Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-25
AN(1E HAPPENINGS FLASHED BY WIRE ACROSS TTE So e
SOLDIERS AND BANDITS Nv GINA
DECLARED TO BE SI7VONYU7/LS
Problem OF hat to DO With Unnecessary Standing
Army of 100000 Potential Loocrs Is One of
Greatest for Pacific Conference
l,Sreeiai % 'rhc rImcs Dispatch

SHNNGlIAL sept. China has ;
standing army Of abou, l.5Oa. Que
Theoretically thns. troops are undo,
the control OF the Ministry of War
Actually they arc the personal prop
city ~ ihcir immediate superior Tia
is u hriGad" commander has hi,
troops. lie is Responsible to a strong
"fi.ccr who i generally bcfcnS,
Commissioner. Tho Defense Commits.
si"ner is responsible Ia his Tuchun
WHO u til" military governor of {;
province. The ruchun is tn. under
dog of AN Inspector general Their.
formerly We're four Inspector generals
. III China: now there arc only ,hrr"
! tn. Inspector general "f the South.
""S' having been defeated by ia,
Cantonese. The three inSpcctur-c.r.
cr:,ls are Chang TSo-ln. Of Man
churia; Tsan Kun. OF Chilli. iIomtn
and Shan;unE, and wa lcilfu. Of Tho
/ trpcr Nanctsc. These three mon
really govern china because thry
control tho troops In addition IL
them arc Sun Yat-Scn and Chen
thun- ming who dominate Canton ana
/ kwangsi because they contro! the
/ troops in those provinces. China is
now governed by a militar!NuliparchN
which dominates the entire rplica
life al the country.
Tho militarists Keep their power
through money. When in the days Of
tn. Anfu club there was plenty ..
money. Tuau chih jul would hand il
I" Little iiSu and chin Yung-pcu.
now Premier. who wuuid pass II along
I" tho faithful TuchunS. who would
pass som" ON to their loyal DcrenS.
Co'nnis sipn"r. who in turn sent some
of ii down the line until il reached
the soldier. .Nlthuurh China's army
s.lN1,i,,I "a. \ ma n,,u
'M"X.p in tn" las; three Years. the SOL
dirrs r"t very !!ttl" al II. Nor AID
much 80 into equipment. On tin, way
d"wn from TIA" apes uf thr nlisarchy
to the common soldier. most Of i; dis
appeared Tn" soldiers pay wa. rrn-
orally in arrears for months. sons
times rs much n% min" months. All q
the Tu"huns ana most ~ the general is
are rich men. but thr ruai wealth j.
IN the hands "i tn. Inspector generals.
'hanS Tso ling has made $" mUan
that hc recently huuEhi a Packard
Tor SS5.unU AMI hId IL .Nhlbit,d lr
several cities in China.
GrnrraI> R">r from, UnnL>
Most Of TIA" generals now a. the
top "f Chlra's military oiigarchy are
men who Mere traiucd by Yuan Shi-
Nai FRAN tn" RANKS Nuan's id"., WAS
personal loyalty to Himself. not to
tir country. That idea pcrmcaI"s
Chinese m!litnrism .t this time rhcr,
il no natipnn'istjc conception among
III" o!dc, mcm. rhcy regard .a-ir
rru,iuro as "a tiuGdo'n which they
i"i" l"i 'h' hS''N'>' an" Wh!,h must
pay tribute 10 them Ncighhorius
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!auG!,s When :, youth unas it, too
I.rl i'm his y.Vag. he tries ia gel INTO.
IL. arms lie then receives nom :
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'n lhh larger '!,"N an rh"'' rs mac"
,o keep them III a hotter condition,
hu i is not always success