Evening star., 1921-11-25
CHINA WILL REORGANZZE'
HER ENTIRE GOVERNMENT
Foreign Minister, Delegate to Conference,
Comes Forward With First Definite
Program for Reconstruction.

can have full national status. which
America and other nations deny them.
After all. it Is pointed out, the "rump''
rule in the south includes less than
two provinces out of the eighteen
and none of the four dependencies.
Monsieur BRAND" remarked Chow
Tzu Chi. says that France needs
a great army for her national Sc
curity. China on the contrary, needs
for her security no army at all Her
problem is how to get rid of the
soldiers she already has, for they are
the worst menace to her peace. 1t Is
the big men or duchans. with their
armies. who make trouble in China.
"Three and q Half" Generals.
There used to be a large number
of these generals and their mercen-
aries, but most of them have died
mated. Now there are only three and
a half left"
Three and a half? 1 don't under
stand"
Yes; three and a half that really
count There is Gen. WI Pei-fu. at
Hankow; Gen. Chang Tso-ling Of
Mukden and Gen. Chen Chung ming
of Canton"
''The half one is-well. 1 think it
would be good journalistic face
pidgtn' not to name the half man.
| whose identity was given me. for he
three indicated by Chow Tzu Chi.
There are only these three powerful
duchans left who matter, and my
host was optimistic as to their re-
conciliation. conversion or elimina-
tion within a year"
rs it true, as reported by Lord
Northcliffe and others. that Gen.
Chang Tso-ling of Mukden is in the
pay of Japan?"
Not japanese Tool.
Il do not think so. He is obliged
to have dealings with the Japanese
in Manchuria, but he is not their
report says he also is on Japan's
pay roll?"
Again this broad minded Statesman n
took the charitable attitude:
There are Japanese advisers both
in Canton and in the north. and this
has given rise to reports that Japan
has used both sides to stir up trou-
BILE in China, and so further her own
designs. But | do not think this is
necessarily So
Not once did this ardent patriot
rail at Japan.
Praise for Japan.
Il think Japan is a great nation
prise of her people. l believe that
at Washington the Japanese intend
to do the wise thing. the best thing
for themselves, and surrender all
claims to Shantung. and of their own
, initiative cancel the twenty-one de-
mands. That course will win for
them the good will of the Chinese
| as well as of the rest of the world"
None of the fears or bubbles about
the technical interpretations of the
Japanese statement to the confer
ence, and of the four Root princi-
pies, seem to trouble this high
spokesman for China. He is assured
that any so-called settlement look
ing only to the future, that would
leave the present open sores still
fostering, would be no cure at all.
And he is confident that all the ma
| tions, including Japan, now want
in China
Generously Disposed.
I also got the impression from
/ Mr.. Chow Tzu Chi that China Is not
at all in the mood to exact from
Is disposed to meet generosity with
generosity, good will with good will.
No troublesome questions will be
! raised about Port Arthur and the
Liao-tung peninsula. Nor will the
state of things in Manchuria be
called into question. Instead of try
| ing to embarrass Japan on a score
| of counts. China intends to stand
only for the broad general principles
and for the two particular issues.
Shantung and the twenty-one de-
mands, which have become symbols
in the minds of the Chinese people
and of the world at large.
Copyright, 1921