The New York herald., 1921-11-08
TokiO's Domination of Hsu
Government by Intrigue
Openly Charged.
JAPAN MEETING ISSUES
Prepares to Urge Certain Far
Eastern Questions as 'Ac-
cepted Facts
BY LOUIS sEIBoLD.

Special Despatch to THE New YonK HmALp.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. c., Nov. 7.
About the only feature Of the pre-
liminary discussion regarding the
great world conference convening
Saturday which seems to be worthy
of serious consideration Is very
interesting report tonight that nego-
tiations have been initiated to COM
pose the differences between the
rival Governments Of demoralized
China.
Unofficial censors that buzz in the
corridors of Congress and in the
hobbies of the hotels have mentally
and verbally settled everything else
IN connection with the conference
in advance Of its meeting. They
have decided that the conference
shall consume no more than two
diplomatists and statesmen con-
fronted with the task Of solving the
stupendous problems involved; de-
cided that the Japanese delegation
will not inject the race issue into
the deliberations of 1t. Both reports
lack the substantial Endorsement Of
Secretary Hughes and his associates
who are preparing to act as the hosts
of the foreign delegations and of the
ENJOYS of the Mikadoss Government.
Compromise Is Urged.
There IS solid ground. however. to
support the statement that very pow
erful influences are at work to induce
the Canton and Pekin Governments
of China to reach an agreement in ad-
vance of the stage of the conference
deliberations which will bring the
Flowery Kingdom squarely into the
picture.
The present relations between the
two Governments is pretty much like
that which exists between the North
and South of Ireland and with the
geographical conditions reversed. The
Canton Government is generally re-
garded east and west as TIE more rep
resentative and substantial Of the two
Despite this apparent advantage, the
Canton Government has not been rec
ognized by the United States and will
not be represented at the conference
table Saturday and never may be un-
less compromise Is effected between
the two Governments.
Canton rejected the offer to name one
Of the four delegates credited to Pelsin
and the Washington Government refused
Independent representation to II. Ma
500, the Spokesman for Canton, Is in
Washington but is going away before
tine conference assemblies. Under in
structions from Canton he has notified
the State Department that the Sun Yat
Sen Government will not recognize any
agreements made In the name Of China
10 which the Hsu Government is a party
IL the Canton Government is left out.
That's the way matters etand now but
there is reason to believe that Pekin.
realizing the awkwardness of the situa-
ton. Is trying to reach an understand
Ing with the rival government Whether
the effort will succeed is uncertain.
tant financial influences are more opti-
niistic.
The Hsu Government owes the advan- |
tsge II enjoys over the Canton enterprise
TO reasons that are largely of a diplo-
matically technical character. 1t Is |
maintained largely through the support
of mercenary Tuchuns and groups Of
provincial militarists who would just as
leave sell their services to Canton or
Toxic as to PeSin II the inducements
were sufficiently attractive.
Influence OF Toxic.
The fact is that Toxic has been open,v
charged with instigating the activities Of
these Tuchuns for the manifest purpose |
OF keeping the rival Chinese governments |
epart and the whole country In a state of |
turmoil and Generalization. The Can |
ton Government In viewed In both east
and west as possessing more OF the es- |
sentiai clements OF orderly and repre-
sentative government than that of North
China.
The governments OF one or two of the |
western countries which are genuinely
ambitious to reclaim China az a whoIe |
from the Influences OF Japan and two |
remote countries which are held 10 have |
prohted tremendously through the ex-
ploitation OF her vast resources are |
known to have been quietly active Of late |
IN counselling compromise In order that |
China as a whole may share In the great !
benefits which are expected TO result |
from the discussion OF Far Eastern |
problems.
Persons who enjoy rather Intimate re-
fations with the representatives of the |
Mikado's Government admit that nego-
tiations looking TO the adjustment OF the |
wide range of differences between the |
Pekin and Canton governments have
been progressing for some time. These