, 1922-06-09
CHINESE PEACE.
CHANGES HINGE
ON RESULTS OF
TWO PROGRAMS
Military Operations IN
North and Attitude of
Ii Yuang-Hung Turn
Up as Main Factors

PEK1NG, June 9--(By.
The Associated Press.)-Two
things stood out today as indi-
cations of hope for the carry
ing through of the central
China leaders pans for unfit
cation of china-military SUCCESSES in
The north. which perhaps will release
enough of General WI Pei-Fu's troops
to- enable him to make a strong lemon
stration against the south China forces
of Dr. Sun -Yat-Sen. ard unofficial
word from Tientstn that 10 Yuang.
Hung was willing to modify tho terms
on which he would accept tho presi.
dency Of the Ticking government
Against ths were evidences from
Canton ttztDr@ Sun daily is fo~rtifying
disposition at tho head OF what he
contcnds Is tho only constitutional
governmeutsfn China, while the lack
OF a president has~created q situation
regarded as-threatening to plans for
n reunion Of north and south China
Chang-Tso-Lin sued for received
an armistices yesterday from General
WI Pei-Fu. who has driven him stead
lily backward toward his Manchurian
strongholds- and the terms arranged
assume h establishment of n per
maneut pence -between these leaders
One report Edd Chang already was
Withdrawing. into >Manchuria those. of
his troops who remained in China
proper. A Tentsin- dispatch said w
badsaIlowed Chang only ~thrce-days to
gather at Mukden an of his troops
who now-are,south-of that city.
From the same city came reports
that-Li-Yuan-Hmg, the president de-
posed by tho militarists in 1917. who
has been invited to resume that Of
flee IN succession TO lie resigned Hsu
ShihlChang. would so far modify his
original condition precedent to ac-
c~eptance provided the Tuchuns or mil
itary provincial governors. would aban-
don all Interference with the civil
government of their provinces. As
several Tuchuns previously had ex-
pressed sympathy with LIS ideals,
though demurring at h immediate
regignatlons he then demanded, this
new attitude is regarded as ~encourag-
ing. The ground stated for the Tu-
chuns' reluctance TO leave office was
the fact that their troops were in
arrears as to pay, and If deprived Of
strong leadership might indulge in
footing OF other excesses.
Reports from Canton a DR.. Sun
has called together the members of
the parliament who had gathered there
and renewed to them his assertion
that his government is the only legal
one in China. He also announced that
he would recognize the legality Of LIS
return. to the presidency. DR.. u is
using his influence-apparentfy sue
cessfuIly-to keep these parliament
members from going to Tientsin, where
WI is endeavoring to assemble suffi-
Gent of the pariiament's membership
to form a government for a re-unit-
ed China
In a speech to. the members assem-
bled at Canton. DR.. Sun declared the
fall of Hus Shih-Chang at Picking was
a vindication of the Canton govern
ment's efforts to overthrow tho illeg-
al and unconstitutional Picking gov
eminent" He charged that LIS dis
olution of parliament in 1917. was
because it had refused to sanction
China's entry into the world war and
argued that south China could not now
recognize Lis return to the presidency
because of the possibility that he
might again dissolve he parliament
The Canton advices said a majority
of the members present Joined in a
declaration supporting DR.. Sun and
characterized north China as a hot