The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-13
Ii HUNG CHANG
MAY UNITE CHINA
Former President Stages
Dramatic Comeback at
WI Pei's Request

FEklNG, June i2.--wlli the dra-
matte >stroke of Ii Yuan Hung in
mandating WI Ting Fang TO assume
the premiership as a climax to his
own dramatic temperance in Pek.
ing TO assume the office of president
from which he was forced 10 resign
In 1917 by the military coup Of
Chang Hsun have the desired effect
OF reunifying China?
NominatesI Old Diplomat.
This was the pressing question to-
day all over this land Of surprises.
Tho position of WI Ting Fang.
China's aged diplomat. 10 unknown.
ii Yuan Hung has not heard from
fu Ting rang, who is minister OF
foreign affairs OF the southern China
republic and the strong man of Or.
sun Yat Sens government.
The appointment Of Yu Ting Fang
as acting premier was in Keeping
with the carrying out OF LIS plan to
re-establish a legal' government in
| China.
What attitude Or. Sun Vat Sen
and the Canton members OF parlia-
ment assume is also unknown. The
appointment of Wu Ting Fang
| places them in a difficult position.
II II could accept they would then
be in the apparent attitude OF op-
posing peaceful reunification should
| they rethse to cooperate.
Wa May BE War Minister.
WI Pei Flu, virtual dictator OF
| China, whose defeat or Chang TsO-
| Lin made possible the return of Ii
Yuan Hung, has been offered the
| position Of minister of war. His at
| tltude has not been learned.
DR.. w. w. Yen, who is acting pre-
mier pending the arrival of WI
Ting Fang from Canton and II -
believed he will continue to act in
the even: Wu Ting Fang declines
the appointment. other appoint
ments are pending the confirmation
OF parliament.
Ii Yuan Hung suddenly appeared
In Peking at noon Sunday to assume
his old office.
It is believed that President LIS
first effort, after he has put his
government in working order, viii
be the elimination OF the system OF
military provincial governors
General ii Yuan Hung, formei
president of China. who was Twins
in retirement in Ticu Tsini wher
WI Pei Flu sought to induce him Il
resume the presidency. was born II
1864 in Hu Pei. He graduated from
the Pei Yang naval college. Tier
Tsin. He served on a cruiser during
the China-Japan war. After the
war he assisted training modern
troops OF Nanking and WI Chang.
From WI Chang he went Japar
70 study fortifications for two years
He became a majbr OF cavalry on his
return and later held several com
mands. As General III he was 'r
charge OF Chang feh maneuvers ir
1905.
lie accepted command Of the rev.
olutionary forces in 1911 alhei
somewhat reluctantly. and directed
their operations against the force'
OF the imperial government. A
the conclusion OF hostilities Genera
Ii arranged the Shanghai peace con
ference which settled the terms Of
abdication OF the Manchu emperor
After the abdication Ii was elect
ed vice president of the new
Chinese republic.
Ii became president OF China a.
tho death OF Yuan in June, 1915
He resigned July /, 1917. when Gen
Chang Hsun carried out his d eta
and restored the Manchu emperor
10 the throne. The restoration wa
a brief tenure and the republic wal
re- established by Marshal Tuan. Bu
General Ii refused 10 assume his of
flee as president of China and wa
succeeded by Gen. Feng Chang
| Ha latar retired from Tlen Tsin