The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-14
Whats Observation-Disclosures
Chinese Names as
The Legation Says
They Should Sound
On a staff Correspondent.l


WASHINGTON, April 13.--Some
idea on how to pronounce the names
of many of the Chinese leaders now
playing a leading role in the civil war
in China was obtained here from a
member of the Chinese embassy. The
official explained that the pronounce
alton Of Chinese names varied greatly
throughout China, so much so that
what was understood in one part was
frequently unacceptable in another.
The pronunciation he gave is that
used in Shanghai and usually meets
most needs.
Family Name First.
In China, the instructor declared,
the family name comes first. In
writing names, the first and second
almost invariably take capitals with
hyphen between the second and
third, which takes small letter, for
example, Sun Yat-sen.
DR.. Sun Yat-sen, is pronounced
Sun Yat-san. He is the George Wash
ington, or the Mazzini of China. He
started the revolution of 1911 which
overthrow the medieval Manchu dy-
nasty. The Cantonese are carrying
on his program for an independent
China.
General Chang Kai-shek-Cheeong
Ki-sheck, Cantonese generalissimo.
He is well educated and one of the
ablest military leaders in the country.
Japan's Protege.
Marshal Chang Tso-lin-Chong, or
to approximate it's Pekingese accent,
Jong, Se-leen, dictator of Manchuria,
war-lord of the Northern armies
which are fighting the Nationalists:
He is a former bandit, uneducated
and lives in barbaric splendor and
magnificence. He is ruthlessly cruel.
He is protege of Japan and
tyrant.
General Chang Hsueh-liang-
Chong, or Jong, Sooey-lee-ong, son of
the Manchurian war-lord and one of
his chief generals.
Killer, Not Strategist.
General Chang Tsung-chang-
Chong Soo-ong- chong, not to be con-
fused with the above Changs. He,
like them, is a northern commander
and is dictator of Shantung. He is
also protege of Japan and former
bandit chieftain. He is a huge man
for Chinese, being 6 feet 2 inches
tall. He is cruel and fierce, but is
rated as an efficient military leader.
He was defeated by the Nationalists
and has disappeared from the scene
for the time being.
General Sun Chuan-fang, Sun
Choowan-fong, commanded the North
ern forces at Shanghai which were
defeated by the Nationalist.
WI Pei-fu, Woo Pay-foo, one of
the ablest strategists of China, but
prone to procrastination. He really
follows up his victories in the field.
He is six-footer He started the
war in sympathy with northerners
but his troops deserted him for the
Cantonese.
Feng--in the West.
Marshal Feng Fu-hsiang-Fung
You-see-ong, the so-called christian
General" He is an able general. His
army is at present on the edge of the
Mongolian desert, west of Picking,
threatening the northern flank and
rear.
Eugene Chen-Shen, Minister of
Foreign Affairs for the Nationalists.
Alfred Sze-See, Chinese minister
to the United States. He has ex-
pressed Nationalist sympathies.
Wife Bosses KOO.
DR.. Wellington Koo-Ku, former
minister to Washington and until
few days ago foreign minister at
Picking. He is reactionary, married
to a very ambitious and enormously
wealthy woman.
observation-disclosures in-tong, ma
tive name for the Nationalists, liter
ally meaning "The Peoples Party"
1t was founded by Dr. Sun and is be-
hind the Cantonese revolution. It's
main plank as expressed by its men,
bers, is:
ITO establish a government in
China, of the people, by the peo-
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