The New York herald., 1922-05-28
NEW CHINESE WAR
SLIKELY IN SOUTH.
Sun Yat Sen, Asked to Resign,
Threatens to Bombard
Canton Arsenal.
GENERALS IN LEAGUE
7vu Quotes American History
Against Citizens Convention
10 Choose Government.

Hntsu KoNo. May 20 tAssociated
Pressts--Gen. Chen Chiung-ming. the
South China military leader, is do
rnanding that sun Vat Sen resign from
tho Presidency OF the South China Gov
eminent at Canton, II was reliably re-
ported here to-day. The military forces
OF Che Canton Government refuse to
allow President Sun to enter Canton
and he has ordered the navy to bonn
bard the arsenal. II Is reported. South
ern Chinese officials. however. declare
they do not anticipate military HOSTILE
ties at Canton.
Sun Vat Sens army movements In the
southern part of the province of Kiangsi
are consfdersd as bluff and merely
strategical maneuvers against the south
ern General. II there is a clash be-
tween them It Is generally thought 1t
may occur In the northern part OF
Kwangtung. The underlying cause of
the struggle is for control OF that prov
ince. whose finances are largely held by
Chen Chiung-ming.
At the military headquarters at We'll
chow, in the northern part OF the prov
ince of Kwangtung, It is freely admitted
that the situation is serious, although
Gen. Chen Chung ming refuses to talk
and is awaiting developments.
The general belief among foreigners
is that he is secretly allied with Gen.
wu Pei-fu, who holds the military upper
hand in ne north, and that the recent
estrangement of tho southern General
and President Sun fs permanent. This
opinion also is expressed by a number
OF Chinese, who believe a clash will
occur soon unless Sun Vat Sen is willing
10 efface himself. II Is reported here
that he and his officials. realizing their
waning power, are trying to negotiate
settlement.
PrSrv. May 81 ASSOCIATED Press =
Cen. Wu Pei-fu, acting Independently
of the Pekin Government to-day an
nounced the following program, which
he said only awaited the approval of
the various Chinese provinces to carry
out: Revival OF the old Parliament as
the national legislature. elimination sim
ultaneously of the Pekfn and Canton
governments and adoption OF a per1na-
rent constitution with the election OF
President under its provisions.
Cen vvu said 1t was irnpracticable to
hold a citizens convention. which has
been proposed instead OF the convening
of the old Parliament. In this connec-
ton he cited American history. In an
swer to the suggestion that he might
become the Chinese George Washing
ton. he said the conditions in America
and China were dssiInilar, because only
- small proportion OF the chinese were
interested in the Government, whereas
all the Americans took a keen interest
in governmental affairs. He said:
',rhe situation in China is unlike the
situation in the United States when the
American Constitution was framed and
passcd by the thirteen States at Phila-
delphia without the actual support of
the majority OF the Chinese provinces
the proposed special citizens conven-
ton TO draft a permanent constitution is
unrcalizablc.''
In an editorial to-day the Tientsn
Times gays @
'',rhe Chinese nation now has an op-
portunity such as has never been af-
forded since the f1rst year Of the re-
public" The Times thinks. the chief
obstacle is in the insistence of President
Sun Vat Sen of the Canton Government
and President Hsu Shih Chang Of the
Pekin Government that their respective
governments are supreme ,.,,,.......