The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-06-12
CHINA AGAIN HAS
HEAD AND CABINET.
PREMIER NAMED
Lii Yuan Hung. FORMER
President, Is In Power
In Picking

Associated press)-chlna. aftcr
ten days virtually without an exec
uttvc head funcuonine IN peklnr.
aaain has a president and the MI
ciena. Of n cabinet. Moreover. "
Indication are borne ont. the Two
viii have a fair share % support
frem the south China section whosc
opposition 10, the old government
has done much " not most, TO
keep alive civil war for the past
fsr years. a
IA Yuan Hung, who was prcslr
dent until she monarchiai coup Of
1911 forced him from office, again
n IN power. He came 20 peking
yesterday and resumed office. nnd
his first official act was to nom
inate nr. WI Ting Fans, former
minister nj Washington. TO be his
premier, IL IL understood that Dr.
WI had consented 20 accept this
office before Ii left his retirement
In Tion Tain to .re-enter the turbn.
lent theater Of Chinese political
lie, ra
DR.. WI has been a power in
Canton since that administration
arose az q protest over the very
circumstance which onsted Is. and
his adhesion 10 the new cecuttVc.
~ confirmed. IL likely to do much
toward soiidifying the country IN
its support.
ii comes at the request Of many
members % the old parliament
which he dissolved ia 1917 AVID at
the urgent appeal OF WI Pei Flu.
dominant military leader OF China.
He was reluctant to coma and stood
out for more than n week against
the almost frantic pleas OF leaders
In the movement for a. unified
China that he reclaim his office.
As assets Of his now venture ne
may count on tho. solid support Of
Wa Pei Flu. tho good VITA and con
fidence Of q large proportion Of the
former parliament now rearscm-
bling and rc-ostabiishlng itself as
at lcasS the temporary Representa-
tive OF the people and n more
nearly complete suppression Of
haRditry than has been the case In
many years. This last lhrEcly Il
due 20 WI Pei Fu's e~nerRctic cam
paigns. p~artIeuiariy that aaaipst
Chang 'Fso Lin the Manchurlar
war lord. who recently sued for
an armistice. tgt
Tuchuns May Go
As liabilities he may count upon
tho open opposition OF Dr SUI Vat
Son. president OF the south Chius
govcrrmert, and so many o. III
old parliament members as DR.
sun has been able 10 induce 10 SUP
pokb ehim. DIR. sun. ,oo. has 3,
good force OF troopa In tho field.
some estimates pacing their mum
Dor a. as high as 10000. pr.
A..A t.. Al-..-I ....Glf
ing 10 fight Tor the place at the
head OF China affairs, which hs
claims as chusen representatives OF
What the Canton proFon0nls do
clare II the only constitutional
govsrnment in China,
General WI has declared that
DIR. suns military operations viii
avail nothing however, ana has
deserted sun himself A. lahoring
under the deiusion thu, he H. a.
vincly appointed TO lead China out
% her suffering, atnufH.
II II believed that President Lis
first effort after he has apnt his
government into working orarf
will be the elimination of the sys-
tenn OF tuchuns or military pr0vin-
clai governors. He original,
Hmde n. N condition precedent, "a
his acceptance OF the presidency
that these officials should with
draw from office, or az least re
frain from meddiinE with civil gov
eminent matters. The system
has been credited By many studenti
Of Chinese politics with the gen
GRAFTON o. many civil conflicts since
each tuchun virtually rs a mill
tary dictator with armed forca'
beyond the control OF the centra|
EeHernincnt. One Of the few not,
nble exampies Of a tuchun whs
turned his forces TO the ~iukeresti
~ a central government IA Wa re
IN. though he has some associate
20 Ike temper In his present enter
nriEe NJ furnishing sufficient mil
itafy hacking for LIS civil admin
isfrution 10 enable Il 10 provide
china with a stable government
and dtop disorders.