Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-12-20
OLD CHINESE WARRIOR
HAS POWERFUL ARMY
General Chang Hsun, Man Of
the Hour''-His Power Is
Feared. II

Picking. (by mai)-Generai Chang
Hsun is the nan of the hour i'm China.
Members of All parties and factions
are keeping their eyes on the rugged
old warrior who has control of the
railway connecting Shanghai with Pek-
ing. and holds ,he most important
strategic position i'm China.
Chang Hsun is the military governor
of Anhwei province, and is supposed
to live i'm that province. together with
his powerful army. Hut Anhwei prov
,nce is not located along the important
nortl and south railway connecting
Picking and Shanghai. Consequently.
General Chang Hsun has moved his
.orces to H~suchowful, in n prov
nee, where he commands The railway
md holds Il powerful club oNer the
head of the Picking government, as
Well as over the various factions whicn
| ire e~ndeavoring to upset the present
government. =
Many prominent chinese who desire
% travel from South China and Shang-
1ai to Picking are compelled to make
he trip from Shanghai to Tien -tsin by
SEA. as they dare not pass through
~Isuchowfu and run the risk of falling
INTO Chang Hsun's hands.
The conference OF military leaders.
Which General Chang Hsun recently
leld M Hsuchowfu. created 81 great
lubub in political circles. This meet
ng was called for the purpose OF fore
sailing action on the part nf the par
iamentarianS unfaNOrahle to the mill
AIRY. and was a vital factor in prevent
ng Tang Shao-Ni's acceptance of the
ministry of foreign affairs. The con-
ference adopted resolutions against the
appointment of MIR. Tang Shao-Ni, and
,lso resolved gains The endorsement
If the present minister of justice, Mr.
hang Yao-tseng. Parliamentar1ans
allied against the Hsuchowfu confer
ence. and have adopted resolutions de-
aunciatory To General Chang Hsun and
his associates, but the intrepid Old war
action and sternly refused I" return to
mis- post in Anhwei province.
Demands have been made by the
press and public for the punishment of
General Chang ihsun. He has been de-
bounced as ~ military tyrant, who is
aefying all organized authority in
china. However,. the government ls
apparently puwerlcss to drive him out
,f his important position. a policy OF
reconciIiation has been adopted. and he
is mentioned as Il probable candidate
for the vice presidency.
1T is unlikely. however, that he would
accept the office of vice president were
it offered him On condition that he
come to Picking. He is more powerful
IT I1suchcwfu than II other maj In
China. and has shown no disposition To
yield this advantage.
General Chang Hsun is an old time
Chinese. who has been prominent In
military affairs for many years. He
first came into prominence in SZechuen
province, and was later commander In
chief i'm kansu province. In 1871 ne
was commander in chief at Nankinl
when that city was attacked by the
revolutionary forces. and made a mas.
terIy retreat to the northern bank O1
the Yang-tsc river. He then com
mandeercd a large quantity of the roll
ing stock OF the railway between Nan
king and Tien-tsin. and made it "A NOV
able camp for his forces. He waget
w:lr in a barbarous manner, but woi
great admiration from military men b!
the wonderful discipline he maintainet
among his troops and the effective
manner i'm which he policed the rail.
way. His support of the crumplinf
Manchu dynasty was very effective
and. after the republic was established
il was necessary for the Tcking gov
crEment to reconcile him by giving hin
important posts. He has Stoutly re
fused To accept amy appointment which
would carry him AVA from the rail
..vay which is the life blood of China
and is building up II great army. whlcl
is LOYAL to him rather than to the cen
tral government.
General Chang IIsnn has stubborn.
refused TO have his cue cut off. am
all of his soldiers have followed his ex
ample. Chang Hsun's troops are al
WAYS referred to by the Chinese furthe
north as the pig tail soldiers. They ar
notorious for their brutality. II ar
mole feared than any other troops i
china.