Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-05-12
THE :waFsiN r cHfga
Old, Old Quarrel That Is Far EroFtl
- Settlernent.


The fighting now going on in ,Pekint
is the seventh. attempt in, ten years t.
settle Chinese political differences by
an appeal to arms: In these ten years
China has been drifting, toward
break;up. ..,,,.n,> it.,. -.
\ The Manchus were thrown out IL
1s1ir ir12, DR.. Sun Yat Sen was presi'
dent Of the first provisional republi.
can government, Old Yuan Shi-, -,Ka.
ex ex-imperialist, succeeded DIR. Sun II
1912. -. .at-
In. .13l3,a second revolution, started II
the south and was crushed by Yuan
Again in 1916 the south revolted anf
blocked. Yuan's ambition to make him
self emperor, ~. .-:-..7.
In. 1917 Chang Hsup, in the rortth
tried TO restore the Manchus., His
northern helpers turned traitor, on him
That year, saw fourth revolt the
southerners withdrawing from Peking
and leaving the north In. possession.
IN 1919 DR.; Suns new southern state
at Canton was oyerthrown by the mil
itarists. He came back into, power. at
Canton in 1920 and resumed his strus-
gle with the north. Meanwhile, the
northern, government gained recognl-
ton from the Powers and as the Off
cial China. g,.; -, ,-g.r u ya ,
! out.of Manchuria came Chang Tso-
Lin, undoubtedly backed by Japan. He
was O bandit, lord. king of 100000 rifles
and uncrowned monarch Of Mongolia
He has been the protector" of the Pc
king regime. They call him Red Top"
in South China and describe. him as a
leader of dirty Manchurian y, bandits.
He is one Of the "supertuchupss OF
China, a super military goyernorl
He came down and on summer day
chased the. Ap'fuites to cover. He has
been the "..Boss Of Peklng," ~,
Another one OF. these ."super-tuchi I
nns,"" one wv Pei Flu. holds forth in
the valley of; The Yangtze -Kiapg. r:Wu
is a,"reformist' after his own formulas
His forces have attacked those oi
Chang and the prize is the possession
of Picking. norninahy held by aashadt
.owy, republic whose president ,1s HIS
'shih+ Chang. who, ANNOUNCES he will
set up an t.antiz zOecidental regime
For several days the fighting has
been on between armies of about $4,000
men on either side. Thus far the re-
suits are indecisive,. Meanwhile, DR.
Sun, far down6in Canton, suddenly an
nounces. that he will join with. Chang
and his troops are in motion to take
WI in the rear; but the matter may
be decided one way or another before
the Cantonese. and the old ,Anfu clar
that was chased out Of Peking by
Chang in 1920 can get to. Peking's
gates. WI, the greatest rival Of DR.
Sun, stands IN the way of DR.. Sun, and
Chang. He holds Central China
threatens: Peksng, and assthe, great
stumbling block to, that uhifcatior
dreamed by Dr., SUM-,
DR.. Sun has seen his; chance to break
up the, solidarity; of the north and with
Chang is isolating Wu in the heart oi
China and threatening rim In the rear
and front. But ~ WI is eliminated,
Chang and Dr SUN. VIII doubtless face
each other, late or soon. S.,y,.s
This fight is one for.Gontrol. It is q
battle I. between the "super-tuchuns.
The armies these rival gentry main
tain are, estimated at-1 100000 men
The present curse OF a traditionally
pacifist China is a sordid militarism. i
is hard to say which Of the rival par
ties Is purest in intent Even for Chi
nese who know their way about in the
mazes Of their political chaos, it seems
a hard choice. American opinion has
been inclining to side with DR.. Suns
unification plan. ..-..,...
China needs many things, including
a convention of rival factions and
peace, between them; provincial self
government; political unifieation and
the ending fof the "super-tuchuns."
This warfare may be the only way to
clear the road. The upshot of 1t, how
ever, is more likely to he further. utter
and complete breakdown, followed by
a famine as terrible as that today in
Russia. ia.APhiladelphia Ledger.
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