The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-02
nv WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS.

Canton, China, Sept This is
fine story of a story-of an inter
.v4ew with DR.. Sun Yet-sen, presi-
.sent Of the Republic of Canton and
q, China-providing he can make
.ha foreign powers see 1t the same
way he does.
From the Shameen, an island in
tbe Pearl river where, in common
with other foreigners, made my
base. l made the journey across
Canton by chair. Three almost
naked coolies carried 1t, the dis
lance being about four miles,
through streets SO narrow that
when corners were turned the lead
ing coolie sometimes was forced
IA enter the open front of a ma
five shop TO allow the boy bringing
nm with the rear to swing into the
thoroughfare.
Now and then the sides of the
sedan scraped the very walls while
the lam of pedestrians brushed
mast edgewise in the few inches of
free space left them. Chinese
shops Of every imaginable variety
bordered the way and doors of just
as wide a range assailed the nose.
Sentries on Guard.
1t took some 90 minutes to make
the distance 1t could have been
done in less but for the crowds.
Presently the coolies emerged
from the man-made jungle into a
new. wide avenue. In front of me
was q great gate in a high wall-a
fancy gate like one sees in Chi
nese picture and with colors in it
like Korean Cloisone. Before it, on
either side, stood a sentry - the
first OF a series guarding the seat
of the military government of Can
ton.
For this was 1.-THE headquarters
of DR.. Sun Yat-sen's government.
The buildings were none of them
more than two stories high. They
covered an area large as a city
square. The walls were white
washed and the roofs were of a
deep maroon-almost black-tile.
Through the fancy gate the cool
les headed at a dog-trot, the SEN
tries paying little attention to US
as we went by.
Occidental Oriental
Ahead of me was a long vista of
covered walk with narrow, white
walled barrack-Iike buildings
crossing it about every $50 feet
The walk went right on through
the buildings, emerging each time
into a courtyard where tropical
trees grew high and let fall a very
grateful shadow on the greenest
Of green lawns. An odor of jass-
mine, sweetest of all flowers to
those who love the heavy perfumes
OF southern chimes, filled the place.
After crossing two courts and
passing through two off these
cross-buildings. the coolies sat me
DOWN l stepped out
Want see somebody" said
pleasant voice behind me.
The speaker was a Chinese, but
SO accidentally hammered and
dressed that it required two looks
to be sure. He might have been an
American business man, a middle
westerner at that
"Dr. san, Pleased"
l asked to see Mr.. Quo Tai-chi,
formerly of Columbia University,
nov high up in the foreign office
under DR.. Sun Yet-sen-
Mr.. Quo. it was agreed, was to
arrange my interview with the Can
ton president
He is in Shanghai" the Occiden-
tai Oriental replied in perfect Eng
lish.
Here was a pretty howdy-do! l
had come long way to get the in
terVlew and the man who was to in
roduce me had been suddenly
called away. Something, though,
mad TO be done l took out a card.
DR.. Sun, then" l said, quite as
II ne were my buddie.
The middle western-looking Chi
nese took the bristol and turned to
an attendant dressed in hot-coun-
ny khaki and said something in the
Fernacular. The attendant motion
ed to me to follow, which 1 did,
DOWN the walk. He opened a door