Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-09

The Pckingese government--the
OF China--sent a number
of worthy sons OF the Sun God to
to limit armaments, and
get some concessions for China. Those
delegates rented the Moran House.
hired a tiptilted nosed butler, and be-
gan TO entertain In style grand and
glorious.
While the entertainments were be-
ing held little bland-faced gentle
man. Ma 500 by name, sneaked into
Washington. via the Pennsylvania
station. and rented diggings on side
street, Ma 500. being able to trace his
ancestry back 1000 years. did not be-
lieve in hurrying matters. lie was
willing 10 wait until the. Pekingese
crowd committed faux pas.
lie did not have long to wait.
DIR. Sze, on behalf of the Pekingesc
government, presented to the Confer
ence ten very mild demands. lie said
nothing whatsoever about Japan's er-
croachments on the sacred soil OF
China. The Secretary and the military
and naval advisors of the Pekingese
government decided that DIR. Sze had
not been forcible enough in his de-
mands. TO emphasize their views, they
resigned from the delegation.
This news was transmitted to Ma
500 yesterday.
He gave three tigers" for the Can
tonese government, rushed out on
Pennsylvania avenue. hired n mimeo
graph operator, and had said operator
turn out several hundred copies of a
programme" for the rehabilitation of
China. After the mimeograph had done
its work Mr.. Ma 500 sent copy OF
this programme" to each OF the eight
other Powers represented at the Con-
| ference board. Mr.. Ma 500 also hand
ed few copies TO the press, In strict
confidence. In doing so he announced
/ that he represented the only true gov
crnment in China-the Cantonese gov
ernment.
True. he did not have a magnificent
mansion in which to house himself
He has no tiptiIted nosed butler TO NJ
ceive visitors-but did not Benjamin
Franklin practice thrift when he rep
resented the United States at he
Court of Versailles? Does virtue go
un-rewarded today? Are not his dig
gings worthy of a philosophers
! Half an hour after Mr.. Ma 500 an
nounced the opening Of the head
quarters Of the Cantonese government
he was beseiged by press agents and
other gentry, willing to present the
Cantonese Governments claims be
fore the Conference and the world If
their palms were first crossed with
I silver. But Mr.. Ma 500 is philoso-
! pher. He believes that merit needs
no -agent-only mimeograph
machine and facile-tongued orator
from Canton.
While the good news was travelling
! around Washington. numerous Chi
nese burshers wended their way "a
Mr.. Ma Soo's headquarters They an
uounced that they stood for equal
rights to- ell, and special privileges 10
none" Also they declared that they
represented the true Republic of Can
ton-not the Pekingese dynasty.
One Of these liberal minded gentry
the one who wears the long alpaca
Coat-declared that the Pekingcse del
egation faces n worse fate than the
mere resignation of secretary and
the military and naval advisors. HI
said that money was becoming shy
! around the Pekingese group. He ever
/ iutimated that before long the elorie.
! Of the Moran House might be memo
ries.
: When Il was pointed out to him thai
e the Pekingese delegation has n butler
with 90 and 44-100's per cent Eng
3 lish nose ne only smiled. extended hi
e hands fan-like. and murmured softly
i "In the dynasty of Yong. the Moor
God, buffers were hired by the day
That is as true today al II was 5000
2 years ago."
2 Then II was hinted that money wa.
/, flowing into the Golfers of the Peking
I ese group like water down a Manchu
G rian hill. The gentleman wearing tbs
' alpaca coat only smiled, and then an
swered
e "In the reign of WI, Father of the
Stars. gold flowed upon and buried
. the enemies of the pople. Even so i
is today. My friend. l cannot affort
one of your taxicabs. Can you tel
me which tram car will take me t
the honorable abode OF Mr.. Secretar!
Hughes?"
He was placed on a street car which
= would take him TO the office of th'
Secretary of State. AS the car started
he leaned out of a rear window. an,
shouted:
Remember, the Cantonese govern
ment represents the people-the Pc
kingese government the Mandarins.
The car gained momentum. Th'
little gentleman in the alpaca Goa
was on his way TO the office of Nh
: Charles f. Hughes. Secretary of State
/, and Chairman of the Conference OF
Limitation of Armaments and Matter
!, Pertaining to the Far East. Perhap
he was TO make history; who knows
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