Evening star., 1920-04-11
JAPAN AND CHINA PAY
GREAT HONOR TO AGE
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and south, along the Yangtse. there
are men who may be effective IN unit
ing China. Among them may oe
named Gen. Ii Shun, military com
mander at Nanking, of commanding
presence genial and a model host.
He showed not merely comprehen-
sion of the military needs of Chlna'
but of the necessary steps for the up
building of the country. He mas IN
an unusual degree the confidence OF
both factions and the loyal support
of his troops, but is criticised for ex-
cess Of caution.
Gen. Feng. military governor Of one
of the neutral provinces. occupies
somewhat similar position to that OF
Ii Shun, as he enjoys the connoence
| of the people. He is recent conver.
! to Christianity and is highly praised
| by the missionaries.
In the south DR.. Sun Yat-Sen has been
| a leading factor. He is the son OF
Chinese mission convert The isianu o.
| this is denied. He has had most ad,
! venturous career in China and abroad
and may be regarded as the typical
| reyolutionist. Like all other men prom
| inent in Chinese public life. he has his
detractors The general opinion OF him
| is that he is an idealst not altogether
practical, but thoroughly patriotic. he
| has great schemes for the development
| of China. In a time of emergency a
caller found him fiat on the noor sur
rounded by a great collection OF maps
| OF the Yangtze valley, studying to de,
\ wise some plan for its Improvement and
conservation Associated with him Is
Mr.. Wu Ting-fang. admitted as a bar
rister to the English bar and twice MIN
lister from China to the United States.
zone of smartest Men in China"
| with the two last named is associated
Mr.. Tang Shao-Yi, one of the smartest
men in China and Of very wide expe-
rience in administrative affairs. He has
held a number of official positions under
the Manchu dynasty, and was the first
premier under the republic at peking.
| He has a fine art collection and Is pro-
ficient in music and literature
His son-in-law. Wellington koo,
graduate of Yale, ably represents SA1ha
! at Washington.
Many others might be named, who
NAV come to the front, but the above
list. with very few exceptions. is re-
stricted to those whom the writer has
met.
It will not do to disparage the mental
and moral qualities of these two races
Of orientals. In intellectual qucRness
| they surpass. They are g11teo IN ORA
| tory and have special qualification as
diplomats in that they have an intui-
! tion of the probable course whlcn
those with whom they deal VIII aaopt
and Of the motives which govern
| them. A main obstacle to successIu W
admin istration is a prevalent distrust
Of each other. This is notably true
of the Chinese.
| In the midst of all the confusion
now prevalent everywhere ana IN
settling momentous questions Wnlcn
are arising in China and Japan. the
men whose names have been men
toned will surely play most I'm
portant part, for better or for worse,
in fixing the domestic policies OF their
own countries and in determining
their relations with the outside world.
what will happen when the Oldest
statesmen in Japan shall pass from
the stage is problem much discuss
ed. Naturally. less conservatism Is
anticipated, but certainly abler or
more patriotic leaders can hardly be
found.