The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1922-05-10
WI PLEDGES WORK
FOR UNITED CHINA
Would Rid Nation Of Armies and
Debt; chang's Army
r In Flight.

Picking, May 6.-Gen. WI Pei Flu
victor over Gen. Chang Tso-Lin In
the struggle for military control in
China, declared today at Changsin-
! tien that instead of striving for the
+ position as head of the Government
he desired to devote his energies to
I unity China. create political har-
mony in the North and South, ahol-
ish militarism, revive industry and
win the respect of the foreign Pow
ers.
He expressed himself as agreeing
with tie opinion Of the Powers set
down at the Washington conference
that China must put her house In
order. free herself from vast armies,
apply her revenues to pay her debts
and build railroads.
Visited BY Americans
WI Pei Flu greeted a group OF
Americans and British who visited
his private train twelve miles out
side of the city, About the train
were scattered tons of ammunition
and guns captured from Changes
army. On the platform numerous
wounded soldiers were stretched.
General WI was asked whether
he intended entering Picking to as
sumo the direction of the Govern
ment. He replied that he was not
interested in politics because OF
all, he did not consider that his vic
tory was complete until he had cap
tured Chang Tso-Lin whom he de-
sired to eliminate as a possible flu
ture menace. He favored disarm-
ing most of the soldiers but wanted
a reasonable defensive army.
He declared China's great need
was railroads; inefficiency and the
dissipation of funds resulted from
the present system of foreign in
vestments, with Chinese manage
ment. He purposed encouraging
foreign investment by arranging
foreign management with Chinese
authorship which would assure
good profits with the protection of
foreign and Chinese interests alike.
Wants China Prosperous
In his opinion there was every
reason why the Chinese people
should prosper like The peoples of
other nations.
Sweeping governmental changes
followed today the success of Gen.
WI Pei-Fu in winning the military
mastery at Picking.
President Hsu Shih-Chang issued
mandate dismissing Premier
Liang Shih-Yi and ordering his ar
rest.
Finance Minister Chang HUI and
Minister of Communications Yeh
Kung-Cho also were dismissed and
their arrest was ordered.
Gen. Chang Tso-Lin is dismissed
from his Office of Inspector General
of Manehuria.
Charged With Conspiracy
Premier LANG Shih-Yi, who is
now in Tientsin where he has been
on leave for several months, is
charged with conniving with Chang
Tso-Lin to promote civil war.
China's civil war appears to have
ended with the fight of General
Chang toward Mukden, and the
recognition by the Picking govern
ment with Gen. WI Pei-Fu as mas
ter of the military situation.
Chang Tso-Lin, who brought 100,'
900 troops south Of the great wall
is believed to have abandoned any
idea OF offering organized resist
ance. His fight was hurried. He
had proceeded to Loafa along the
Peking-Tientsin railway with view
to directing operations around the
capital when he learned OF the de-
feat there and fed, leaving his dis
organized troops to follow as best
they could.
Half of Chang's army is roaming
the country between Peking and
Tientsin. all trying to reach the lat
ter place or a point northward OF
the Mukden Railroad. A message
received from Tientsin through ON
cial channels last night said thous
ands of soldiers were observed out
side the city on their way east.
1900 Troops Disarmed
The Peking gendarmie disarmeC
1900 Of Chang Tso-Lin's soldier
outside the city walls. WI Pei-F,
is said 10 have paid each OF the mel
> $40 for the expenses Of his tril
home.
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