The Washington times., 1915-08-09
DIR. SUN IN TOKYO.

For a long time Sun Vat Sen, tine real
head of the democratic movement. has
been living in Tokyo. working with his
wonted assiduity to organize a new
revolution in south China with the pur-
pose o; driving out Yuan. so long as
Yuan was not aequiescent In Japa nese
designs regarding China. the Tokyo
government was thoroughly friendly TO
Sun. IT preferred him to Yuan. II China
could not be brought thoroughly under
japanese domination: But since the
change IN the Far East. and left Japan
| a comparatively free hand to work out
program that In other circumstances
| might have required centuries, Japa-
nese sentiments toward Sun have COM
Although the American public bas had
| little Information concerning the SHIFT
In the East, the Washington Adminis-
tration is informed; and it's inform alton
has made that quarter OF the world only
| less embarrassing factor In our ror-
eign policy than Is Europe. Affairs
| have recently been moving fast and in
no reassurinS direction.
Brains of Revolution.
The story OF recent years in the East
Is not so complicated or difficult Of un-
Iderstandng as most Americans imagine.
Sun Vat Sen was the brains and direc-
| ton OF the revolution that broke
the power Of the Manchus pa
triot and gentleman, possessed OF the
best occidental education. he has travel
ed all the world, and aroused widespread
sympathy and not a little support for
| his cause. When the time was ripe
| he staged his uprising and II won. But
Yuan, betraying his Manchu p,asters. es-
| tablishcd himself as dictator in the
north. and contested with the Sun fac
| ton. of the south. for dominance under
| the new order.
Sun was made provisional president of
the new Chinese republic; he retired
and allowed Yuan to be made president.
because he believed that course alone
could avoid civil war that would bring
domestic disaster and not unlikely open
| the way to foreign intervention and par
tition OF the country. Yuan made prom
ises Of loyalty to the new order which
be promptly betrayed when his power
was made supreme.
himself: and the European war has cut
! off his supplies. He has recently sent
agents to this country In the EFFORT tc
raise money. The revolutionists are
appealing once more to President vii.
son to prevent this loan. as on a former
occasion he interfcred to keep Ameri'
can nnanciers out OF the six power loan
Unable to get money. and confronted
by the certainty that new revolution
Twas being organized against him. Yuar
was driven over 20 the Japanese.
Bargain With Okuma.
The revolutionists have told Washing
ton that Yuan made secret agreement
with Count Okuma. the japanese pre-
mier. to sell China to Japan. in con
sideration Of Japan supporting him II
his position as ruler. his ambition t.
make himself Emperor. and against th'
wrath Of the nation.
Okuma was supporter OF Yuan ever
before Okuma became premier in Toky %
The story opened secret negotiations
with him. Yuan was not popular with
the powers generally in Japan. which
distrusted him. They would not dea
unless terms should be made tina
would place China completely unde
Japanese control. From this came th'
famous series Of twenty-cnc demands
presented at Peking BY Japan; demand
that amounted to placing China "
| about the same relationship to Japai
that Korea had occupied before II wa!
formally annexed.
When these demands became known
there vas such a storm of protest II
China that Yuan did not dare accept a
once. Instead, his followers circula tet
the story that 1t was Sun Vat Sen sn'
the revolutionists who had inspired thi
japanese program: newspapers we're re
uuired to print this story, and circular
were sent broadcast by the Yuan Gle
rent. insisting on 1t. The Sun peopl
absolutely deny. and in Washington. a