New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-07
CHINESE UNREST ACUTE
Differences Develop in Way d
Adopting Constitution.
BRYAN TOO PRECIPITAre
His Plan for Concerted Action
on Recognition Met by
Counter Move.

Washington. May 6.-Serious pol,uo.
differences have developed In China 90.
the question of the adoption OF a coma.
tuition and the election OF a permansr,
President. and until this dispute is -,
tied other powers, particularly the ma,
Elephants in the 1925, 900 900 loan. which !.
one of the causes OF dissension, will win
hold recognition OF the Yuan shih.k,,
government.
Secretary Bryan's plan for concsr,.,
action by the nations OF the world IN "a.
ognizing China on April s, II now A.
velops in the light OF advices recelyss
by the Department OF State from Pek,r,
was blocked by the demand OF the pr,,.
cipal European powers that a constin,.
ton should be adopted and that the Ella.
ton OF a permanent President In can.
formity with the constitution should fol.
low. This fact was disclosed here n.
the first time to-day and was the svh.
ject Of much cement in diplomatic circle,
II is pointed out by certain diplomat,
here that the United States Is hardly chr.
sistent in it's dealings with China, mas.
much as President Wilson demands a,
Mexico the constitutional election OF
President as a prerequisite 10 formal r.c.
ognition. but does not stand with ii,
other powers in making a precisely SIM.
lar demand OF China. IL is believed. how.
ever. that possibly Secretary Bryan acted
a trife hastily In the hope OF paclfyirf
China because OF the withdrawal OF N.
Administrations support from the Amer.
lean group of bankers interested in tn.
Sl25 900 600 loan.
Advices received by the State Depart.
ment are TO the effect that Yuan Shin.
kai, the provisional President OF China. Is
facing a political crisis as a result Of hi,
plan 10 have himself elected permanent
President befora a constitution IS adopted.
The country is divided into two factions,
the Northern and Southern. with the Chi.
nese in the north only half-heartedly SUP.
porting the provisional President and his
programme. The two factions are repre-.
scented in the provisional government by
Yuan Shlh-kai and his Cabinet on the one
side and a powerful radical party In the
Assembly on the other.
1t is regarded as probable that the
Southern party will attempt 10 test ths
strength of Yuan Shih-kai by seeking to
cancel the sl25,Ooo.OoO loan. This is
step feared by Great Britain, France
Germany. Russia and Japan, rs there IL
strong possibility OF the radiosls winning
on their contention that the provisional
government had no right TO contract for
the loan and thus bind the prospectus
permanent government.
This dissension, and the probability o.
It's assuming more serious proportions
given as the reason for other powers
Withholding recognition until permi'
nent President has been elected, follow
ing the adoption OF constitution There
is a suspicion among diplomats in Wash
ington that Mr. Bryan has worked the
United States into an embarrassing pre-
dlcament. or, rather. has put ner intos
position from which she cannot gracetu9
recede.
Picking. MAY 6.-The American Chars'
d'ANafras Edward T Williams, enter.