Evening star., 1924-12-21

Christian General" lent his ears to
the astute N. Karakhan, the Soviet
Ambassador. who would have had
him seize the supreme power, smash
the fetters with which the "capi-
talistic" powers have bound China,
repudiate the engagements forced on
her by those powers and assert the
absolute independence OF China in
the Muscovite sense of that word So
China would begin a new and purer
life, with Moscow only to friend
Apparently Feng Yu Hsiang did not
feel strong enough to make himself
dictator, and so impaired the above
lovely program to Gen. Chang Tso
Lin and Gen. Tuan Chi Jul. proposing
to associate them and DR.. Sun Yat
Sen with himself as leaders in the
execution thereof. Apparently those
ard-boiled old Tories couldn't see
1t that way, but insisted on their own
program, and apparently Feng Yu
Hsiang retired sulking to his tent.
Apparently Sun Vat Sen, having been
once more elected from Canton and
| after sundry wanderings having
| taken refuge in Japan, was invited
by Feng to Peking, but arrived at
Tientsin and received there a note
from Chang Tso Lin in consequence
Of which he contracted a stomach
ther travel.
1t Is all very fantastic and anus
ing, but important. One should very
much like to have authentic informa-
tion about the provisional govern
ment.
Rumor has it that Tuan Chi Jul is
appointing to Office many of that
| sweet-smelling crew of the Anfu
| Club who went far to ruin China
1yry- fy,s n to, ,yoy Il; De g
| these no doubt than bolshevists
| though the cynic might be excused
| for citing the classical choice be-
| tween the louise and the flea It is
! to be hoped that Tuan Chi Jul will
| give the powers the pledges asked
| and add a kind word assuring them
| that he is the Tuan of old and no
more a bolshevist than Lord Curzon
] or Poincare.
time supertuchun of Chill, Shantung
| and Honan and commander-in-ch ef
of the armies of the republic-what
is Wu Pei Flu doing? And what has
| become of Gen. Chen Kwang Ming
And Gen. Chang Hsun and Little Hsu
| and other heroes?
Among sundry rumors flying about
| Is one to the effect that Tuan Chi Jul
/! has decided to abolish Parliament and
CnG new anu dnOIueT TO
| the effect that Chang Tso Lin has
sent for his family from Mukden and
has decided to squat down at Peking.
| Both rumors are plausible.
| X * X X
Tunisia.-The French are having
| their troubles In the protectorate OF
| Tunisia, troubles having a partial
resemblance to those of the British
| in Egypt. The population OF Tunisia
| is about 100000. There are about
! $1,000 French, $1,000 Italians, $4,000
Maltese and 10000 Jews. The rest are
Musselmen, Berbers and Arabs, most
| ly Berbers. The French administra-
/ tion (the protectorate was establish
ed in 1881 has been'a model of tao,
and generosity, and until Of late the
natives have given little trouble. AS
| in Egypt, the new unrest among the
| natives has Communist complexion
| the hand of Zinoviev is apparent And
here a strange thing has to be Re-
corded. 1t will be recalled how late
in 1920 Gen. Baron Wrangell, the Rus
sian white leader, was completely de-
feated in the Crimea, but managed to
| embark on his Russian white feet
| a remnant. of his army and a con-
! siderable namber of white civilians
After many Yicissitudes. most Of tbs