Evening star., 1932-03-17
PU-YI REGIME ToTTERING.
Gen. Mas Cabinet Post Causes Trouble
for Manchurian Ruler.

TOXIC, March II CE).-The brand
new dictatorial government of the dap
per young Henry Pu-Yi, heir of the
ancient Manchu emperors, was reported
tottering in Manchuria by japanese
press dispatches today over the question
of Gen. Ma Chan-Shan, who has been
named its war minister
Revolts which have occurred at Ia
heio and Manchuli, in Gen. Mas Prov
ince of Heilungkiang, have caused the
former defender Of Tsitsihar to rush
home from the new dictatorial court at
Changchung, reports to the Rengo
News Agency said, breaking away in the
midst of the triumphant ceremonies
surrounding the Pu-Yi Inauguration.
Several groups of Chinese troops in
Heilungkiang refused to celebrate the
establishment of the Pu-Yi government
and rose up against Gen. Ma himself,
declining to transfer their allegiance.
Small Uprising at Payen.
It also was regarded as noteworthy
that the course of the inspection tour
of Gen. Shigeru HOMO, japanese Man
churian commander, included an air
plane trip to Tsitsihar yesterday in
company with Gen Ma.
Only four months ago these two gem
erals were fighting each other on the
same spot in the first important battle
Of the Manchurian campaign.
Another small uprising was reported
at Payen, 70 miles from Harbin. The
chief of Gen Mas staff, as we'll as sew
eral brigadier generals. were demand
ing that their chief resign his portfolio
as war minister in the PuYi regime.
They charged he sought only to obtain
personal glory.
Other elements closely associated
with Gen. Wan Fu-Lin, who was gov
ernor of Heilungkiang under the regime
of Marshal Chang Hsiao-Liang, and
later ousted, also were opposing Gen.
Ma.
Even in the cabinet of the new gov
eminent at Changchun a dispute arose
between two Of the Chinese founders.
Tsang Shih-Yi. Fengtien governor and
tentative premier of the Pu-Yi cabinet,
was reported objecting that Hsl Hsla,
governor of Kirin. another founder, was
unfit for the post Of finance minister.
Chwangho Occupied.
dispatch to the Rengo agency from
Antung said a group of Chinese insur-
gents occupied ChWangho. an important
coast city southwest of there. The in
surQents threw the local officials into
prison.
An official source has revealed today
the gist of a recent discussion between
Acting Foreign Commissar Karakhan OF
Russia and Japanese Ambassador Koh
Hirota at Moscow in which comparl-
sons we're drawn between Soviet lnfiu-
ences in outer Mongolia and Japan S
status in the new Manchurian govern
ment.
M Ka~akhan summoned the Japanese
Ambassador early this week, accordln9
:, this information, and questioned him
concerning the new government az
Changchun.
M Hirota reminded the Soviet acting
foreign commissar that the Russian
corsuls general at Mukden and Hatbln
would be able to enlighten him on that
point. He then called attention to the
fact that no Japanese or other foreign
officials are stationed at Urga ana no
japanese subject is permitted to enter
outer Mongolia. under Russia's tutelage
Notwithstanding this fact, the Japa-
nese Ambassador said, Japan has never
pressed Moscow for information on
Russia's relations with outer Mongolia
Karakhan answered that the cases
were not parallel, that outer Mongolia
has long been an independent state ano
that no Soviet troops are there now
while Japan maintains an army IN tht
new Manchurian state.
M. Hirota countered by saying Japan
lacked the means of verifying the alb