The Monmouth inquirer., 1921-09-08
sun YAT-SEN is
MADE PRESIDENT
Chief Of Southern China Was De-
stroyer Of Manchus.


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Story Of HIs Great Conspiracy, Which
He Kept Alive WhHs Refugee In
America, England and Japan. FL
naify EstabiIshinu the Chinese Re-
publlc--Hc1 the French Consul at
Hankow Persuaded tiis Colleagues
Noe 70 interfere WIth the Move
nenE
Sun Yat-Sen who has been elected
president Of southern China, Is called
by some the "FatheF Of the Chinese
Republic" by others the "Mazzini OF
China" More than any other, he de-
serves the hatred Of the Manchus .ac-
cording to an article by Henry W.
Bum In the New York Post. Without
him there would not have been revo-
luton Ia 1011.
He was born in 1869 in the province
Of Kwang-tung. He was educated In
the Anglican mission school. in the
Hawaii college at Honolulu, and at
Queens college. Hcngkong. Later, he
studied medicine, but he does not ap-
pear to have practiced. He entered on
his political career early. He at once
began organizing secret societies and
planned the doom Of the Manchu.
Fled q Massacre.
After seeing many of his co-conspir-
at0rs beheaded, he fed TO the United
Stntes and later TO London, Matching
conspiracy all the while In 1885, while
in London, he was kidnapped by the
Chinese legation. But he managed to
rot word to friends and the British
government had him released. In 1907
We tind him In Tokyo. BY this time,
through, patient contrivance he had
elaborated far-fiiing and well-co-or-
dlnated Organization. He had con-
ccived the minutest details of the COM
Ing revolution and had instructed his
chosen subordinates In their parts.
The holy city Of Wu-chang, center Of
the TAPPING rebellion and Of the ex-
pl0its Of Chinese Gordon, was again
honored as : revolutionary cradle.
In 1911, when Sun Yat-Sen vas at
his usual work OF propagandism in
America, he received q cable message
from wu.chang. telling him that all
vas ready; that they were waiting
his word to strike. Before ne could
cable back they had struck. The gov
eminent got wind Of something and
executed come suspects. whereupon
the revolutionary troops, collected at
Wu-chang. struck Of their own mo-
tion.
Had "a Friend In Court"
The Nanchu viceroy fled TO Hankow
and called on the consuls OF the for
eign powers to intervene on account
Of what he was pleased to call the
~anti-f0reIgn" nature of the move
ment. But the French consul was
friend and admircr Of Sun and knew
the viceroy was lying. He spoke up to
his consular brethren In favor Of Sun
and the revolution and convinced
them. The viceroy fed to Shanghai.
Sun hurried 10 London and obtained
assurances from leading British
statesmen that no loans would be
granted the Aanchus and that Great
Britain wouid not permit Japan to
intervene tn their favor. Then he
sailed for Shanghai and went on to
Nanking. where the republican govern
ment had established itself. This gov
ernment elected him president Of the
Chinese republic. He accepted, but
as soon as the Manchus abdicated he
resigned In favor Of Yuan Shih- Kai.
When Yuan proposed to make HIM
self emperor. Sun opposed him, and
Yuan's ambition failed.
When Tuan Chi-Jui. premier. uncon-
stitutionally dissolved the parliament.
Sun came to the front once more. He
went to Canton. drawing thither to his
support the Chinese navy, and estab-
lished the military government Of Can.
ton. Of which he was elected general
issimo. But AZ soon rs parliament
was convened and the government
safely started he once more resigned
to carry On his great work Of prepar-
ing the Chinese people for true de-
mocracy. None u Plutarch's men
were more dislnterested than Is Doc
tor Sun. Name. fame. wealth ana
honors have no attraction for him
China alone and her destiny. Doctor
Sun. though compelled to conspiracy
and indtrectisn. b b. nature open.
generous and frnnk. He hates Sc
cret diplomacy. He q q man {
charming ana delishtfnlly simple man