New Britain herald., 1921-11-10
SEES FATE FOR
 BOY EMPEROR
Everything Depends Upon Dis
 armament Conference
By VIM. PHILIP SIMMS

Washington, Nov. 10.--A boy em- peror, the "Lord' of Ten Thousand Years" is waiting in Picking to read his fate in the outcome of the arms conference here.
 If the conference is a success. if China gets the honest deal necessary to the life and sovereignty of the republic, he will remain where he is and as he is. An emperor shorn of his glory and without a realm.
 It is failure if China is left to the mercy of the powers which for years have made a football of her, it is but question of time before he is lifted bodily from his secluson and pumped down on the hard, but gaudy, dragon throne--there to be the servitor of an Anglo-Japanese al liance.
 The failure of the conference here, and the restoration of the empire would be the end, once and for all of the American policy of the "open door, in China, that is, unless the United States wished to fight for it.
 His Majesty Hsuan Tung, aged IT, today makes his home in the For bidden City in "the Palace of Heaven ly Purity" Picking. Surrounded by his own retainers, and formal, if mock, court, he lives within sight of President Hsu Shihchang's own pal ace, on a government bounty of $2,- 000000 a year.
 He has four tutors-three Manchu and Chinese teachers, and one Eng fish.
 The English tutor Is R. F. John son. really a British government official-district magistrate of Wei haiwei (Shantung)-on special leave uniquely for this job.
 Chen Pao-chen, @ teacher of Chi nese classics; Shin Hsu, instructor in Manchu learning; and Gnu I-fan, teacher of writing, are the three as- sociates of Johnson in teaching the young emperor in- waiting how to shoot.
 Through Johnson's Eyes
 His sole outlook on the western world therefore, is through Tutor Johnson's eyes. In the event of a restoration, it is obvious that Great Britain would be in on the ground 0Or
 should the Anglo Japanese ali- ,ce be renewed as result of the ilure of the Washington confer nee, Japan would share with Eng and her unusual position.
 Dr. Sun Yat-sen, president of the South China government, accused President Hsu Shih- chang, in Picking, of being under obligations to Japan If this Is true, Japan, too, would have certain amount of influence on the boy emperor. For not only Is Presi- dent Hsu the lads guardian, but is a Monarchist at heart and is very close personally to his Majesty Hsuan Tung.
 Engagement Rrmored.
 An engagement between the lem peror" and President Hsu's daughter has been rumored for more than a .nlr. Of the rumor this much is cer-
 in; There is strong desire in cer-
 in circles in China to bring about is union in the hope that through t q restoration would become easier.
 The Washington conference, how ever, gives the whole problem a new slant. If it leaves China the strong 1T for it's having met, the republic will be given new lease on life.
 If 1t leaves China to work out her own salvation as best she can, the situation thus created will be ripe for a Monarchist coup.
 Indeed such thing would not be surprising even before the confer ence adjourns. for beyond all doubt it would advance the cause of cer- tain very powerful interests to have the delegates here faced by a new monarchy in China as an accom- pished fact.