New-York tribune., 1922-05-06
Victory of WI
Is Good News
At W asI'ington
Experts Believe Ii May Lead
to Strong, United China,
Prepared for Real Place
in the Family Of Nations
Need Of Marines Doubted
Canton Government Head
Suspected Of Giving the
''Doublc Cross" TO Chang
By Carter Field


BY Carter Field
WASHINGTON. Nav Real hone
for China that viii be abo 10 take
it's proper place among tho nation. Of
the world, strong enough not TO bo a
tempting bit of loot over which other
nations will quarrel. ia felt here to
night as the result Of the sweeping VIC
tory Of WI Pei-fu.
American marines were landed to
day nt Taku, the port % Tsintsin. to
60 forward to rcklng and increase
the legation guard, hut despite this in
ference of alarm there is really pro
found satisfaction omonc close stu
dents of tho situation.
As matter OF fact. the londing Of
the marines does not indicate anything
Mt OIL since tho Huron, carrying them,
has been on hcr way for dave with
orders 20 land them and it. waa not
known until to-dsy's news Of the battle
outside Poking which of the leaders
would be victorious.
To Control Elections
TIE struggle, which is now appar-
emily over, between Wa rei-fu and
Chang Tso-ln. is not the Central
American type Of revolution or the
Mexican typo, where two men fight TO
sce which one Viii be DICTATOR As ex-
plaircd here by men who know the
situation, and as indicated in the cable
reports. both press and official, the real
fight WAS to dominate the constitu-
tional convention which had been
planned and to dominate also the ma
chlnery which will elect the President
next yeaY.
This is abuudantly borne out by the
statement Of WI, IN cab'e dispatches
tonight, that he viii not interfere
with President H'u serving out his
term, which does not expire until Oc
tober Of next year.
The military cables would leave the
impression that an almost hopeless
snlit exists between WI and the South
China, or Canton government, This Is
due to the fact that an arrangement
Of some sort had been made between
the defeated General, Chang, and Sun
Nat Sen, president Of the Canton gov
ernment. under which Sun had prom
Used 70 send troops.
South Trusts WI
As matter of fact. WI has the
confidence OF most of the leaders Of
the Canton government to much
greater extent than Chang, and il is
understood here that Sun had attempt
ed first to make bargain with WI, but
WI would not make an agreement sat
isfactory to Sun. who then turned to
Chang.
There is some mystery here rs to
why the Sun troops failed to arrive in
time to save Chang, and 1t will not be
surprising 20 those interested here if
il should later be disclosed that Sun
Vat Sen had applied what in American
political parlance would be called the
double cross to Chang
II true, this would be even more ia
vorable than is now thought. for it
would mean the undoubted uniting Of
North and South China. with much
better prospect Of setting UP a strong
central government. Such q govern
ment is earnestly needed to take ad
vantage Of the opportunity given China
ington Armament Conference
Chang, as 4 matter Of fact, was
strongly dislked b. many of the prom
inent South Chinese leaders, despite
the alleged agreement under which Sun
was to send troops TO his aid. Some Of
them openly charge Chang, when he
was member Of the Peking Cabinet, t,
Of being controlled by the Japanese.
There were many ovidences OF Il real
split in the Sun Cabinet after the re
port came out that Sun was sending an
army to aid Chang
Blamed for parley Troubles
Chang was blamed by many Chinese
leaders for some Of the troubles Of
the Chinese delegation at the Wash
lngton conference. 1t was ne. accoro-
lSg to reports, who inspired orders for
the Chinese Representations here to
break off negotiations on Shantung and
permit the Chinese government to NO
gotiate directly with Japan. This was
what Japan, at that particular time,
was asking for. and there was so much
protest from Chinese sources that Tie
orders had to be rescinded. Negotia-
tlons were then resumed. with a re-
suit satisfactory to China beyond the
fondest hopes Of most Of her friends.
Ihe arrival of tho American cruiser
Huron Al Toxic, where dctach hment
Of marines we're landed for dispatch
to PerkinC to increase the legation
guard WAS reported to the State De-
partment to-day by American Minister
Schurman at Peking. Minister Schur-
man also said that additional marincs
had been sent TO protect American
missionaries at Tungchou, which was
IN the battle area.
Minister Schurman and Admiral
Strauss, commanding the American
feet n Chinese waters, havee been d.
rected by the State Department and
the Navy Department to utilize the
forces at their command to give pro-
lection TO American lives and prom
erty wherever threatened The re-
ports from both officials have indicated
that ample protection will be offered
by the American naval forces.