Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-06
CEN. WI PE|-FU
DRIVES CHANG s
SOLDIERS FROM
PEk|NC REGION
Victor Is Recognized By the
Governor As Having As
sumed Control; President
to Stay in Office.
REORGANIZATION OF i
CABINET EXPEc I
Constitutional ConV/$ $M
viii Be Called aSH ; s /aS
the Military Fo = /3ms
Have Been ST.
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ed Press. THE forces of General
Chang Tso-Lin, the Manchurian
leader, have been completely driv-
en- from the region of Peking, and
General WI Pei-Fu now is in con-
troll of the situation.
Chang's authority in Peking was
eliminated today with the disarin-
ing of his guard inside the capital
and General WI was recognized
by the Peking government as hav-
ing assumed control.
II Is understood that President
Hsu Shih-Chang will remain in Of
flee until the end of his term in
october, 1923. General WI says
he does not intend TO interfere
with him. A reorganization of the
cabinet is expected. Premier
Liang Shih-Yi, who is regarded as
a supporter of General Chang, will
be automatically eliminated. The
premier at present is in Tientsin
Acting Premier Chow Tsu-Chi
probably will resign. He conferred
today with General Wu's plenipo-
tentiaries with regard to the gov
ernment General WI has re-
mained outsid Peklng thus far
and has given no indications of
an intention to enter tho city. He
purposes to call q constitutional
as soon as the military
problems are solved. 1t is his in
tention to unite north and south
China. The c lvention probably
will be held in central China.
The defeat OF General Chang is
to lack of the support
he expected from the southern
provinces, the neutrality of Shan
tung and the failure OF DR.. Sun
Yat-Sen, head Of the southern gov |
ernment in Canton, TO send an eX-
pedition northward to operate |
against General Wu.
The struggle between Generals |
Chang Tso-Iin and WI Pei-Fu, |
which has reached its climax in the |
present campaign, was foreshadow-
ed in Associated Press dispatches
In September. 1921. when it was
outlined as battle between mill
Larism in China under the leader
ship of Chang, tho most powerful 1
governor of the republic, !,
and liberalism with WI as its
standard bearer.
In personality the men are exact
Dpposites while their present rela-
i've positions form an outstard dingj,
paradox in Chinese political his
.ory. Chang. regarded as the war
ord and advocate of a military
legemony. sprang from the people,
S uneducated and gained his domi-
hating position through force of
and personal bravery,
WI came from the upper classes,
himself in his young
II days as a student and when only i
Il years OF age won the Chinese
legree equivalent to bachelor of
Irts in competitive literary exam
nation. He received his military [
in the Kai Ping military
near Tien Tsin.
Chang fought under the mikado's !
'anner in the Russo-Japanese war !
IS a leader of Chinese chung is
lutsu," or guerrilla force. At the |
lose of the campaign he passed
nto- the Chinese government serv- "
ce and became so strong as a mill {
ary leader that his machine guns /
t one time overawed government t
sent to inquire into a
lumber of charges against him as I
Military governor of Fengtien. The ]
Investigation was dropped. WI S
Tas prominent in the drive against
he Anfu club or coalition of mill
artists two years ago. when that |
rganization was broken up and q
IS leaders imprisoned.
In September, 1921. his opera q
ions cast the first shadows of the !,
truggle which now has developed :
etween himself and Chang. At :
nat time he led his troops against =
he Huan rebels, drove them out of
[upei into their own territory and
len turned on the Szechuan or Il
outhern forces. acting independ- !
ntly of Sun Yat-Sen. president of +
ne republic of south China. At g
chang, General WI outflanked the 1,
on both wings and G
crushed them in what D
merican observers described as
the finest piece of strategy ever c
mployed by a modern Chinese h
eneral." s.
Followers of political events In T.
hina tacitly admitted that Wus /
ictory at Ichang prevented the c
irther disintegration of the re- il
ublic and placed an obstacle in C
hang Tso-Lin's path towards
hegemony in northern
hina