UNREST IN CHINA

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16855, 8 June 1920, Page 7

UNREST IN CHINA

ARMY LEADERS QUARREL. (Br Cable —Press Association— Copy-right,) (."The Timea.") PEKING, June 5. The present conditions in China sups ply a curious picture of predatory mi iy tarism. a ■ A quarrel among the jealous northern _: leaders resulted in the retirement ot _ j tlie army, upon which the southern i-'army advanced, breaking tlio armistice. ■- j which had lasted for two yea»s. s! .The southern leaders are also at j loggerheads, involving numerous nnno ! conflicts. r I Meanwhile, the Government troops in 0 Shen-si are turning bandit on a whole- ■ j sale scale. The Central Government is ! powerless to secure obedience, ana tlie s provincial satraps are scheming to pior mote their own interests. ls => peeted that the rival cliques will settle down, after regroupings, like a ''! menagerie after a tliunderous bout or roaring rampngecusncss. Further hosa ■ tilities are possible, but on a minor ! scale. ~ The leaders are all "Vicars of_ Bray ; > "lusting for power and profit. None of " : them earcs a "tinker's curse'' about s , China. They do not want civil war, '»j but only opportunities to loot. a (Reuter's Telegrams.) , SHANGHAI, June o. 1 Thero has been a serious split belj; twoen the politicians in South China. | I A meeting of representatives _ and "'■i Governors of Shen-si, Szecliuen, Kwei- ; chow, and Hu-nan decided to declare , the independence of these provinces and • henceforth not to recognise tlie author- £ i ity of the Canton Government. THE ANGLO-JAPANESE ALLIANCE (Renter's Telegrams.) (Received June 7th. 8 p.m.) PEKING, June o. The Foreign Minister, in a statemont 3 regarding tlie renewal of the Angioe Japanese Allianco, declared that tho continued treatment of China as a terr. ritorial entity could be no longer tolerated, but would bo regarded as unl' friendly. He pointed out that China had despatched a Memorandum to 7 Great- Britain, showing how China had ' suffered during the war period through the operation of the Alliance, and also ? contending .that China became a mem- , her of the League of Nations by ratifying tho Austrian Treaty; consequently, no contract could bo concluded between other members of tho League regarding affairs in China without China's consent. (Received June 7th. 8.50 p.m.) PETHNG, Juno 6. ] The British Chambers of Commerce in China have petitioned the British Government urging that the Angloj Japanese Alliance only bo renewed on _ the following conditions —tho revcrsjon r of Manchuria to China, the restoration ■y of the Tsingtao-Shantung railways, and j. a clear interpretation of such phrases r as "equal opportunity," "territorial rights," and "special interests." r ==