Evening star., 1923-07-03
|SUN SAYS ARMIES
HAVE RUINED CHINA
BIames Militarism for Pres.
ent Chaotic Condition
of Country.
BY The Associated Press.

BY fhe Associated Press.
CANTON. China, July 3.-Militar-
ism is strictly responsible for the
Chaotic condition of China. according
to a manifesto issued here by DIR.
Sun Yet-Sen. DIR. Sun said:
The Chinese people have suffered
long under the heavy burden OF
militarism, which has brought civil
war, disunion and anarchy. The re-
cent deplorable bandit outrage on
the trunk railways. though startling
the outside world, Is, to long-suffer-
ing Chinese, only another incident OF
innumerable similar happenings in
places little known, and Is another
count in their indictment against
their oppressors.
When it is pointed out that within
radius of 100 miles of Lincheng
adjoin territories of Ave provinces
under military jurisdiction Of the
most powerful militarists of the
north, whose soldiery number, offici-
ally. 100000, it will be realized to
what extent the evil and futiiity OF
militarism is.
Events In Peking.
Events transpiring in Peking dur
ling the past twelve months, during
which time a so-called president has
been pushed into office and dragged
out of 1t. and a bewildering number
Of premiers and cabinets nave been
set up and pulled down, solely at the
pleasure of the militarists in order
that they might gain their own ambi-
tions, make one realize the extent oi
| unruliness and fickleness of militar-
ism.
"The Chinese people have voices
and time and time again have repu-
diated the claim that such h.n men ,.n.1ad ooald
ishd. iihh DRESSINGS peA anu
Proposed Conference.
"The urgent needs of China are the
disbandment of superf1uous soldiery
and the establishment of a united and
efficient government"
Last year. Sun said. he suggested
disarmament conference, but the
militarists disliked 1t, and. instead,
sent expeditions and subsidized traitors
to make war on three provinces. de-
"They were enabled to do that
through possession Of the historic
seat of central government, which
gave them recognition of the foreign
Powers" he said: =, but f.t the n, Peksins r si nj
government, and does not perform
the primary functions or fulfill the
elementary obligations of govern
ment. 1t is not recognized by the
d
THE foreign powers must all along
have realized the farce their recogni-
tion has been, and were prompted to
do so by the notion that they must
have some entity, though 1t be nom
eAtity, with which to deal. However.
by their action they have given Pekin G
moral prestige and financial support
In shape of revenues under foreign
control. so the Peking government
has been enabled to exist by virtue of
this foreign recognition, and by that
alone
"Unconsciously. perhaps. they have
thus done something which they have
professed they would not do; that is.
intervencd in China's internal affairs
by practically imposing on the coun-
trN government repudiated by 1t.
They have. by supporting govern
ment which cannot exist for single
day without such support, hindered
China in establishing an effective and
stable government, which the Wash
ington conference agreed to provide
the fullest and most unembarrassed
opportunity to China to develop and
maintain for herself"