Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-16
BY JOSEPH
Univrr.nI scrxIcc s,nn Corrcspondr,

UnivcrsnI Service Staff Correspondent.
PEKING. May l5.-Hsuan runs. the
out an empire. the last o. the Manchu
dynasty. holds mock court in splen-
aid palaces at the northern end Of tho
Forbiddent city, and plays sumptu-
Tsao Ju-lin former Minister OF
traitor TO China,
ragged students mobbed his palace in
the demonstrations following the
award of ShantunE to Japan by the
peace conference, lives In another OF
Lake res!on Of the Imperial City. His
palace III In fact a fortress. most
carefully guarded.
Tsao. whom the students cal, trail
a month by the Japsncse. have that
from an authentic source. He Is the
go-betwecn who carries the orders or
wishes. as the case may be. from his
bunch of mi!itaris,s who ruie China
FOR Japan and themselves. not for the
Chinese people.
Tunn Hns tho Soldiers.
Old Tuan Chi-Jui. crude but force
nui old soldier. Marshal Tuan. or just
Tuan-which is pronounced 'Duahn"
is the power among the controlling
militarists. bccaus In the last analy-
sis. he. has the soldiers. HIS rivals
have disappeared. and 40 FAR his lieu
ienanis. the younger generals. have
remained lOy1l.
The most torceful 0. these lieuten-
ants is Little Hsu.' that is to say,
General lisu Shu-chcng. who COM
inands the army In Mongolia and
,a1e!y Cancelled The "au,on9my" Of
OF china. probably actually in tho In
,eres,s Of Japan. lie Is the bralns
and the energy OF the small group OF
tanning. with their soldiers. the cor
rupt and reasonable government
which. the powers. Including the
United States. recognize as the gov
"PnriInment" n NI%lsnonier.
Bulwarking these generals. with a
p%rctcnsc of civil form. Is tho "Parlia-
ment.' which vas chosen by the mill
tarist leaders themselves. And inside
the "Anfu club" Which is pro-Ja-
pancsc. II Is h rotten center and
majority OF this deicctablc Parlia-
SO we have these astounding circles
within circles here in Peking. the
heart O.! China. and ono OF tho worlds
most splendid and fascinating capt.
tails. \ make-bciieve court with a
pathetic boy Emperor; 4 plotting
traitor in a secluded and strongly
guarded palace; arrogant and agrees
slHc Japanese pressing OF the button
and Issuing orders: grating generals
With a bogus Parliament Keeping
China poor and dcfenseless. while they
enrich themselves by selling her
b!r,hr!Ght TO Japan.
But outside OF all his accurscd cen
ter. encirc!!ng 81. threatening IL with
the avalanche, Is the student move
ment- In that lies the hope of China,
the sole hope. 1t is The new con-
seriousness OF China. led and Inspired
by ~" students. but spreading and
spreading through the classes or
end will be.
Generals Fcnr Revolution.
nsToimtinn Is what old Tuan's
shlv,r.n Es"eT The fe nnsrm SO thu are
nave them "~buffaloed." They are
side-s,erping and backing and h.ilng.
Ihcy bluster and threaten 10 he rougn
with the students. but they do not go
very far. They move wnriiy. with
long pauses between moves. and they
must now put over their crooked
acn!s Win Japan very. very secretly.
But 10 20 back 10 the a~nachron!sms
exisiins In the heart OF the republic
OF China, The militarist clique. which
IN the government pays the boy En-
peror. Hsuan TunE. 100000 a ear
ports with this an encourage OF ABOUT
a thousand persons. who kowtow to
him with al. the old Journalism. He
rihces and w%orships a. the appointed
times.
Emperor Highly Paid Prisoner.
But the word moves on and Ignores
ms make believe rule. He is really =
prisoner In his palaces. The world
is excluded. and he never leaves his
palace prison. He Is permitted TO
live, because all Chinese are con-
wheel tEat no coup could restore
once. In 1917. and failed i~gnonin-
lousy.
However. even in Republican China.
the hrst President. the late Yuan Shin
kai; wanted to marry his daughter
To the boy Emperor. Hsuan TunE. The
"x-Prcsident. Ii Yuan-hung. has that
ambition for his daughter: SO has the
nominal present head o! h republic,
President Hsu S~hih-chane The