The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-20
YUAN HIMSELF IN FEAR NOW OF
 ASSASSINATION
CHINESE PRESIDENT GUARDED IN DOORS BY STRONG FORGE
 OF TROOPS.
Gen. Ii, Military Hero of Revolution Will Join With pr. Sun in Case
 of Civil War.

F6kln, Aug. W--EToSlQente I ud11 SHl Kai made vigorous preparations. to- day. to meet. whatever trouble may develop for him out of the execution of Sun Yat Sens friends. Generals Chang Tsen-Ch and Fang Wei, whom he had shot, last week, when they ac- cepted his invitation to come to Pe- kin from up-country to talk politics.
 Strong forces of troops were on duty everywhere The presidential head quarters in particular were surround ed. Street gatherings were broken up visory council and of the national assembly, in both of which there are anti presidential majorities, were un- der surveillance
 A reign of terror prevails in the city. No prominent man of Republi- can affiliations considers himself safe. Even though Yuan may hesi- tate to arrest and have them execut- ed with a pretense of formality they are afraid he will have his soldiers attack their houses and kill them, af ter which they think it likely enough that he will punish the assassins,
 It is of assassination that Yuan himself is most in fear No one whom he is not absolutely sure of is allowed to approach him and he does not dare to venture out of doors even under guard. Everyone arriving in the city either by rail or by boat is suspected as "dare to die' and closely watch ed until the police are satisfied that nothing is to be feared from hini--or her, for some of the bomb throwere developed during the revolution were women. Thus, unless he should be assassinated. Yuan has the whip hand in the north. He has a well trained army and the troops are loyal to him. Northern people unlike the so,#hern, care little what form of government they live under so long as they are not taxed too heavily and Yuan, in anticipation of some such crisis as the present.; has been careful not to antagonize them
 If the southern republicans, who predominate in about one-haif of China, are to overthrow the president, they can only do it by making war on Yuans northern army and who- ever wins. the fight will be desperate, / One extremely valuable friend whom Yuan has turned into a, formidable Hung. Generals Chang and Feng were Of Lis military connmand in sHupeh province and ag soon as he realized that he had stirred up a hornet's nest by having inc two Gen. erals killed, Yuan sought to shift the responsibility upon u, who refused to accept it. Though it is said Li from the first. he has co-operated with him Loyalty. Henceforward, he will undoubtedly oppose him.
 Lii Yuan Hung was the first military hero of the revolution. He led the republican troops who overthrow the imperialists at Hankow and was pro- claimed the original president of the Iny a% 1o% %o~~ fr Sun Vat Sen who, in turn, gave way to Yuan Shi Kai. Both by foreign CTS and Chinese he is probably the most implicitly trusted man in China
 He is regarded as possessing ability equal to Yuan without his trickiness and cruelty and all of Sun Yat Sens sincerity and enthusiasm with prac- tica1 scomrncn sense which mayy think Sun lacks. He also has vastly greater
 administrative and military experi- ence.
 Tn the event of civil war between
 the north and south, General Lii vii undoubtedly command against Yuar and foreign military experts as wei
 as the Chinese agree that there is not an abler soldier. in the country Confirmation of rumors that Sur Yat Sen has been killed is lacking here, nor is the story believed. St far as can be learned, Sun is at sea somewhere between Shanghai and Tier Tsin, on his way to the capital. I is agreed however, that from the no- ment he lands he will Ee in the utmosi danger.
 Though in the long run it is the con census of opinion Yuan has made g
 capital blunder, indications are that he has brought about a temporary situation which will make easy the es. tablisl.ment of dictatorship at which he Is believed to have aimed The view that his course will prove fin ally to nave been mistaken is dissent ed from by foreign residents of China who, as traders interested solely ir the stability of business, have al along favored the presidents strong hand policy and still hope he will make a success of it