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Peking's Dictator Interviewed.

Chang Tao-lia's ons solution of all of China's problems is national unity under a strong central gov. ernment. One gera no more than this from him at the end of an. hour's questioning. Painted in- quiries into the details of politics The avades or answers by saying that such matters are none of his business, that he is only interested in creating a government that will command the respect and jobadisace of all China, and that when such a government is form- ed it will be the business of the government to deal with China's: problems in detail, writes Mr. Rodney Gilbert. the Peking correspondent of the N. C. Daily News.

In an interview which the writer had with the Manchurian dictator on Christmas day, this general theme was stated in the first faw replies to questions] shout conditions and prospects, and the whale subsequent disj ecirse was made up largaly...afj reiterations of the same theme. It is nearly all that Chang Tso- lin has to say for publication.

A review of all the questions and answers would be tedious Eliminating and unprofitable.

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SO SMALL'AND FRAGILE, Chang Teo-lin has a facolty of impressing foreigners. At the first encounter he is so radically different from any preconception of am which his record or his place in China might inspired in the interviewer that his person and manner give him

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dramatic advantage over the stranger. We have all heard the story that he is an ex-bandit. Many priated descriptions of this particular ex-bandit may have served to disabuse the visitor of the idea that he is a big burly fellow with wild whiskers, a faro- cious mien and a raucous voice, but they will not have prepared him fo encounter a person quite so small fragile, soft voiced and mild as Chang Teo-lin is in the flesb.

that these two Powers would reforms and to provide an opport- and Cantonese fanatics was in cootince 10 be helpful and unity for the evolution of a new the year 1912 It cannot and syropathetic, the rest of Chang constitutional system. In this will not her. It may last longer there is much common sense and, than the creation of another old- Tso-lin's remarks can be vary

being sensible, this argument bas fashioned and reactionary mind briefly condensed as follows:-~~

ia 1917 made no little impression in the did Legation Quarter where there is imagined that he was restoring "A strong central government now a strong inclination to put to the Chinese people something is the only solution to att of faith in Chang Tss-lin's protesta-better suited to their tempera- China's difficulties. The unciation of highly patriotic motives. muddle could be straightened out with great ease by any adminis tration enjoying the confidence of the provinces and administering Chang Tso-lin's programme for China's regeneration, it would be its income honestly.. Making no allowances for reform in the land very shortsighted to endorso its tax, the Government's zormal initiation without taking inte con- income from other sources should sideration the fact that the agents who are to institute all reforms be abou: $300,000,000 qanaally, of which sum $100,000,000 should are. Chang Taolin himself, and certainly suffice to pay all admin secondly all of the reactionaries istrative expenses while the rest now found in his following.

Chang Tse-lin is presumably & could be used for the lignida tion of the national debt strong man and it may be trae of the land tax were reformed the that China can look to nothing Government's income would be bus strong man rule for a hasty hinge and the liquidation of regeneration, but it is very doubt China's debts would be eass.ful whether all classes of the China is not poor. Her wealth Chinese people will be ready to take and resources would be security Chang Tso-lin's word for it that for her debts if the Government he is is the strong man. It is very enjoyed real authority. Previous likely that they will review his governments enjoyed neither au-record in Manchuria, where he therits nor confidence because has been absolute master for the officials were so thoroughly some years, and gauge China's Corrupt. To unite Chins it is future under his rale by existing first essential to run out of the conditions there. office all corrupt officials includ

SOME OF HIS TO -LS.

Those who have known Chang ing myself! (This with a twinkle

Among his followers and ad- Tao-lin and then meet Wo Pei-fu and an approach to a smile."

visers are such other strong are startled by the physical, SOUTHERNERS AND WE PET-FC. | man ast Chang Chin-yao and resemblance and never fail to Even more remark that China's most com- "Bringing the South into the Wang Chan-yuan. coslition presents no particular caustic comment might be made petent soldier is cast in the same difficulties. The Southerners will upon their qualifications as force-mould with China's most auto- ful reformer9. Then who is cratic Tecbon. To those who adhere readily enough to a com- petent government. Disbandment? there in the Cabinet of the have known Wa Pei-fu first and Of course there must be disband-new Chins which Chang Tso Chang Tso-lin afterwards the ment, and if the Central Governlio is moolding with his own resemblance is not so striking, ment bas any real power no little hands out of chaos, to com: however. Wu Pei-fu is a small elaborate

has to be and the loyalty and respect of man with a woman's hands and a scheme evolved for this. It can be done the four bandred millions? Pao small soft voice. The same de All Kuei-ching is the new Minister of scription applies to Chang Tso by presidential mandate. China needs is a force sufficient War. What is his record as a lie. but there the resemblance. to police her frontiers. and the patriot and a reformer? Liang ends. reduction of the army to minimum Shih-yi and Yeh Kung-cho "are

"After you have talked with Wo proportions will be easy when certainly capable men who are the new Government is working interested in many constructive Pet-fu you feel that be bas smoothly.

enterprises but there is no one in told you all he knows and all be Peking who does not feel that thinks and you are a partner in "Wo Pei-fo? I have nothing to do with Wa Pei-fu nor with they are either going to be the bis aspirations. You may think capable tools of Chang Teo him limited but you believe in bis His plans. He had bis own ma's military coalition or that honesty of purpose. ters who are qualified to deal with they are going to go out of convinced after you have talked bim. The conslitation written

with Chang Tso-lin that his small office mach more abruptly after the Revolution along Oc. cidental lines has been a failure and much less gracefully than voice and quiet manner cover and Chang Bu has and disguise a capacity for bad. they came in. because it is not suited to China's bad affiliations with the Old temper which you have not needs or traditions. We have to Chiastung perty, the New Chao naded, many involved schemes have a new one, but we must get tong party, the Chinpatang and which his conversation bas it in the regular way. We're go the Anfuitre. ing to have a Parliament as soon as the new Government is in run- ning order and then we shall have:

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palite bat. standards and is chiefly

loser is certainly anything but benign. famous

"good & to evolve a constitutional systemstcards, a man who has frequent. He talks with great fluency in a suited to China's needs. Wa Pei-ly been wealthy at sunset and as toneless whisper. Many foreign- fa, with his Lushan conference, oor as his mafoo by dawn. His ers hear frankness in his fluency may be working towards the same cheerful scceptance of adverse and modesty in his whisper. But end, but not through regular fortune on such occasions may

there is a challenge in his shrewd channels. We have to abide by elicit our admiration for him as

which contradicts both eyes the rules in these matters."

deductions. After you. have an indoor sportsman, but it is IMPORTED DEMOCRACY FAILS, difficult to see how his record talked with Wu Pei-fu you are All inquiries into his relations qualifies bim as a Minister of ready to believe that such a Finance who is to elicit the quiat little fellow would be cap- with the South and his ressons financial support of the Twenty-able of leading bandred men

against an army, „böt you would pressed the Corps Diplomatique. have been deceived in a number, for believing that Canton's rec

To care. The ognition of the new regime in

never think that of Chang Tao Su did Yuan Shih-kal, Toan Chi-but this is

autocrat, working Peking could be readily secured, OLD LAMPS FOR NEW. lin. You would be much more jai and Chang Hoon in their reactionary were vague and evasive.

In short, Chang Tao-lin, as he ready to believe that, with Napo several periods of ascendancy: against all the tendencies of the... The gist of all that Chang Tao bas

this time, leonic recklessness, he would be The development of public opinion times, never fails and never will lin says is that imported demo-may, desire' a strong healthy capable of wasting ten thousand or of intelligent democracy is fail to capture the Legation oracy, shaped along Occidental China, but he is haping, lives to win a strategią emin-Chine is so slow that the ac- | Quarter - Imagination, which lines, has been a complete failure system of government out sacs.

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They Chung Teo-lir proraison.

in China and that no system better of discarded materials, which suited to the traditions and tem-} is as much a misfit in the year perament of the Chinese people 1921 is the constitutional system can be evolved unless the strong evolved by Sun, Wen and his As I have already Imen in China unite to guarantee coterie of foreign trained helpers Chang Tao-lin has decidedly im- verbla) "strong man."