The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-20
HE IS IN DANGER
War Between the North and South
VIII Very Likely start Within
the Next Few
Days.

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today to meet what trouble may do
velop out OF the execution of Sun Vat
Sens friends, Generals Chang Tsen
Chu and Feng Wei, whom he had shot
last week when they accepted his in
vitation to come to Pekin from up
country to talk politics with him.
Strong forces of troops were on
duty everywhere. The presidential
headquarters in particular were sur
rounded. Street gatherings were
broken up scores of times during the
day.
A reign of terror prevails in the city.
No prominent man of republican af-
flliations considers himself safe.
1t Is of assassination that Yuan him
self Is most in fear-with excellent
reason. No one whom he is not abso-
i lutely sure he can trust Is allowed to
4 approach him, and he does not dare
to venture out of doors even under
guard. Everyone arriving In the city
|. either by railroad or by boat Is sus-
pected as "dare-to-die'' and closely
watched until the police are satisfied
that nothing is to be feared from him
/ - or her, for some Of the most expert
! bomb throwers developed during the
revolution were women.
ii Yuan has the whip hand In the
j north. He has we'll trained army
i and the troops are loyal to him. The
i ffnorthern people care little what form
/. iof government they live under SO lone
j as they are not taxed too heavily.
3 If the southern republicans, who
\ predominant in about one-half OF
y China, are able to overthrow the
president. they can only do it by max
i ling war on Yuan's northern army, ant
8 whoever wins, the fight will be des
). perate.
One extremely valuable friend whom
. Yuan has turned into formidable
+ enemy is Vice President Ii 9ual
. Hung. Generals Chang and Feng wer'
e of Lis military command In Hupel
;, province and as soon as he realized
that he had stirred UP a hornet
nest by having the two generals kill
ed, Yuan sought to shift the respons
ibility upon Lii who refused to accep
=
j it.
lg Ii Yuan Hung was the first militar
~ hero of the revolution. He led tn
~ republican troops who over-threw tn
ne imperialists at Hankow and was pre-
re claimed the original president of tn
e republic of Han giving way to Su
3 Vat Sen, who, in turn, gave way t
e. Yuan Shi Kai He Is probably tn
1e most trusted man in China. He
regarded as possessing ability equi
IS, to Yuan without his trickiness
In event of civil war between mort
and south, General II would undoub
edly command against Yuan and TO
Il eign military experts as we'll as tn
,e- Chinese agree that there ts not a
m ADLER soldier in the country.
nd Confirmation of rumors that Su
N. Vat Sen has been killed is lackir
70. here nor is the story believed. So fl
tie as can be learned Sun is at sea som
,ly where between Shanghai and Tie
oc Tsin. on his way to the capital Fro
the moment he lands, he will be In ii
utmost danger.
1t Is the consensus OF opinion us
has made capital blunder. Indie
tions are that he has brought about
temporary situation. which Will nal
Il certain the establishment of the d
tatorship at which he Is believed
have been aiming. Even the view tn
au his course will prove finally to ha
&c, been mistaken Is dissented from
~ foreign residents of China who.
sns traders interested solely in the stab
lne ity of business, have all along favor
). the presidents strong hand policy a.
- stnl hope he will make success of