Show CHINA CHIEFS PLAN COUNTER COUNTERMOVE COUNTERMOVE MOVE IN NORTH Seek Compromise to Block Aut Autonomy nomy Declaration By ny the Associated Press P ACTING Province China Dec 2 Northern 2 Chinas China's political future hung in the balance tonight as the political and military leaders of ot the northern provinces entered into conference with General Ho Ying-Chin Ying minister of war General Ho came here from Nan Nan- king with the latest and most liberal liberal liberal lib lib- lib lib- eral formula yet devised by the n na national government to ease case the North China situation If his bis program is accepted the necessity for Japanese approval will rem remain in In Informed Chinese quarters it was stated that the new plan if adopted would establish a northern political council controlling the affairs af at- fairs lairs of the five Jive northern provinces and permitting North China to enjoy enjoy en en- joy virtual independence while re remaining re- re within the framework of the Chinese republic along similar lines as that existing in the southwest south south- west vest The conference tonight was held in the home of the governor of Hopi province Shang Chen who suddenly sudden sudden- ly Iy recovered from the cold to which he attributed his staying in inthe inthe the American hospital for the last two weeks Others present Included General Sung Yuan Cheh-Yuan commander of the garrison Hsiao Chang Chang- Chang Ying Ying governor of and other officials Dec 2 The UP The PI-The The central central central cen cen- Chinese governments government's war minister min minister min mm- ister General Ho Chin Ying-Chin stepped into the breach today against the movement for North China au au- au- au While Japanese militarists gave evidence of irritation Chinese leaders leaders leaders lead lead- ers of Hopi and proceeded to 80 miles south of ing lag to confer with General Ho on the governments government's program for its own North China reforms Two vo emissaries who visited visited visited vis vis- vis- vis Major General Hayao Tada commander of the Japanese army in North China were told The situation is not improved by Ho Ying-Chin's Ying presence His re return return return re- re turn to North China Chinn to engage in n subversive activities is s able Chinese authorities expressed confidence confidence confidence con con- the Tokio war office and Continued on Page PAe Two Column One ta r f CHIEFS MIP REFORMS t i- i k kt t t- V 1 u. u from o office l would d hold hold a more vieW le the Japanese military pinn pin gain R increased n re e poWer power throughout China all J b but t crushing rUl ing t the e eft ft remaining of af Chinese hopes Mi for checking det detachment jf Mt Hopel l and d Ch provIne proy- proy Ine U the able Chance for compro- compro 4 to lie Ue In m the mission if of the th war minister nf ter General eral Sun Yuan Cheh Ch Yu eh-Yu an B opel l har overlord and other leaders leaden den went to confer with G General H Ho other Chinese authorIties authorIties' authorities author author- ittes th the prospects for compro compromise 11 ie were slight The Tho Japanese military did not nol denya dena pos possibility of further troop reinforcements but denounced Chi- Chi nM noe dissemination of reports report of J 7 e military lUtary operations in forth orth China as s malicious propaganda ganda to r western intervention Declaration I Held Up The The vI visit t. t of of General Ho recently pitied l North China representative executive commit commit- ri tee apparently delayed declarations declaration of cf f autonomy which had hod previously expected today Additional naf buildings w were r OV over over l by Japanese military here for forthe forthe the tho use of of the expected troop re re- Municipal authorities protested InTi in Vain Ti tn against alleged seizure of ot Chinese Chinese Chi Chi- nese nese pr property pe ty for Japanese airport construction the situation growing more and more tense with a renewed re renewed renewed re- re outbreak by autonomy demonstrators dem dem- anticipated momentarily Copyright 1935 by United Press FU Shantung Province China Dec Doc 2 SUP UP UP General Han Fu-Chu Fu one of the strongest of ot the northern Chinese war lords controlling controlling controlling con con- trolling a semiprivate army of ot 60 men declared himself opposed to autonomy for North China In ah an exclusive interview with the United Press today Han of General Feng Yu- Yu who has has' been in retirement retirement retirement retire retire- ment since the collapse of his revolt against in 1930 reaffirmed his loyalty to the national govern govern- ment ment Thero There is no possibility that I will wUl support the North China autonomy autonomy autonomy au au- movement he said It does docs not represent the tho will wUl of the thep p people ople of North China Receiving the United Press correspondent correspondent correspondent cor cor- respondent in his yamen headquarters headquarters headquarters head head- quarters Han showed no sign of the tho illness from which he has been reported suffering since the present crisis arose This illness has been advanced as a reason for his Inability to talk over oyer the North China situation with Japanese army leaders who many Chinese believe sought to enlist his B support for the autonomists |