South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-10-01
DR.. sun SEES GOOD
FUTUREFOR CHINA
Warfare Over. Public Opinion
Must Rule Now Says
Leader.

SHANGHAI s.g ea-Dec.ar.rs
tlat thr rt.h r.s divided
Chua -e. .4. rar- IS NOW
cuI.1 ara t.a. v.r. tre eeroe-
uIen re northern
81 t up..r CONS -laon-
sm .ol ~ uE for
Ce.1a.Ia .. t. has
~ Ia sun -.Eea
bI-gr r.t. I.t future of Cl-na
tp.u l-8 1..r.l I'D salngha. from
Cau,on
China IS a. the turn rs p0-nt TO-
6,y. and from cow or the struggle
for republican su must Doc carried
co. through the weight ~ public
opinion Said Dr sun az his res.-
dence Fol Shanghai where he a
ho.dlne con -ereurcs with represen-
tativcs ~ various Po-1cal and
m.I.tary groups
NHItarists CapituIatc.
"Af.er struggling for coust.tu-
tlonaIlsm for tic last s.N yeas tie
miiitar.S.s up north have at last
come 20 tho realization that they
must supper. this cause. They
realize -hat 90 place the nation on
q firm basis. .5v and order must
reign and ,hat tie legislature must
perform Es functions freely. with
out any outside interference
Whether they are sincere as 20
what they profess OIL not we are
not concerned On present Because
~ they are sincere. and we fail 10
do our own duty. the nation must
De jus. as chaotic and lawless as III
has been for the last decade. on
the other hand, If they are not SIN
cere. the people. the press. the
genuine public opinion must pre-
vent them from going back on their
own assertions
Now that he miNtarists have
pledged themselves 10 support the
republic. there is no longer nece--
city for warfare. No armed force rs
necessary 20 effect our aspirations.
for national reunihcat!on. The
sword should be laid away.
Arms Unnecessary.
"The seIf-determination ot the
military leaders makes 10 unneces-
sary 90 resort 20 arms TO dictate
the terms Of un.fcat.on, and the
entire responsibility for a perma-
nent unlhcation is now laid upon
the shoulders Of the public. which
must see 20 it that the high ideals
Of republicanism are carried out
here IN China 80 that the fOunda-
ticn OF he country will be rein
forced with strong principles Of
democracy
"NIiHtarism in China for the last
10 years has failed. Yuan Shih-kai
was the strongest miitarist hat
the republic has produced. He be-
Heved that his power could crush
all resistance. but he forgot TO cal
culate the force Of public opinion.
and in the end he brought himself
t. ruin.
II believe that the republican
form OF government has come to
China 20 stay. No one hereafter
rlU dare TO advocate change to
the monarchical form. even though
erme Of the militarists of today
nay still entertain his ambition
I'VE have had unifCation by
tyranny and unifcation by militar-
fem-but what China needs is
permanent unificaton erected
through constitutiouaIism. A ire
mendous responSl billy rests with
the press OF China. To the press Is
entrusted the responsibility of diff
fusing the real essence of constitu-
tlonalism among the masses and
Of watching every move made by
the mll.tarists. So THAT -he true
ideals of democracy may Doe car
red out i'm china"
Peace Reigns Again.
No disclosures OF Importance con-
corning the negotiations that have
Teen going forward iu the confer
ence at the sun Vat sun home have
been made Members Of the old
parl!amen.. who have been sum
moned To Picking. have received DR..
suns blessing as it were. and have
been advised by him Co proceed to
tie capital.
Although DR.. sun has been in
vited 90 Picking % confer with the
president. he states that his plans
are as We. uncertain and that for
the present he viii remain in
Shanghai