Evening star., 1927-04-03

workers and peasants of Manchuria
and encouraging the bandits to revolt.
They would make Manchuria a nor
nets nest Of embarrassment for the
purpose of bringing back my best
troops.
But I have Bolsheviks nearer still.
They share control or the Chinese
Eastern Railway, which runs through
North Manchuria, with China. This Is
what I mean when I say / have Rus
sia already In my house. Most OF my
troubles hitherto with Russia con-
oerned their attempts to encroach be-
yond that half share. The Soviets say
they fell heir to tsarist privileges. But
part control in the old days was vested
in the Russo-Asiatic Bank. a dummy
set up by the tsarist government In
order to cloak government aggression.
"There were no such scruples when
the Soviet assumed control. deal
now, not with the agents of the bank
but with government representatives.
Ny opponents are fond of drawing
anaiogies to make clearer the erect
of foreign rights and privileges in
China.
Claims NationaIistic Aims.
Here's one: Russian half control
of the Chinese Eastern has the effect
on China that Mexican half control
of the Santa Fe would have In the
United States. Presuming also that
Mexico was as strong as the United
States and the United States as weak
as Mexico"
Asked what was the present politi
cal platform of the Mukden party for
American readers. Chang.Tso-Lin was
hesitant. e7 as1s> r .
II am a military man and leave all
political matters to the new bureau |
have instituted at Peking," he said.
I'VE are as one for the nationalists
and their social platform for ameiiorat-
ing conditions of the worker. AS for
foreign affairs, we are as nationahstic
as any party in China, The Peking
government is at present negotiating
with Great Britain, France, Japan and
Spain for new treaties, more in accord
with principles of reciprocity equality,
/ don't care to speak OF what the fu'
ture form of the government OF the
country will be, but this much can
say, there should be a large measure
of decentralization in any reorganiZa-
tion scheme. Provincial rights are as
important in China as States rights in
America. Central power should be
strictly delimited in foreign affairs and
certain national services such as the
army and navy. MukdeAs always ad-
vocated revolution against those who
would try to create too'powerful CEN
trail authority.
But there must be a transition
stage before this idea can be reached
Determinations become so pro-
nounced something should be created
| to bridge the gulf to Democratic
| state. Just as we believe in doing
things gradually in the realm of for
4 Afaf,
| one step at a time in domestic az
fairs so as not to disturb the fabric
| of our civilization. When order
comes out of chaos there should be
a whiting away Of military power
| and a return of its subordination to
civil authority. Popular representa-
ton could be secured through provin-
cial assemblies.
Opposes Centralized Government.
China is too big to have a highly
centralized government. She can de-
| velop only through loosely federated
provincial system superimposed on the
unity that comes from our racial one.
ness. But leave these questions to
politicians.
"To show his sincerity, Chang
| should first dismiss the Rolsheviks.
Nanking showed the power of the
CommunlSL IN MS camp. Thef0 was no
excuse for the trouble at Marking
there is no settlement or concession
| there. The only reason for tho at
tack was anti-foreignism induced by
Communist propaganda. That's a Com
| munist influence: it isn't Chinese"
My final question was, "Is there
| any chance OF China ever becoming
| Bolshevik?"
mot if can help it," was the laconic
( response.
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