The Times of Monday and Tuesday published two interesting, but
not very elucidating, accounts of the situation in China from its Peking correspondent. It seems that the present Chinese Government, under the dictator- ship of Marshal Tuan Chi-jui, rests on the support of the two military leaders, Chang Tso-lin, the War Lord of Mongolia, and Feng Yu-hsiang, the Christian General, who together overthrew Wu Pei-fu last summer. These two potentates have put into power in Peking the Govern- ment under Tuan's leadership, which is composed of the Anfu or pro-Japanese party. The Times correspondent seems to think that there is some chance of this Govern- ment's uniting the country under it, but evidently he is apprehensive of hostilities breaking out between Feng and Chang, neither of whom is satisfied with the amount of power which he has obtained.
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