New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-17
REVOLT IN CHINA GROWS;
MAY MEAN PARTITION
President Yuan Shih-Kai Hard
Pressed to Prove His Con-
troll of Country.
FORECAST NATIONS SPLIT
North and South, Now Fighting,
May Soon Witness Movement
of Aggressive Powers-Pe-
king Bitter Against Japan.

From The Tribune Bureau.l
Washington. July l6.-Reports that have
reached the Department Of State indicate
that the long threatened revolution
against President Yuan Shih-Kai Of
China has been begun under the leader
| ship OF General Hwang Hsing, who took
leading part in the successful revolt
against the Manchus. The present revolt
has ben brewing for many months and
1t constitutes a struggle between the
North and the South Of China. Yuan
Shih-kai is at last put In a position TO
prove that he controls the country, ana
il is confidently expected that the next
few weeks will demonstrate whether he
is the all-powerfu dictator.
Something moro than the future OF the
Republic OF China IS involved In the
trouble now beginning II will BE- d strug-
gle which may result in partition OF the
nation between the North and South ia
which event the chances are, I'm the Opin-
ion of Observers here. that the ultimate
result will b. a forward movement OF the
part of aggressive powers which may
mean in tho end the partition OF CHINA
herself
II repeatedly mas been declared That
the Southerners could never be strong
enough TO down Yuan Shih-kai, VINO
for moro than a year has devoted mnch
of his energy to strengthening his nlh-
tarv forces The state Department now
has a report from the legation iu Pokins
to the effect that the Northern troops
have been successful at Niukiang the
present ttntre of the revolt. tn" lega-
tior reports. however that the revolution
is spreading Martial Law has been de
rlared AZ NankiuS. which was the centre
~ the last rebellion. and two Loyal ON
GERS por, executed there on July 10.
Tscr Chuu Hsuau. cantonese has been
chosen generalssimo ~ tho rebel forces.
and Hwang Hsins is field marshal TINS
occurred at = conference in Ranking on
tn, 18th.
Telegraphic service and trafic on the
railway between Tien-tsiu and Nankint
line connecting the North and the South
has been interrupted. General 'hdn-
TsIn. an old-fashioncd soldier VINO
served the Manchus well, is moving 70
the South from point in shantuns Prov
incc. but the legation does not kn""
which side he will support II Is be-
ucved however. from Unofficial sources
al hand that he will come out for Yuan
Shih-Kai.
peking. July 18th, provinces Of
Iiiane-si. Kiang-su. KwanS-sl. Fo-kien,
Sz.-chucn. Human Ngan-h"ei ana
Kvang-tung are preparing to declare inc"
lndopcudcncc and 10 form southern
chinese confedoracy. according 10 APP
pareutlv authoritative statements current
here Fighting continues In the Pro'in,'
~ Kiang-si. and large numbers OF n"T'h-
ern troops are proceeding there.
The attitude 81 the japanese IS oN'e'N
,o,r,,cnted on here The Chinese believe
,bey are stirring up strife everywhere ana
1auanesc officers arc stated TO Boz hghuhs
~, the side Of the rebels The southe'hefs
o,cnlv clai,.l assurances OF japanese s1'-
port. g..
commenting on an alleged speech by
the japanese Minister Designate 10 'hlh''
IN which Yuan Shih-kais administration
WAS criticised. the newspapers pointvdiN
refer TO the recall of Charles r. crane
former United states Minister 10 'h!n"'
after his interview in Chicago. and init
mate that similar action would be ad-
vsoblo IN the case Of Enjiro iamaza.
The German Consulate at Nanking was
! surrounded by insurgents to-day. Tn"
trouble was apparently due TO The Ger
mans recently permitting the eXtradiuon
! Of two reyolu;ionarics.
| Shanghai. July ls.-The revolt along the
yang-tsc-Kisng Is spreading, and there IS
lighting along the Tien-Tsn-Pukow Rail-
way. Proclamations are being circulated
| here setting forth that punitiv" cA-
| pedition has been undertaken FOR the pur
nose OF bringing President Yuan Shih-kai
| 10 Justice for the murder Of General sung
| Chlao-jcn. the former Minister 81 Educa-
! ton
! The Yang-tse-Kiang towns ar" goinI
| over 10 the proposed southern conf'd-
eracv. and II is stated that Yuan shih-ka'
has ordered a general advance Of his
| troops against them.