New Britain herald., 1928-08-10
QUARTET RULES CHINA TODAY
Four Generals Prove Sword
 Mightier Than Pen

1 PekinE, Aug. 10 GP-Four men ar,
 riding on the crest of the national
 'st trump, thrown up by the tide 1 of the revolution to become by com.
 mon assent the big four" of Chin
 rse Nationalism
 When in conference, as they were
 .ecently'a at the tomb of Dr. Sun Vat. f Sen near Peking and are now sup.
 posed to be in Ranking, they form,
 the greatest concentration of DOW. CT in the country The sword is still
 a great deal might,er in China than 1 the pen or any other symbol o1 civilian authc~,t~
 Change Commanders
 l Chang kia-shek is recognized as the commander-in chief but hi.
 control over his fellow group com
 manders is much less than that of
 Foch over his American and British
 allies in France ID 1918.
 This quartet presents a striking diversity of character and appear ance. Cniang kai-Shek is of middle height, slender. handsome. rigid and formal in his carriage, dressed in "el!-tallored uniform of olive drab, sam Browne belt setting off his trim figure. There is pride IT his bearing and self consciouness, even little Of the theatrical, for Chiar.. seems never to forget for long that he is playing leading role in a big drama, His face easily betrays his emotions. He has more sentiment and imagination than most Of his fellows. too much, perhaps, ever to become the strong man in China.
 Better cast for that role is Fenx 1u-Hsiang, the one-time Christian general. He appeared for the Sun Yat-sen memorial clad in a dirty blue cotton uniform, wrinkled and saEgins, with muddy wrap puttees. Chinese cloth shoes, the ensemble topped by straw hat covered against the threatening weather With the scun.-e green. oiled cloth cov- CT that is part of the uniform of the second group. His swarthy. full face vas further darkened by heavy beard which had reached the stage where it is impossible to tell whether if is the result of in tentlon or weeks neglect of the razor But for all his uncouth ex- terlor, Feng was the dominating figure of the group. His tall. robust but loosely held figure radiates the impression of latent power. Fene IS six feet tall and weighs 22O pounds. His heavy features, even in rare moments of smiling, tell of in tenslty and seriousness. His proved capacity for manual or mental work, his powers of concentration and sustained effort set him apart among Chinese leaders. His shabbi- ness is no indication of laxness. rather the contrary. It comes from his insistence of living no better than the rank and file of his forces. He wears their clothes, eats their rations.
 Is Apparently Timtd
 Mild, self-effacink, apparently
 o' AoH hal-cHdn OI GlanSl IS anything but the typical warlord. He is under middle height rather dumpy and stopped, usually dressed in loose. baggy type of unik,rm now known in China as the Sun Yat-Sen uniform, with long funic reaching almost to the knee and full slack trousers There are no insignia or rank His manner in the presence of his fellow generals IS retiring deprecating His small. white hands. with slender fingers move in concilatory gestures or are clasped in front Of the breast in the Chinese form of salutation. Here is man patently without sinister am oltlons, one in whom confidence is reposed.
 The fourth member is a newcom- CT to this lofty planes Ii Tsune- Jen, native of kwangsi and leader of the powerful military clique that bears the name of that province. nome Of fighting men. Small, slieht, alert. he views the world with some hlng like amused detachment and confidence iii his own destiny. He 1lsputes with Chiang Kai-shek the leadership of the quartet 1 or his steel-blue tunic is moulded 0 his frame, his Sam Browne black boots, adorned with silver spurs a model cap rides jauntily on HIS bullet head. A youthful swae- | serlng aspect bellies his experience md known capacity for leadership. 10000 Miles of Wire