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President Tsao Kun, brother-in-law to Chang, but opposed to him in the present dispute. He assists Wu quietly but effectively behind the scenes...
Super-Tuchun Chang of Manchuria, overlord of the Provinces of Fengtien, Kirin and Heilungkiang, allied with Dr. Sun-Yat-sen, of Canton and Tuchun Lu of Chekiang. Driven from Peking, where he was Pooh Bah in 1922, by Super-Tuchun Wu, Chang seeks to oust Wu and President Tsao Kun and resume his lordly sway in the Capital. Like all Chinese leaders, he interprets his ambition as a step toward reunifying China. Possibly the whole trouble with China is that there are too many leaders trying to do the same thing. It was rumored during the past week, that...
President Tsao Kun, Tuchun of Chihli, all of which is now over-lorded by Wu, is one of the Chinese wonders. Bordering upon 60 years of age, most of his career was necessarily made during the Manchu regime. It was, and still is, considered a marvel that Tsao, once a lowly coolie, should have risen to the power and riches (he is said to be worth about $40,000,000) that...
...formerly considered the most powerful man in China, but the obligations of office have forced him to place much of his power in the hands of his friend Wu. The full story of Tsao's meteoric rise is long; but it is significant to remember that he, Wu and Chang once combined to oust from Peking the Anfu clique (political party charged with accepting bribes from Japan). In 1922, however, Wu waged war on Chang, drove him from Peking into Manchuria. Tsao Kun aided Wu with soldiers but took no part himself in the war, as Chang was his brother...
...Kwangtung, self-styled President of South China, known as the "perpetual rebel." He is the intractable foe of Tsao Kun and has joined forces with Chang and Lu in order to crush the power of the central leaders and through victory to "reunify China...