Grand Forks daily herald., 1916-03-22
PROv|NCE.ShOWS
:. MUCH INTEREST
notwithstanding Revolu-
tionary Victories Canton
is Very Quiet Now.

Canton. China, March 22.-Notwith-
victories In Szechuen which are reach
Ing Canton, this city is very quiet and
at present there is little to indicate
that kWantung province is greatly in
terested in the revolutionary move
ment. General Lung Chi-kwang, the
military governor, has a tight grip on
affairs and is loyal to the Peking gov
ernment. AS long as he remains so.
there seems to be little danger of any
extensive trouble in Canton. Half of
the troops commanded by General
Lung are Hunanese. He has kept
these separated from the troops which
make up the rest of his forces, and so
iar na the Hunanese have not made any
decided move to join the movement
against the ,Peking government in
stituted- by Yunnan province.
Canton. even in normal times. is a
turbulent center. Bomb throwing is
common in this city, and the govern
ment is constantly on the lookout for
snugglers who bring in explosives.
bomb proof yamen and is practically
prisoner. as he does not dare to
move about the city without taking
every precaution to protect himself
against persons in sympathy with the
movement against Yuan shi-kai.
\dHSOu ~ lIlS great ITdOlHS CeuIeI
of South China. and the opinions Of
the merchants may generally be
judged by their commercial transac-
tions. When they regard the condi-
tions unsettled. they buy few goods
and prepare for poor trade. At this
time Canton merchants are practically
all heavily stocked, and are buying
bankers and other foreigners in Pc
king as a certain indication that the
Cantonese expect no extension Of the
-Yunnan movement into kwantung
province.
Little attention is paid by the man
IN the street to reports from the rev.
olutlonary zone. Even the capture Of
suifu, in Szechuen province. by the
Yunnanese forces, did not create a
ripple In Canton. The announcement
that kwetchow province has Joined
Yunnan in a movement against Peking
provoked little discussion. The Can
tonese appreciate fully how sterile and
chow provinces are. They realize
how limited the wealth of the two
provinces Is. and apparently do not
attach great Importance to a. move
: ment which has no greater financial
backing than they believe the Yum
nanese can command.
Revolutionaries have found Hong
kong poor refuge. The British have
done everything possible to discour-
age the enemies of Yuan Shi-kai
Demonstrations against the Chinese
central government has been frowned
upon, and editors who printed matter
Of seditious chara cter. have been
harshly dealt with by British officials.
A missionary returned from a two
years tour in Yunnan province re-
ports that in spite Of the revolution,
the province is perfectly safe for all
foreigners. Missionaries have not
been troubled by the revolutionaries,
and foreign corporations engaged in
business in Yunnan have not been
disturbed. Every effort has been made
by the revolutionaries to get the SYM
pathy of foreigners. This returned
traveller reports that the Yunnancsc
arn,v.,is poorly equipped, and is es-
Tecial1y lacking in clothing Tn some
a*cases' the revolutionaries were COM
PEELED to loot because of absolute want
of food, clothing and funds to buy
the same. Tsai 40 is held in the
highest esteem by the Yunnanese rev.
olutionaries. according to the return
ed traveller, and is apparently making
the best of the limited resources at
his command