The Washington herald., 1921-01-23
MANDATE PEACE
FAILS IN CHINA,
SOUTHERN SAYS
Fearing Monarchy's Re
turn, Blames Pekin
For Wide Disorders.
Special Gable Dispatch 70
The Washington Herald.

Ihe Warrington Herald.
SHANGHAI, Jan. 22-"we are
ready to cancel our passages to Can
ton at a moments notice. We are
ready to make peace with Pekin.
We want peace. We do not want
Chaos. The Onus is on Pekin," said
Tang ShaO-yi, speaking Of condi-
dsns in China. He was waiting for
y word from he steamship office
g when his steamer would sail
President Hsu must issue a man.
date Immediately appointing a chief
delegate to meet the delegates from
the parts of China which do not rec
ognize Pekin," he added. There
can be no peace by mandate. Hsu
must know that before there can be
peace in China the principles for
winch the civil war was fought
must be achieved. \ speedy peace
Is not necessary. What is necessary
Is a righteous peace.
The recent hghting in kwang-
tung has been the longest in China
since the TAPPING rebellion. 1t last
ed seven months. And it might have
tasted longer were it not for the
strong assistance given the soldiers
by the civilian population Of
hwangtung. They cut off the food
supply. tore up railroads, blew up
bridges. shot stray hwangsi SOL
diers, interfered with all sorts of
communications and stopped ambu-
lance trains. So our victory was
Speedier and more complete.
But our work for Kwangtung is
? 4ot finished. We have to enforce
p rst Of all compulsory educ Ltion.
That will strengthen the province
Tor ages. 1t will make il impossible
FOR corrupt militarists to seize the
province again. Then we must alb
Solutely clear the province of ban
dts who were foisted on it by
kwangsi and the Pekin govern
ment. We shall build Canton UP as
a province. am A firm believer in
the principle that each province
, must work out its own destiny. I
am opposed to the quartering Of the
troops Of one province on the other.
; With regard to prospects Of in
ternal peace. they are remote. We
have done all we can do. We have
, talked up to last night with Pekin
i We have even recognized the illegal
4 tsu Shth-Chang as a pro tenn pres
ss' ent. But we must insist upon the
u oolitiOn of the Tuchun system, the
III: tsbandment of troops and local
" government for the provinces
n 5 inailenabIe principles And we
tn lust insist on peace by conference
I'd not by Presidential mandate.
o.J)w can Hsu Shih-chang declare the
Gu untry unified by mandate. when
OF a single province will recognize
his authority"
DO You believe, Mr.. Tang" he was
SeNEed, that the monarchy is to he
ma tored?"
yer Poor Manchus" he replied. They
1rshe doing the best they can to keen
ru 1t of politics. Only Prince Su and
ar rinCe kung. operating from Dairen,
a under Japanese protection and in
& fiuenCe. want the monarchy restored
And they may succeed. But il they
10 it will only be temporary. Also
.p DeCause OF the close relations be-
e ween the restoration movement and
tIaPan, il will mean that all pos
81 Sibilities of friendship between
tI 'hina and Japan will disappear. J
Is annOt believe that Japan would be
oytupid enough to make such a
m Egder."
ne Shis much is clear: Unless japan
Dpr forced by the other nations Ia
~ interfering in the internal af-
lrcirs of China there can be neither
" ace nor reconstruction here The
ID. esent crisis has been engineered
al men most friendly to Japan and
lOst opposed to the cOnsOrtium.
CCopyriEht 1921, Public LadRsr Coy