Evening star., 1924-11-18
TUAN ISSUES NOTICE.
He will Follow Out
Policy of Chang.
BY WILLIAM r. GILES.

By Cable TO The Star and Chicago Daily News.
TIENTSIN, November 1S.-Marshal
Tuan Chi Jul has issued a manifesto
to all the provinces expressing his
Willingness to take over the direc-
ton of their affairs providing this is
the wish of the provincial assemblies.
His title will be provisional Chief
Executive"
His published policy is similar to
that given the writer in an inter-
view with Gen. Chang Tso Lin some
time ago. During the interregnum
Tuan Chi Jul will be semi-dictator
"a position he will give up as soon
as a constitution is drawn up and a
parliament elected.
Chang Tso Lin's troops will con-
troll the Peking Mukden and Tientsin
and Feng Yu Hsiangs will control
the Peking, Hankow and Peking-
Suiyuan railways.
Move Considered Fair.
1t Is considered that the mid
China provinces in which are the
remnants of WI Pei Fu's supporters
cannot refuse to join with the pre-
sent move on account of its fairness
in Offering all the provinces share
n securing the peace and unity of
the country through the provincial
assemblies SHOul0 tney prove re-
calcitrant the whole country will
turn on theIp.
Foreigners consider that this is the
first real attempt to reunify the coun-
try since the advent Of the Republic.
1t is firmly believed that when Tuan
Chi Jul takes over his new Office in
Peking, the bolshevik bloc, now run
ming Peking, will be shelved, for
Tuan Chi Jul is an anti bolshevik.
Despite the promises Of Kara Khan,
the Soviet envoy, that he would not
carry on propaganda, his agents have
been working harder than ever. Sun
of bolshevism previous to his leaving
Canton, but the merchants have
strongly opposed him.
Gen. Feng Yu Hsiang is holding the
capital with 10000 men. He is sup
porting the provisional cabinet, which
is completely bo.shevik, being greatly
Influenced by Karakhan. Neither Chang
Tso Lin nor Tuan Chi Jul has bolshe-
vik tendencies. This, in conjunction
with the treatment meted out to the
former imperial family, is the chief
c3use of Chang's csutiousness.
Mad at Feng Action.
All classes of Chinese are seriously
criticising Fang Yu Hsiangs illegal
action, which, it is considered, was car
ried out by persons desirous of looting
the palace Of its treasures. The en-
perior Is practically a prisoner. even
his British tutor being forbidden to
visit him. The republic owes the i'm
perial family more than $20,0o0,000.
While every one is satisfied that
Chang Tso Lin 'and Tuan Chi Jul are
seeking a solution without further
fighting, considerable nervousness Is
felt concerning Feng Yu Hsiang's fu-
ture actions unless he gets his own
way Chang Tso Lin's son informed
the correspondent that he did not
fear China would be bolsheviz
The present pre-bolshevists will be
relieved when Tuan Chi Jul takes
over the reins, he said.
Railway communication with Peking
has not been resumed, but interna-
tional trains, under foreign flags, are
getting through at intervals, Chang
Tso Lin visited the British and Ameri-
can consuls on Friday. Both Tientsin
and Peking are quiet.
Chang Tso Lin is keeping in the
background. maintaining he Is a
military man and that reorganizing
the government is the duty of civil
ians. His refusing to make HE
weight felt at the present juncture
Is greatly approved as proving that
he Is not desirous of using his mill
tary victories to enhance his own
position.
Copyright. 1924. by Chicago Daily News Co.)