At first, the idea of geographical distribution of rewards seemed to. take hold, Bug that iden is worse than none at all, ax it could only yo sult in a disjointed China, in a perpetuation of military feudalism when the crying need is unification and the abolition of militarism. To. give each group a part of the country over which it might exercise political suzerainty would be: to set the stage P! for the" next. war. Compromise faniong the parties along geom -mhieal Jines_ can lead only to the Surengiheningy in diferent: parts the country of individuals who must fight each other to maintain personal position and prestige. The recognition of geographical wishes is. recognition of personalities beyond the noells of the country as a whole and. is therefore only a makeshift, which utterly disregards the political realities of China. China requires at this moment a solution of the governmental problem rath than'n satisfaction of he personal wishes of individual politicians and Chang Tso-tin claims as his ave Manchuria, Mongolia, Chahar Tehol, a huge and we In this area, his aim is to exclude all factions,' friendly or unfriendly, neluding the authority of the Gentral Government itself. In addi tion, Chang Tso-lin claims authority in Ghibli and Shantung to a more Timited extent. He is willing. in those provinces to recognize the authority of the Central: Government but insists that he must have the deciding voice, #0 that he may be assured that no opponents will gain a foothold in these two pr winces, which might. be used as a base against him. The movements of Li Chingelin in Chihli and Chang Chung-chiung in Shantung are indiators of Chang Tso-lin's purposes.
Feng Vu-hsiang's political activities give the impression tht he has Doon mapping out for himself a teritary in the capital and along the Peking-Hankow line, together with all territory lying: west of this way. He is willing to compromise with Sun Yat-sen" and the southwest on a division of authority the Wuhan territory.
Sun Yat-son wants the entire south as his base of operations, and his territory, he requires a recognition of his primacy.
The Anfu Club, left ous in the cold by Chang Tso-tin, Feng Yuhsiang, and Sun Yat-sen, is delimiting an area for itself in Kiangsu and Chekiang, to which it hopes to add Anhui and Kiangs in both of which provinces political disputes are at fever heat.+ Both the South and Chang. Tso-lin-have aspirations regarding Kiangsi and Anhui.
Should: China, be divided as' these St, how can there be "unity?
His friends, suggested that the personality of Tuan would be sufficient to keep these i divergent elements together, but such unity would be personal and not organic, would be opportunistic fand not fundamental.. It is known, that to-day Tuan Chi-jui's orders and mandates carry no weight unless they have the approval of those commanding the armed forces in the places where they are to be enforced.
Tuan's One Loyal Friend 'The antithetical following of 'Tuan Chi-jut contains only one military man who is sincerely loyal to the "Old Master," and that is Chang' Shih-chi, Full of Shantung. Lu Yung-hsiang and Ho Feng-lin have Jost their personal armies and are now dependent upon Chang Tso-lin for assistance. Wa Pei-fu, Chi Hsieh-yuan, Hsiao Yao-nan " and other leaders of the Peiyang Army always been more sincerely sympathetic. toward" Tuan than Chang Tso-lin, Feng Vu-hsiang Sun Yat-sen, who are not of the old Machang Training Camp. These men have made every effort to work with Tuan and to unite with him to unify the country, but through intrigue, treachery and deception, Tuan Ghi-Jul has been separated " from. what might have become a powerful military organization for the unification lof the country by force, if that can fever be accomplished, Even Lu Yung-hsianye and Ho Feng-lin, for years faithful adherents of Tuan, ave been separated from him by! their dependence upon Chang Tso-lin. Tuan Chi-jut is thus separated from his original, personal followers and is encircled by a politico-military, {combination of uncertain-complexion. Shang Teen, Tone Ye-shang snd 'Sun Yat-sen require the personal of Tuan Chijul for their present s, but when they have isolated {him completely from any" personal following. they will. naturally dis-ead him' as Feng Yushsiang" discarded. Tsao Kun.
The Antu Club's Trap The Anfu Club, which is Tuan Chi-jur's political arm, realize that their own position is weak because of their reputation as having sold ithe country. They know that. Tax as popular support goes, they will never have it. Their scheme therefore is to trap the foreigners {nto supporting them—partieularly the Anglo-Saxon Legations. - Their lottery of "Bolshevism," is part of this schenie, for although it, doubtful whether Li Shih-ao or Ting Shih-yuan have any understanding of Bolshevism, they do know. that! 'Anglo-Saxons' anthematize the its name and all who advocate: jag vile as pork is to 8 Mohammedan. Therefore, Feng Vu-hsiang is des-asa Bolshevik.
Now as to Feng Vu-hsiang's attitude toward Wu Pei-fu there is room for a difference of opinion. The present writer regards Feng's conduct as improper and unchristian; Jothers regard it as the "higher patriotism." But to call Feng Yuhsiang an exponent of Bolshevism, to believe that he favours the poliand social system of communism is childish. Feng Vu-hsiang may have the most intimate relations with Mr. Kavakhan; yet he is too much of a Chinaman, too firmly-grounded in things Chinese, to be able even to conceive of turning the country red.
The Bogy of Bolshevism The Legations in their hasty veeognition of Tuan's Government were in a white funk over Feng Yuhisiang's Bolshevism, an idea skilfully nurtured by Anfu Realpolitit. Feng Vu-hsiang may have betrayed Pei-fu, but ho has always maintained order wherever he has been and his troops have never molested the people or looted villages. It is hard to believe that such man is trying to effect a Bolshevik revolution in China, It would be much easier, considering the previous records of the men, that the Anfu Headers would be up to suck a scheme—up to any plan for the stiring up of disorders, that they might fish in troubled waters,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.