The Washington herald., 1921-08-07
DIR. Suns Manifesto.

During the last four years the patriots oil China
have been waging against the miitarists ana
traitors OF the country for the OF constitutional
government and for the national existence ITSELF
said DR.. Sun Yat-Sen president of the Chinese re-
pubic, in manifesto recently promulgated 1T has
been between the north and south OF China,
but a struggle between mlitarism and democracy,
between and patriotism. That the people in
the north sympathetic to the purposes and aims
of the south has been demonstrated by the TACT that
they have spontaneously organized demonstrations
and boycotts for the purposes and aims
"The government at Peking has lost the last
vestge of its control the provinces. Even those
nominally within its jurisdiction where the military
satraps are plundering the people and running the
country, it has take orders from. them. These
mitarists wage among themselves in the struggle
for power. One of them has lately gone to the ex-
of treacherously eagung himself with the Russian
monarchsts and aiding and abetting them to attack
and capture Urga.
"While the Peking government is fast crumbling
from sheer hollowness foreign domination tends to
spread from north to south. The existence OF China
as a nation is in jeopardy Since the unconstitutional
dissolution OF the national assembly in June, 1917.
no de jure government has existed in Picking. New
election laws may have been made, and new national
assemblies may have been elected, but they all lack
legal basis. Confirmation of this view has come from
unexpected quarter-from Hsu Shih-chang him.
self, when he issued the order in October last for
the holding of general election based the
election law which the basis of his title, but on
the old election law which is incompatible with his
claim to the presidency. The extraordinary spectacle
is thus presented of the sestyled president OF the
republic confessing that he has legal right to that
title Thus in this hour of crisis when the national
existence itself is mperilled there is in Pekng no
government which is legally constituted able to
discharge the functions OF government.
"Under these circumstances the national assembly,
the only body of legally elected representatives of all
the provinces and territories Of the country has es
tablished formal government and has elected me to
be president of the republic. Being the founder OF
the republic afford to her in danger with
out making an effort to save her Having been sum-
moncd once before in 1911 to the presidency, from
which resigned after short tenure, in order, as l
thought, bring about unity to the country, intend
now do all in my power to discharge those duties
and functions honestly faithfully and to the salts:
faction OF my fellow citizens.
"As the national assembly, which has elected me,
represents the whole country irrespective OF north or
SOUTH so it shall be my first endeavor to unite all
provinces and territories of the republic under one
government which shall be progressive and enlght-
ened The legitimate rights of foreign powers and
their nationals duly acquired by treaty, contract or
established usage shall be scrupulously respected The
vast of the country natural and industrial
shall be developed that the whole world suffering
from the disastrous effects of long years OF war will
be benefited For this purpose foreign capital and
expert knowledge will IN pursuance OF open uooi
policy be welcomed. There is little doubt that with
the southern provinces enjoying good government and
prosperity under honest administration and con-
structve program, other provinces will be only 100
ready to throw off the yoke Of litarism and misruie
and acknowledging the authority of this government
will bring about the muchdesired unihcation OF the
country. l believe my task is lightened by the TACT
of the iegality and incompeency Of the Picking gov
ernment. That government is not recognized by the
Chinese people themselves, it is being propped up
solely nv the fact of its possession of the historic
ital of the country and its consequent recognition by
the foreign powers"