New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-07

The imperialists have recaptured Tuns-
Kwan, near the eastern border OF the Shen-
ST Province. The rebels lost heavily and
retreated toward Slan-Fu, the capital OIL
Shen-Si.
Kobe, Japan, Nov. 6-ILang Chi-chiao
the hero and idol of all Chinese reformers
called the greatest of the Chinese eXles,
to-day discussed the situation in China and
the probable outcome OF the revolutionary
movement His calm confidence OF tho
eventual success OF the reforms now unoer
way Is most impressive.
His statement expresses the revolutionary
conservatism that Is struggling TO save
China from herself. THE present revolu-
tionary uprisngs were spontaneous, WITH
out Encouragement" he said. For IN
stance, there was no connection between
the outbreaks at Wu-Chang and at Snans-
hal whatever. The Wu-Chang revolution
lists made a great mistake in not pushing
their initial success toward Picking before
the northerners had time to rally In oppo-
sition.
THE ultimate success OF Yuan Shih-kai
is extremely doubtful The revolutionaries
restoration of peace and order Will be ef-
fected by some one other than yuan or
the present revolutionists. 1t would be
premature TO predict wnom he Will be
LANG Chi-chiao considers a republic I'M
possible on this point he said:
There will be no republic-decidedly not.
republic would be incompatible with
Chna's conditions and national traits The
final issue Of the present disturbances VIII
be a constitutional monarchy of the ad-
vanced type. but this viii be effected by
one not on the stage at present"
OF the rivalry of the Manchus OF tho
north and the Chinese OF the south, the
editor said:
They are not irreconcilable and will
combine. provided they are led properly"
He continued:
"The revolutionary leaders mostly are
men OF modern education. who are alive
to the necessity for a speedy restoration
OF peace and order. They will carefully
avoid anything likely to invite foreign in
PREVENTION. What China wants at present
is the appearance on the stage Of an en-
tirely new man to save the situation
LANG Chi-chiao concluded by saying that
heretofore his lips had been closed to the
press, and he made to-day's statement
! only because Of the farreaching publicity
possible through the medium chosen. at a
time when he was not without hope that
the salvation of China was near at hand.
LANG Chi-chiao is at his residence In
Suma near Kobe. where he can usually be
found when not engaged in his editorial
duties here His comparisons of China
With the West and revelations Of the out
side world to China's progressive classes
have made his books Of the last DECADE
classical in Eastern Asia.
| His work. which. since the palace revo-
luton Of 1888, when with Kang Yu-wei he
escaped from Peking, has been mainly car
red on in Japan from this city, where he
publishes a newspaper. but he is unknown
except by name 10 all who cannot enter
his domain through the door Of the Chinese
language No works OF his have been
translated. though they are widely read
by foreign scholars OF Chinese and are ex-
tensively circulated, even among the Man
chus in Peklng.
Prince Tsai-Tao, the brother ut the Re
gent and former head of the war bureau.
who visited the United States last spring
as the head of the military commission.
proposed to Lang Chi-chiao that the lat
ter come TO Pekiug and undertake to pub
lish government newspaper The editor
declined TO connect himself with a dynas-