South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-11-27
BOY RULERS'S FATE
HANGS IN BALANCE
If Disarmament Farley Fails,
Youth Will be Tool"
of Big Powers.

WASHINGTON. Nov. "a boy
emperor. the Lord OF Ten Thou
sand Years" is waiting in Peking
20 read his fate in the outcome Of
the arms conference here.
II the conference is a success, II
China gets the honest deal neces-
sary 20 the life and sovereignty Of
the republic he will remain where
he is and as he Is: An emperor
shorn Of his glory and without a
realm.
II II is a failure. II China is left
10 the mercy OF the powers which
for years have made a football OF
her. Il is but a question Of time be-
fore ne is lifted bodily from his Sc
clusion and pumped down on the
hard. but gaudy. dragon throne
there 10 be the servitOr OF an An
glo-Japanese alliance.
The failure Of the conference here.
and the restoration Of the empire,
would be the end. once and for all.
OF the American policy Of the open
door" in China. that is. unless the
United States wished 10 fight for IL.
In Forbidden City.
His Majesty Hsuan Tung. aged
Il. today makes his home in the
forbidden city. in "the Palace OF
Heavenly Purity" Picking. Sur
rounded by his own retainers. and
a formal, II mock, court. he lives
within sight Of Pres't Hsu Shin
changes own palace. on a govern
ment bounty of $4,000 600 a year.
He has four tutors-three Man
chu and Chinese teachers, and one
English.
The English tutor Is r. T. John
son. really a British government
Oficial-district magistrate Of Wei
haiwei (Shantung)-on special leave
uniquely for this job.
Chen Pao-chen. a teacher OF Chi
nese classics; Shih Hsu. instructor
in Manchu learning; and Chu I-fan.
teacher OF writing. are the three as
sociates of Johnson in teaching the
young emperor-in-waiting how TO
shoot.
Through Johnson's Eyes.
HIS sole outlook on the western
world therefore. is through Tutor
Johnson's eyes. In the event OF a
restoration. II is obvious that Great
Britain would be in on the ground
floor.
Should the Anglo-Japanese alli-
ance be renewed as a result OF the
failure of the Washington confer
ence, Japan would share with Eng
/ land her unusual position.
DR.. Sun Yat-sen. president Of the
South China government, accused
Pres't Hsu Shih-chang, in Picking.
/ Of being under obligations to Japan.
II this is true, Japan, too, would
| have a certain amount Of influence
/ on the boy emperor. For not only IS
Pres't Hsu the lads guardian. but
/ is a Monarchist at heart and is very
close personally to His Majesty
Hsuan Tung.
Engagement RumOred.
An engagement between the "em-
! peror" and Pres't Hsu's daughter
has been rumored for more than a
| year. OF the rumor this much Is
/ certain: There is a strong desire in
! certain circles in China to bring
about this union in the hope that
I through II a restoration would be-
/ come easier.
The Washington conference. how
ever, gives the whole problem a
| new slant. If Il leaves China the
! stronger for it's having met, the re-
public will be given a new lease on
| life.
| II II leaves China to work out her
own salvation az best she can. the
situation thus created viii be ripe
| for a monarchist coup.
Indeed such a thing would not
/ be surprising even before the con-
| ference adiourns. for beyond all
/ doubt it would advance the cause
| OF certain very powerful interests
/ to have the delegates here faced BY
I a new monarchy in China as an &C
compllshed fact
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