Evening star., 1922-05-29
MANCHUR|AN ARMY
!. MUT|NY aids WI
Dr. Wellington Koo Offered
Foreign Affairs Post in
Cabinet.

BY tu0 AbuOCi9e90 EtVsS.
HARDIN, Manchuria. May 2s.-The
soldiers Of Gen. Chang Tso-lin along
the Chinese Eastern railroad have
,nutined and declared In favor OF Gen.
WI Pei-fu, who defeated Chang In
the recent battles around Peking.
Almost the entire railroad Is In the
hands of troops who have revolted
against the Manchurian dictator and
are supporting Gen. WI. now In con-
troll of Chihn.
Severe lighting occurred at several
stations along the railroad. resulting
in the defeat of Chang Tso-lin's OF
ficials.
The mutiny Is spreading among the
civil employees.
MUKpEN. Manchuria, May zs.
return to Mukden Immediately to re-
store order in Manchuria- He mas
been warned that Gen. Wu fel-Lu
troops are threatening to invaoe
Manchuria and cut Cnang I'm
munications in the rear Unless ; uen am.
thority win be jeopardized, as CIVIL
strife is developing in Manchuria-
May Attack Mukden.
PEK1NG, May 2e.-Fifty thousand
Of Gen. Wu Pei-fu's Chilli troops are
nushins northward with the inten-
ton of occupying Manchurian terri
tory, say wireless advices from miii-
tary observers at Chinwangtao. Tne
possibility of an advance on Mukoen.
capital of Manchuria and seat OF
Cen. Chang Tso-lin's independent
government, is indicated.
One division of Gen. WIS se,,nn ,o.se m
Tientsin and Mukden. and anotner'
travelling overland, has passed Jehoi'
moving In the direction OF Ch1n-
chowfu, Manchuria. $50 miles from
DR.. Y. K Wellington Koo. who ar
lived here Yesterday following the
resisnation of DR.. w. wv. Yen as
foreign minister. has been offered the
portfolio vacated by the latter, out
has not yet accepted.
Pekinx's Funds Short.
Tho Peking government is facing
financial crisis. 1t announces that II
Is unable to meet Its ordinary current
expenses, and Finance Minister Tung
Kang has appealed to the provinces
to remit the revenues due the feoeral
government, which they have been
retaining for local use.
Five million dollars is needed on
the frst Of the month to pay the
government employees, but IT is ex-
planned that only a few thousands
are left In the nations treasury. IN
less the provinces extend help. which
they have not done for years, the gov
ernment says. 1t will be embarrassed
Reassembling of the old parlta-
ment, retirement of President Hsu
ShihchanK, selection of provisional
president and adoption of perma-
nent constitution are being urged oy
tho Chinese newspapers and disinter-
ested leaders throughout the country
as means of solving the problems
which are crowding upon the nation;
Gen. wu Pei-fu, in military control
Of northern China, while on record
as favoring the reconVening OF the
old parliament. has not yet issued
formal call for it's meeting.
Suns Attitude Doubtful.
He is said to be sounding out the
sentiment of the country. and also
d desires to know definitely what will
be the attitude of Sun Vat Sen. head
Of the southern government.
It is said that unless DR.. Sun agrees
to abolish the Canton government on
condition that President Hsu Shih-
chang retires, unihcation OF the north
and south will be unattainable.
DR.. Sun. recognising the powerful
influence Of the south in the matter.
seems disinclined to agree with any
scheme proposed by the northern
and his followers con-
tend that Sun represents the only le-
gal government Gen. Wu already
has obtained assurance from the
president of his willingness to re-
tire, and has urged that Sun likewise
withdraw for the sake of the coun-
try.
It has been tentatively proposed
that Ii Yuanhung be recalled as pro-
vtsional president He resigned from
the presidency after the parliament
was dissolved in 1917.