The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-06
RETIRES AT TER
BUSY CAREER
Ex-President of China
Goes Back to Obscure
Private Life
HAD EVENTFUL LIFE
Constituents Divided in Feel
ing Over Accomplishments
of Revolutionary Head

china. iiiS Cy,i- of power ia ended.
The potential wheel has turned and
spnn him or into the Obgcurlty oi
private citl1cnghip % watch the p).
lltcal world from tho privacy OF
hls home.
TO somo Hsu Shlh-chaug in ON
idol, the most fearless and right
eous and able OF the presidents of
the 10 years OF the republic. To
others he Is tho incarnation ~ I'm
triguc. the evil genius ~ chirl,
the man who has hung liko a para
t.to on the country, bringing 20
ruin great man after great man and
betrnying his beHt friends one after
the other for the sake of his posi-.
ton.
Heaven Itself frowncd upon
Ilsu Shih-chaug." say some Chi
nose. For whilc tho presidential
train was making It's way TO
Tientsln tho country was swept by
a fierce dust storm, and there was a
sunset OF fiery red. Hsu Shih-
chang looked worn ana exhausted,
say those present at the time OF his
departure from Peklng, ana those
who saw him step from the train
IN Tientsin agree.
Smiled Ncryously.
'Tis smiled nervously at tho
crowd" they say, 'nnd then drove
rapidly away 90 his brothers house
I'm the italian concession. whore ne
will stop until his own residence
in tho British concession Is com
pleted."
They take no chance with the
Vagaries OF then own legal system.
these former presidents and former
officials: no matter how much they
have invoked during their term OF
office the supreme law OF the
land"
Old Hsu and tho young republic
OF China have on intermingled hls-
tory. "The Old Man OF the Sea-"
say those who hate Hsu--"listen 80
the list or tho men who have been
broken and cast aside, while the
'Oid Man maintoined his high po-
sitlon OF Influence in the country.
First there was the great Yuan
Shlh-kai, the strongest man OF the
brief generation OF tho republic.
Hsu was his sworn brother and
urged him into making his mon
archy move and then deserted him
when tho move failed" doclare
many Chinese,
There wac Tuan Chih-lul, leader
OF the Anfu faction, stronger In a
military wny than Gen, WI Pei-fu
Is today, though weaker than Cen
oral WI in that no sought tho sup
port OF tho Japanese and forfeited
the support OF the Chinese people.
Usu Shih-chang dismissed Wu Pel-
fu at the order OF Tuan Chlh-lui
in. 1920, and then, when Wu de-
feated Tuan, lisu veered with the
wind and dismissed the Anfu leader.
Chsng Iso-lln Falls.
"And now II is Chang Tso-lin
who has fallen. but this time Hsn
falls also" we are told. mo longer
can he veer with the winds and
trim his political sails, Playing Off
Chang Tso-lin against Wa pei-fu,
Obedient TO Chang Tso-lin as long
as he seemed to hold the mastery,
Hsu hoped still to retain his posi-
ton as president, because OF the
uncertainty OF the political situa-
ton and because OF the politics In
tho camp OF the victora."
II is distinguished career, how
ever, that the former president ha'
had. Look In the who's Who Tor
China and you discover after ms
namo practically all the important
offices of the old empire ard manN
under tho regime OF the republic
He was a grand councillor to the
empress dowager, the old Buddhs
who was so largely responsible foi
the disasters OF Boxer days.
We find him minister OF the gov
ernment council and the preslden
OF the board OF police. shortly aft
erward We discover him in Men
churla.
Viccroy OF Nianchuria,
He was viceroy of Manchuria u
1907, but II was previously thut M
brought Chang Tso-lin, then a ban
dit IN Manchurla, into tho pay hnI
service OF the Chinese government
Chang Tso-lln had been the ieeade
of many bandits and had enliste,
with them with the Japanes'
against the Russians. He and hi
forces fought with all the braver!
famous among the "IIunghut2e," o.
'Redbeards," and when at the clos
OF the war they were asked by TN
japanese to enlist in the service o
China they were welcomed nn'
won quick promotion, Hsu was In
strumental in bringing this about
In 1909 lIsu Shih-chang, att'
having held the post of presiden
OF tho board OF the Interior, Doe
came the president os tne board o
communication and director-gen
RIAl OF lIU AAtIANlA . Ah'N ''A''
road. II was during his regime ina
the Peking- -suiyuan llno was stare
cd, the line now s nous as hnvin
been built by n Chinese engineer
without foreign help and finance
with Chinese capital
He was grand secretary In lA'
and grand cOuuclllor--hpth anon
the highest positions In the SLIT O.
the empire. lie became vice pres
dent OF the privy council I'm Novcu
ber. 1911, and then chief OF th
general staff.
Then came the Chinese revo'r
tIun, and IN February, 1919, IN
Manchu emperor abdicated, us
Shlh-chang then was relieved or u
posuion, He WAS made guardian
Tho young emperor" and then lh
appearcd from view aS a polite
factor until his appointment
secretary Of state under Nua
Shih-kai. ,..,--,
lie stocred clear Of political a
fniations during the days OF the a
tempt by Chang Hsuu 20 resto
The monarchy. But he malntaln'
his hold upon the political faction
Then In September, 1918, wh'
the parliament has been convene
under the "new election lay
drawn up to suit the ends OF q
northern military men, headed
tr,,. fbyl-ipt he was elected pre-