The Cordova daily times., 1917-09-19
WHY CHINA HAS ENTERED THE
 WORLD WAR
(By United Press)

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 TOXIC. Sept. IS. - China smashed precedent of centuries when she en- tered the world war She cast aside the age-old nonresident. isolation pol Icy Of her ancestors. Moreover, al though republic since 1911. and bear ing all the trappings and machinery generally approved for the conduct of republican government, China went into the war without a single nod of assent from her national congress. The reason was that there is no par liament today.
 It's disappearance came about through efforts to coerce it in the troublous days when Chang Hsun and his pigtailed soldiers marched on Pek. ing. Then came the restoration lasting just one week, the downfall of Chang Hsun and democracy again. Why did China decide on war?
 Because even disorais.S sa----s. -.---.ss'i-gof- 1--s--~.ses m emma have not destroyed the Chinamans astuteness. Above all things China needs money. She be- iieves aVowed declaration of her sym- pathy for the allied cause will help her get the financial aid necessary to put her house in order How all this hope is being borne out is illustrated in reports that England, Japan, Rus thu Syndicate - is considering loan of $5O,OOOOOO 900 (gold).
 Not only this, but China hopes for revision of her customs duties, post. ponement of payments on the Boxer indemnities, voice at the peace coun- cial table, where settlement of Tsing tao will be made, expulsion of German interests and German intrigue from her borders and increasing friendship and aid from America. Incidentally, if aid in men is desired, China has 45S.600 soldiers under arms, four great arsenals, a great supply of iron, ami mony and other metals-and an in- exhaustible man power, Some of these coolies are already at work in France. If Premier Yuan Chi who has favored and Feng Kuochang, the real presi- dent, have really decided to act to- gether and support each other, China and war should get along very we'll Yuan, the man who vanquished Chang Hsun and his imperial dreams, began shortly after his return to office to prepare his war plans. These includ- ed the formation of national coun- eil, which will be the only form of popular representation to have a hand in China's war activities. Some off cials proposed to await the convention of the national assembly. submitting the war proposal to this body, but
 Yuan strongly opposed this. insisting on the necessity of immediate action | The national council, composed of
 ministers. vice-ministers, councillors
 of the various departments, and two representatives from each province, finds itself endowed with the follow
 ing powers, duties and limitations: l It will take the place of the provis-
 ional legislature organ; it's session
 shall not exceed one year; it will con l firm the cabinets war declaration,
 modify the parliamentary election law
 and aid in the organization of parlia-
 ment At the close of the national
 council. parliament will immediately
 convene. Thus, Premier Yuan has pro
 vided some form of popular approval
 for his policies.
 War against Germany today re- Iceives practically the unanimous sup
 port of the provinces. As early as
 August 10. four-fifths of them had ex-
 pressed their support. Even the
 southern districts. which have been
 threatening revolution and new gov
 ernment, have rallied to the cause