The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-19
Delegates Here See End
OF Civil War in Chin's
Resignation.
LIANG-SHI-HI MAY
BE NEW PREMIER
Status of Arms ENJOYS
Here Unchanged, Is
Belief.

SHANGHAI. Dec. 18.-The unid-
cation Of all China ana an end Of
the civil war between the Northern
and Southern governments is fore
cast as the result of the resignation
of Premier Chin and his entire cab
met. 1t Is rumored that Lang
shi-Hi has occepted the task Of
forming q new cabinet.
Overthrow of the cabinet 10 the
result Of Gen. Chang de-
sire to set up a business govern
ment able to co-operats with the
officials managing the Chinese con-
sortlum. shang- -Tso-Lin IL the rui-
ing power behind the governmsn,
at present
From Canton IT 10 reported that
with the further concession Of Hsu-
shu-Changs elimination from the
presidency the Southern leaders will
be willing to join with the Pskin
government. Foreign Minister Yen
Is reported rs a second possibility
for the premiership.
wssld Help Deiesatisn.
Members of the Chinese delega-
tion to the arms conferences believe
that q consolidation Of the North
ern and Southern governments in
China is possible As q result OF the
resignation of Premier Chin and
his cabinet.
They are hopeful that this will
result not alone because Il would
end q troublesome situation in
China, but because II would better
China's chances Of getting what
she wants from the conference,
The delegation was without Of
fcial word from Pekin as to the
cabinets resignation. In any event
II was said that the status Of the
delegation here would not be
changed ~ . result
Foreign Minister Yen, mentioned
as . possible successor to Premier
Chin, was Responsible for the ap-
point1ent of the delegation, II wa.
pointed out. and shaped the policies
that are governing Il
The resignation Of Hsu-Shu-
Chang from the presidency. IL was
said, would be the thing most
needed to bring about a unifcation
OF the governments. The South
Chinese have been hostile to him,
because they contend his accession
to office was illegal. and II was
thought the South Chinese would be
unwilling to unite with the Pekin
government so long as hs~remnined
at its head.
A genuine unifcation Of China
with a strong and responsible gov
ernment at Pekin. to which the
Southern revolutionaries would ad-
here, would exert a considerable in
fiuence on the deliberations of the
arms conference here.
Would Quiet Critieism.
It would. in the first place. serve
to Quiet the criticism that has
grown up as a result OF China's in
ability to govern herself and man
age her own affairs. The belief
that China could not handle her
own affairs unaided has been re-
sponsible for much of the unwilling
ness Of the powers to withdraw
completely from China. The Japa-
nese and other governments, IN
yielding privileges in China have
carefully imposed the condition that
China should herself maintain a
proper protection for foreign inter-
ests and properties, and their atti-
tude has clearly indicated doubt
as to China's ability to do this.
Further. single governmen
would command respect that the
Pekin government has found lack
ing. The charge has been made that
the government and Its delegation
here were not truly representative
of China, and could not speak for
the Chinese people. With q gov
ernment at Canton, the charge has
been such as to cause some concern.