Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-07-17
|REV0 TIERS NAY MAXI
RIVERS run CRIMSON
Nth CHINESE BLOOD
Political Situation In Oriental
Republic Is BY No Means
Settled.
HARD FIGHT ON PRESIDENT
0uominstang Faction Not Satisfied
With New Regime But Common
People Want Continued
Peace.

Picking, July Ia The American and
european colony here admit that the
political situation today in China Is
very grave. The provinces are in a
state Of serious ferment. but even now
It is clear. In spite of all the ominous
signs of trouble, that II Yuan Shin Kai
IS able to preserve himself from the
hand of the assassin, he will ultimately
win; although China may yet have to
go through rivers Of blood before peace
will be attained.
i No matter what the issue may be,
the Quomingtang the enemies of Yuan
seem still determined not to give way
AS they put 1t, Money. time. energy
life-all will be freely given up to In
sure the safety of the fatherland."
S. No matter how able they are as in
divtdual members of the Quomingtang
the abilities In certain directions Of
Sun Vat Sen, Hwang Hsing and others
cannot be questioned-their absolute
lncapacity for efficient constructive
work is more and more seen. They
have undoubtedly lost their balance.
They cannot. or will not, work them
selves for the establishment of a per-
manent government, and will not all
low Yuan Shih Kali and his party, who
at least have saved the country from
Erevocable ruin since the revolution.
60 deal with the situation in the prov
lnces. In their tactics at Picking, and
in their agitations against Yuan In
most Of the provinces, the QuOming-
tang, probably unknowingly. are MAX
ing more speedily for foreign interven-
ton or for long period of civil war
than any other cause at the moment
First" said one of their number a
day or two ago. 1--WE wanted the Man
chus to go because they We're of no use
to China. Now Yuan must go, because
he has shown that-rhis policy is not
good for the country
This was from frock-coated, queue
less boy who had studied in America
and is a we'll enough fellow. but de-
void absolutely of official experience
In his own country, and whose knoWl-
edge OF the history of China and her
needs at the present time is as slender
as his knowledge Of the needs OF the
Congo He turned from America quite
out of focus with the events of the
times in China.
It is certain, however-and this must
be emphasized-that at Pekin and in
the Yangtze valley (the main danger
Eone) there Is an increasing feeling
among the people that a climax must
soon be reached. Precisely what that
climax will be 1T is not possible for
anyone to say--not even Yuan Shin Kali
probably. and to divine his strategic
moves from day to day Is impossible
to the foreigner. But we are sure that
the eliminating point to- the struggle
for political mastery is approaching.
One feels it in the atmosphere. The
peopie telk about trouble coming. The
Chinese press is full Of foreboding of
evil and the section that Is under the
influence of the Quomingtang advo-
Gates extreme measures to put an end
to Yuans power. In many quarters it
Is felt that the general situation can
only be Strengthened out by war
At point some five hours run down
the river on the border of Hupeh,
Kiangsi and Anhuei there are no less
than $4,000 northern troops, and as this
Is written trains are conveying thou
It is In this central district that war is
expected to break out, and it will be
by no means surprising to find Yuan
Shih Kai forced into war If the south
ern provincial governors are coerced
by the Quomingtang into attacking
him. But the people do not want war.