Arizona republican., 1922-06-26
DR. SUN MAY
GET CALL To
AID CHINA IN
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President Ii Believes Pres
ence Of Former South
China Leader Will Lend
Strength To Move

PEKIN. June 25-Latest advices
from Canton report DIR. Sun Yat Sen,
defeated southern leader, detained
aboard a gunboat there, with his
navy and the Kwangtung provincial
assembly definitely aligned against
him and General Chen Chung Ming s
troops in fun control of the city.
SUMS forces in Kiangsi province, on
which he pinned his flickerlng hopes
for restoration. are said TO be DIS
organized and footing the territory
over which they are scattered.
official opinion in Picking is that
sun Yat Sen. as the leader of pos
sible obstructionist movement against
the reunion of China, has been elm
mated permanently. The govern
ment now is considering what dispo-
sition to make of him.
President Il Yuan Hung is dis
posed to be magnanimous and invite
Sun to Pcking to assist in the re-
unification program. He believes the
southern chiefs presence would give
great moral support to the uniteo
government in view of the immense
following in southern China he for-
merly commanded. President Ii also
argues that Suns alignment with the
Peking administration would add
strength to the union governments
cause among the Cantonese leaders
friends in foreign lands, including
America.
Other tentative proposals are that
Sun Vat Sen be permitted to retire
to his home in Shanghai, or that he
carry out his previously announced
intention of visiting the United
States.
No one in authority here doubts
that sun eventually will be forced
formally TO resign under increasing
pressure from Chen Chung Mirs;,
his conqueror. Both the kwangtung
provisional assembly and the leaders
of his naval forces have urged Sun
to take this step in the interests or
united China.
Will Revive Republican Parliament
General Wu Pei Flu, who recently
decisively defeated the Manchurian
war lord. Chang Tso-L Lin. before
Picking and who is the recognized
military power of north China. is IN
daily communication with Chen
Chung Ming in the south.
Wu declares that Chen is in hearty
accord with the plan to reunite the
country under one government at
Peking, to disband all provincial
troops and to establish a national
army only large enough for defen-
sive purposes
Both Wu and Chen are agreed that
the old republican parliament dis
solved by the militarists in 1917
should resume full control of the
country's affairs. perfect a perma-
nent constitution and elect success
sor to President Ii Yuan Hung. With
this program President Ii also is IN
accord He has maintained ever
since reassuming office that he is
holding his position only pending an
EXPRESSION of the wishes of the old
republican legislative body, which he
hopes will be able to meet with
quorum by August /, at the latest.
Anticipating the increasing strength
of the revived republican regime at
Peling. the defeated Chang Tso-Lln,
from his stronghold at Mukden in
Manchuria. has sent word that he
does not intend further to hinder re-
unification of the country.
Chang avows that he and the Deo-
ple of the three Manchurian prov
inces are willing to cooperate in the
united China plans if Manchuria is
given q measure of local autonomy.
Chang also frankly admits his defeat
at the hands of WI Pei-Fu and indi-
Gates that he has been cured of any
desire to cause his country further
trouble.
In the face of all these apparent
evidences of harmony. however, there
still rings out the discord of Sun Vat
Sens defiance. Unlike Chang Tso-
Lin. the self-seeking militarist, the
leader of a once flourishing demo-
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