Evening star., 1927-05-17
NINE. SUN GUARDED
BY ARMED SOLDIERS.
Widow of Chinese Republic
Founder in Hangkow Barred
From Discussing Politics.
BY VINCENT SHEEAN.
By Cable to The Star and the North American
Newspaper Alliance.


Newspaper Alliance.
HANKOW. May 17.-Mme. Sun
widow of the founder of the Chinese
republic, is probably the best guarded
woman in the world these days. with
attachments Of crack Cantonese
troons thrown around her residence.
Constant rumors of her desire 10
retire from politics and TO join her
brother. Bu Soong, in Shanghai are
nrohahIv responsible for the efforts
made TO protect her. -
When Nine. Sun received TINS
correspondent every landing IN the
long staircase to her apartment was
occupied by two sentries with hXed
bavonets. Two sentries also stand at
the door Of her drawing room. which
is on the fourth floor overlooking
the river.
In spite of the fact that Nine.
Sun is one of the important members
of the Hangkow government and pro-
fesses complete loyalty to the party
it Is mpossible to avoid the suspicion
that something besides mere protec-
ton is involved in this display of
bayonets.
Speaks English Fluently.
Nine. Sun, an extraordinarily
pretty young woman convenuonally
attired in dark gown, speaks fluent
English, which is the common Ian
guage of communication among Ma
tfonalist leaders. She explained that
she received her caller only because
her brother in Shanghai requested it..
Under present conditions" she
said, Il cannot give interviews" She
added that she could not possibly
speak on any political subject because
party discipline permitted such utter
ances only by persons considered duly
responsible.
During a lengthy conversation with
me she delivered only one remark of
political signifcance-"commu is
very beautiful in theory"
After this she refused to go fur
ther and obviously regretted having
said so much. While such dangerous
subjects were in the air she played
havoc with her tiny lace handker-
chief, pulling it this way and that
and smiling nervously.
She permitted herself to speak, how
ever, on the woman's movement in
China, and she last her timidity COM
pletely as she described her "Womans
Training Institute" which she created
here last February.
100 Girl Students Enrolled.
This institute now has more than
100 girl students from the Provinces
of Human and Hupeh who are learning
the principles of Sun Yat-Sens po-
litical philosophy while acquiring ex-
perience in propaganda methods un-
der the actual directors of the Ma
tionalist propaganda department.
These girls are all obliged to cut
their hair short and wear uniforms
with trousers. They We're chosen from
list Of more than 600 who took en-
trance examinations under Nine.
Suns direction in February.
This is the first institution of its
kind in China and the first time a
definite effort has been made to give
women special political instruction.
A few weeks ago Nine. Sun ceased
to be exclusively responsible for her
Amazons. The government trans
formed the directorate of the school
into a committee of two women.
Nine. Sun and Nine. Liao, and
three men, two of them communists.
The woman's movement in China
has made rapid progress in the past
three years." Nine. Sun declared.
"As result of the Nationalist princi-
pies South China now has co-educa-
tional schools and women have been
admitted to work in the offices Of the
Nationalist government.
Force Women to Unbind Feet.
ain many places where it has been
possible we have forced the women to
unbind their feet. This was tempo.
rarily painful but bound feet are a