The Topeka state journal., 1921-12-06
CHINESE IN SPLIT
War at Home and Disagree
ment in Washington.
South Republic Masses for At
tack on Peking.
DELEGATES At PARLEY QUIT
Three Chief Advisers Have
Handed in designations.
DIR. Sun Vat Sen Plans to Force
Powers to Action.
DELEGATES At FARLEY QUIT

Washington, Dec. 6.-Conditions
within the Chinese delegations to the
armament conference became so tur-
buient today as to constitute a men
ace to the success of the conference
itself
stion of DR.. Philip X. c. Tyau, secfe-
tarv of the delegation. because of the
resentment at the treatment accorded
Chinese problems, came today three
anore designations among the higher
advisers in the delegation. They were:
General Huang Flu, chief military ad-
wiser: Chow Tsi-Chi former minister
of finance and chief financial adviser;
Admiral Tsai Ying Kan. chief of the
naval advisers and also assistant di-
rector of Chinese customs.
1t was evident today that condi-
ffons within the Chinese delegation
are turbulent and more designations
may follow. Hints were even heard
In some quarters today that the stu
alton has reached a point where only
y spark is needed to cause a general
conflagration and blow up" in the
delegation.
Drive> on Picking Started.
Shanghai. Dec 6.-Defensive plans
against DR.. sun Yat Sens much her
aided campaign against "Japanized
Peking' are being made by WI Pei Flu
and other leaders of the northern
forces.
1t is reliably reported that Wa Pei
T'u has informed the Peking govern
ment that he has enough troops in the
Yangtze valley to CONFRONT Suns in
vaders with an assured prospect OF
success. The troops either under his
direct command or under men direct
IN responsible to him number 100000.
about half of these being seasoned
veterans of three victorious cam
paigns. In addition. there are some
so, 600 troops in the Yangtze provinces
commanded by northern Tuchuns not
directly responsible to WI
Needs Money Most.
What General Wu does need, how
ever. is money, and it is understood he
has informed PekinS that S30,000,0 600
will be necessary to equip. feed, pay
and keep up defensive army of 100,
600 against the south. Where the
money is to come from. no one, the
central government least of all. knows
it is, therefore. considered probable
that Wu's army will face and fight
the south without the funds that its
commander requires.
No attempt will, it is stated, be
made by General Wu Pei Flu to carry
on an aggressive campaign against the
army of Or. Sun WI will confine him.
Self purely TO an aggressive defense.
According to WI. the irreconcilable
attitude of DR.. sun Vat Sen has been
largely responsible for-the recent
fighting in so many quarters in China,
ami Doctor Suns uncompromising at
titude has been the cause of the fail
u~e of all attempts at reunion of
divided China.
No Peace. Says Doctor Sun.
Dr. sun Vat Sen who is in the field
at the head of h's army. when notified
that reports were current in Washing
ton that a peace parley between South
and North China was imminent, die
tated the following dispatch while Gu
route to Hankow:
ANY peace conference between the
North. and South in the interests of
unity in China is impossible, and
wOu q be resultless with the JapaniZed.
inefficient Peking government as at
party to it.
'The first condition for uniffcation
Of China is the downfall of the
Peking administration, for unity can
be secured only thru national govern
ment based on the consent of the gov
crnesi.
"THis might be effected by the pow
ers Withdrawing their recognition Of
tn. Peking government. Or it might
be effected by the conquest of Peking
by military forces.
Prepare for Struggle.
withdrawal of recognition Of
Picking by tn powers would unity
China without further bloodshed. The
N'ii W O9N ~ ii4NSf9 al GeiuJ dChlOWl-
edge the sovereignty of the Cantonese
government (southern republie) and
T. other provinces soon would fol-
low The only alternative is a con-
tnuation of the war
The northern expedition Can ex-
pedition sent north by the southern
governmenD is now massing forces
for a gigantic struggle gainst Peking
"a struggle imposed by the dipIo-
macy of the powers in China"