Evening star., 1928-05-20
By WILLIAM RUFUS SCOTT.

IF Change Tso-lin Is driven back OF
the great wall into his native
Manchuria, one of the two mod
Il ern soldiers, who have succeeded
to the seats of authority or their
living, exiied emperors Will have been
relegated to comparative obscurity. The
other such soldier is President Hinden-
burg of Germany.
Both the former Kaiser and the ex-
Emperor Of China are now enjoying the
hospitality and protection OF foreign
powers. the Kaiser in Holland and Pi
vi, youthful deposed Chinese autocrat,
In the Japanese concession OF the city
OF Tientsin. Each fed from a menacing
situation in his own country which
turned into republican movement.
Doubtless neither Hindenburg nor
Chang in their early days ever dreamed
of being rulers over republics succeed
ing their emperors, whatever ambitions
they may have cherished. HindenbuTg
advanced TO the supreme leadership OF
the Kaiser's armies and by the turn OF
the wheel of fortune after the World
war was elevated to the presidency OF
Germany: while Chang, beginning as a
semi-bandit in Manchuria, advanced to
the rank Of general, then marshal, and
in 1927 proclaimed himself general
igsimo Of Northern China, at Peking.
the only capital recognized by foreign
movers. Chang deemed II expedient
10 stop short OF making himself Presi-
dent of China, but took all the au-
thority Of that position within the ter
ritory he controlled.
The comparison there ends, for Hin
denburg is proceeding to the end OF his
term as President Of Germany with
ever increasing prestige and with MS
country rapidly regaining the economic
prosperity and political power OF Ior-
nler days under the Kaiser, out Chang
apparently is making troubled ana
disastrous exit from the Imperial City
~ china with his country torn by civil
war and facing a future OF economic
and political uncertainty.
1t was said In some quarters when
Hindenburg was elected President ana
when Chang assumed the place OF au~
thority in Peking that each secretly
harbored the intention Of keeping the
seats warm for q restoration OF the ex-
lied emperors. Later II was charged
that Chang wanted 10 make himself
Emperor of China. The record shows
Hindenburg 10 be patriot seeking his
country's highest good however the
people Of Germany subsequently may
feel about a restoration OF the mon
archy. Chang, whatever his secret
hopes, now seems unable TO realize
them, and China does not appear 10 be
desiring an emperor.
Hate Manehurian Origin.
One thing 10 certain about the south
ern NationalistE, now masters 0f most
Of China, and who have led the cam
patgn against Chang. They do not
want any one from Manchuria on the
throne If they ever consented 10 res
tOration Of the monarchy. The reason
they are 10 bitter against Chang and
why they recently refused u accept his
overture for peace IN his Manchurian
origin, II is necessary 10 take a back
ward look for about 800 years 10 under
stand this.
In l643, or 23 years after the Pilgrims
landed 1T Plymouth Rock, the Man
ehurians swept down over the Great
Wall of China and captured Peking
Soon they had conquered all Of China,
and they put their own Emperor on the
throne. For 269 years the Manehurians
ruled China, or until 1912, when the
present exiled Emperor WAS dep0sed and
republic proclaimed under The leader
ship Of the late Dr. Sun Yat~sen, The
Emperor then was only boy They let
him remain IN one Of the palaces 0f
.hs Forbidden CITY as prisoner.
In 1917 an effort was made tD re-
store him " the throne and he held
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