The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-28
There Are 100000 of Them in China - The Christian General On Way to Capital and a Huge Army of Chinese Troops May Be Soon Raised to Battle Japs
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Nanking, Dec. 2S.-(UP) An army of at least 100000 Chinese Buddhist monks throughout China was expected to-day to answer a call to abandon their monasteries and take up arms against Japan.
 The chief Chinese abbots issued q circular telegram to monks throughout the country, estimated to number S00,000, appealing to them to join an army for the pro- lection of Chinese interests. At least one-fourth the monks were expect ed to agree.
 Further military preparations were expected with the arrival here of the Christian general, Feng Yu- Hsiang, scheduled to reach the capital to-day. Feng sent a tele- gram to nationalist party leaders here urging that any army of 100,- 900 troops be sent to the defense of Chinchow.
 The effect the mobilization of monks may have on the Chinese Is problematical.
 The hold of Buddhism on the people of China proper is restricted mainly to beliefs and ceremonies connected with death and burial. It bears little resemblance to the re- ligion in its purer forms and is hardly distinguishable from Tao- Ism, which appeals through de- based ritual of witchcraft and dem- onology.
 Buddhism was introduced in China from India in the first cen- tury of the present era. As n re- llgion, 1t does not exert an infiu- ence at all comparable to con- fuclanism or the ancestor worship on which the religious and social life of the people Is based.
 Tibet Is now the center of the Buddhist world, where huge monas- teries contain as many as 10000 Lamas. Lamaism has swallowed most of the purer ethics Of Buddhism and developed e system of priestcraft which has consider able influence on the country.
 The Dalai Lama, the supreme pontiff of Buddhism, and the Tashi Lama share the spiritual and tenn poral. government of Tibet.
 Officials here expected a Japanese attack on Chinchow within a week. Action of the monks may inspire the slow moving Chinese to a most stubborn and furious resistance.
 Meanwhile communist uprisings along the YangtZe, at Nanchang and Hankow. added to troubles of the Kuomintang leaders meeting here to form q government to suc- ceed that of Gen. Chiang Kali shek. Local officials reported that the uprislngs were becoming "trou- blesome."
 It was expected that the national party leaders would select members of the new government within 4S hours.
 The diplomatic affairs commis- sion sent Q new protest to the League of Nations charging Japan with violation of the league resolu- ton for settlement of the Man churian dispute. Many individual messages were sent to Geneva describing alleged Japanese aggres- sions.
 Numerous mass meetings were held urging that appeals be sent to the United States to invoke the nine power treaty. Many prominent Chi- nese contend that the main hope OL dNOiuiHS J0ptAhOoC remained with Washington.
 Nanking, China. Dec. 28.-(UP) -Iln Sen, veteran Chinese states man and head of the legislative Yuan in the last nationalist govern ment, to-day was elected chairman of the national government to suc- ceed Gen. Chiang Kai-Shek.
 hio n1tIAAfInn in China and America and lived In California for many years.
 Lin Sen was elected by a plenary committee of the Kuomintang, na- tional party. He had become act. ing president after resignation Of Chiang Kai-Shek.
 Lin Sen is 67 years old and a na- tive of Foochow. He is noted revolutionary.
 His powers will be similar to those of the president of France, who Is elected to serve n dennite term of office independent Of the premier who heads the government in office. If a French government fails. the president names a pre- mier-designate to form a new min- istry.
 Chiang Kai-shek had much wider powers as head of the na- tlonal regime. His duties included commander of the army. navy and air forces and chairman of the state council.
 BY MILES W. VAUGHN
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