The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-24
TO HARMONIZE
CHINESE ELEMENTS
LANG Chi-Chao Has Consented to Go 10
Picking to Force the Formation Of
New Cabinet

Peklng, Feb. 24.-Liang Chi Chao
China's most famous scholar and one Of
the chief promoters of the revolution
which upset the monarchial movement
has finally been induced to come to Pc.
king for the purpose of harmonizing the
various factions which threaten to upset
the Parliament, and force the formation
of new cabinet President Lii Yuan
Hung, Premier Tuan Chi-Jui and promi-
nent leaders in all the political parties
have entertained Liang Chi-Chao and
conferred with him at length. The dis
tinguished scholar Processes to be free
from all party affiliations, and is hopeful
that he may be able TO reconcile the va
rious factions and make it possible for
Parliament to promulgate the new con-
Grafton.
As the teacher OF General Tsai 40, who
was the actual leader of the Yunnan
revolution which finally involved practi-
cally all the southern provinces and end
ed Yuan Shi-Kai's monarchial aspira-
tion, Liang Chi-Chao gained great pres
tige with the friends of the republic. His
farewell letter to Yuan Shi- Kai, written
when he surrendered Office in Peking and
left the national capital rather than
countenance the monarchial movement,
is regarded as the greatest document
prepared in China by any living man.
and has added greatly to the literary
reputation which he enjoyed before the
beginning of the recent revolution. How
ever. Liang Chi.Chao is far less extreme
in his views than many of the ultra Re-
publicans, and has been so long associat-
ed with the Chinputang party. that is
the chief opposition party, that the kuo-
mintang apparently looks upon his eff
forts with some suspicion. Newspapers
representing the ultra republicans views
have not greeted Liang Chi-Chao's eff
forts at reconciliation with as much en-
thusiasm as his supporters had hoped
for.
Before the arrival of LANG Chi-Chao in
north China from Canton, his coming
was heralded far and wide. The presi-
dent. the premier and many prominent
officials had extended him an invitation
to visit Picking, and while in this city
he is the guest of the government, enter
tanned in a house especially prepared for |
him by official order.
II was in this house that LANG Chi |
Chao received the correspondent of the |
Associated Press. Many of the critics of |
LANG ChiChao have urged that he is too !
friendly to Japan. As the relations be-
tween Japan and China are badly !
strained as result of the Chengchiatun
Incident and negotiations for a settle
nent of Japan's demands for police right /
n Manchuria are uppermost in the minds
IF all Chinese, the correspondent opened
he interview with questions concerning
he relations with Japan.
Il am confident that Japan and China
viii be able to compromise their present
differences" he said. Il feel that the
Japanese minister is friendly to China.
md has no thought of driving a hard
,argain."
"There are two distinct views among
he Chinese officials and members of
'arliament." LANG Chi-Chao said of in
ernsl affairs. Zone faction urges that
reater freedom and political power shall
e conferred upon the provinces and the
ublic generally. The other fact believes
n greater concentration of authority I
n the central government
The scholar made it clear that in his
pinion a greater concentration of power
0 the Picking government is not improb
BILE. While he did not saw that a mill '
airy dictatorship, or the concentration of {
lmost complete power in president, is 4
imminent, he gave the impression that he 7