Word: super-tuchun
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Events in China which have been cloaked in obscurity for some months took on an intelligible significance last week. Two happenings of major interest: 1) the Nine-Power Customs Conference* assembled at Peking, seat of the present weak Chinese National Government; 2) the great warlord, or "Super-Tuchun," Wu Pei-fu, emerged from an enforced retirement and appeared at Hankow as "Commander-in-Chief of the Central Provinces"-an alliance which he has apparently patched up by intrigue and which he claims leagues about him "14 of China's 18 provinces...
...Military Situation. Super-Tuchun Wu, on resurrecting his power, has already driven his old enemy, Super-Tuchun Chang, "Manchurian Warlord," out of the positions which the latter has held for months at and near Shanghai. The actual capture of Shanghai was accomplished last week by General Sun Chuan-Fang, acting for Super-Tuchun...
...Peking, General Feng Yu-hsiang became so agitated at the comeback of Super-Tuchun Wu, whom he "betrayed" last year, that he was reported upon the point of offering to unite his strength once more with Wu against Chang. This naturally makes things highly interesting for the weak Peking "Government of China," which is entertaining the Customs Conference and which is supposed to be "protected" by Feng...
Swelled with pride at his success thus far, Super-Tuchun Wu despatched a note to the Customs Conferees at Peking, suggesting that their assembly might well be postponed "until such time as a more representative Government functions in China." He meant, of course, "I'm going to gobble up China, Peking and all. Better wait until I do and negotiate with me." The Conferees, secure in their nine-powered might, ignored Wu for the present and opened their deliberations...
...time of the seizure of the City, Marshal Tuan Chi-jui, prospective President of the Republic, was absent from Peking, as was the victorious General Chang, Super-Tuchun of Manchuria. The former, as shown by his attitude during the abortive Monarchist coup d'etat of 1917, is a loyal Republican ; but Chang is at heart a Monarchist. What would happen, therefore, when the latter heard of the happenings at Peking, not one Chinaman could tell another...