Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-06-20
MOVEMENT FOR
REUNITED CHINA
MAKESPR0GRESS
Suns Downfall Is Said to
Be Complete; Three Man
Churian Provinces Are
Ready to Support Plan.
{By The Associated Press.)


Pekin, June 10 (by the Associated
Press. 1.-TWO significant develop
ments today pointed to a reunited
China in the near future. One was
found in official advices from
Canton that Sun Yat-Sen's down
fall was complete. The other came
in a telegram from the three prov
lnces of Manchuria, where Chang
Tso-Lin has attempted to estab.
lish a separate empire, that the
three provinces were ready to Join
the united China movement.
The telegram from the Man
churian assemblies stated thai
while Manchuria enjoys self govern
ment, it, nevertheless, was willing
to join in the program for unifica-
ton.
Sun Is Eliminated.
Advices from Canton, made pub
lie by the Pekin government, de-
clared that Sun Yat-Sen, former
president of South China, although
] still unconvinced Of his defeat, had
been entirely eliminated from the
! field Of Chinese politics and that
General Chen Chiung-Ming, ardent
proponent of the unification move
ment, was in complete control OF
the former South China capital.
The Canton dispatches said that
Suns gunboats had opened fire on
the city in a desperate effort to re-
trieve their commanders lost con-
troll, but that the attack had been
repulsed.
Early reunion Of China under a
constitutional government is fore
cast by the Chinese press, as a re-
suit of the elimination of Sun Yat-
Sen and the overthrow of Chang
Tso-Lin.
1t is understood here that Presi-
dent Ii Yuan-Hung, before accept
ling the presidency, had received the
pledge of General Chen Chung
Ming that the latter would attempt
to abolish the Canton government
and that Chen's coup OF last we ok
was carried out in furtherance or
this promise.
In his agreement between Ii and
Chen, to which General WI Pei-FE,
conquerer of Chang Tso-Lin, was a
party, the following stipulatiors
are said to have been made con-
tingent on the fall Of Sun Yat-Sen.
First, that the old republican
parliament be recognized as the ma
tional legislative body with unlim-
tied power to elect a president OF
the republic;
Second, that IL the parliament
elects as president any other than
Lii Yuan-Hung, present chief ex-
|ecutive, its choice shall be undis-
puted, Ii withdrawing without pro-
test;
Third, that all the provinces OF
China shall enjoy autonomy with
rights similar to those of the states
in the American union;
Fourth, that all armies shall be
reduced to the minimum needs or
national defense.
Parliament Meets August 4.
1t is expected that parliament
will be able to muster a quorum for
a meeting August /. All the Can
ton members have been urged by
Chen Chung Ming to proceed 10
Pekin for the reconvening Of the
old republican body.
Several of the provinces already
have signified their willingness TO
disband their separate armies. The
tuchun, or military governor, OF
Shansi has asked other provincial
commanders to join him in his
stand that China needs only one
sixth of her present standing army.
The tuchun of Chekiang has gone
q step further and has declared his
willingness to resign.