,
fired upon an American glinboat.
wounding five blue1ackets. and after
exacting toll from the impoverished
Chinese merchants retreated after oc-
cupying the city 10 days.
On August Is the government troops
recapturcd Tsinan. This proved the
turning point of the war. The govern
ment forces crossed the Yellow River
and began to advance northward.
Peiping was bombed from the air. Then
the government offensive in this quar-.
ter ceased and Marking initiated . new
offensive on the Lunghai front. Appar-
emily, Chang Kai-shek, cognixant OF
Chang H5ueh- nang's intention to move
his forces into the Tientsin- Peiping
area, decided to await developments,
and bent every effort toward driving
Feng's forces back on the Lunghat front.
Yen Hsi-shan Resigns.
Early In September reports from Peip-
| ing stated that Chang Hsueh-liang was
| mobilizing his forces, but the Mukden
leader continued to profess neutrality.
On September Is dispatches from Peip-
ing and Marking reported that Yen
Hsi-shan had issued circular tele-
gram, dated IA, announcing his resig-
nation. The following day chang
Hsueh-liang made public his enigmatic
peace proclamation, the full import Of
which still Is q matter Of speculation.
Wang Ching-wei has departed from the
capital to join Yen at Shihkiachwang,
conveniently near the Shansi border.
The Shansi forces and governmental
officials have evacuated Peiping and
Tientsin, and Mukden troops have &C.
cupied these two important Chilli
cities.
Whether Chang Hsueh-liang II inter-
| veninR ostensibly on behalf Of peace,
but actually to prevent the Marking
forces from occupying Peiping and
Tientsin; whether he Is at the instiga-
ton and with the consent Of Marking:
whether he Is intervening In order 70
terminate the present party Dictator
ship and force Marking to accept lead
ers Of the northern political factions In
the National governmental regime, o.
whether he is playing lone hand and
selling an opportunity, as did hie
father, to extend his influence south Of
the Great Wall, subsequent events WIN
show. 1t b too early to anaayse Ms
motives.