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Marshal Tsao-Kun, Chihli Tuchun (War Lord), was elected President of China in succession to Li Yuan-Hung, who fled to Tientsin three months ago (TIME, June 25). He received 50 votes more than the statutory minimum required. It was reported that he won the election by bribing Members to the extent of " 5,000 pieces of silver " each...
Marshal Tsao-Kun is a powerful militarist and if he succeeds in enlisting the services of General Wu Pei-Fu (Tuchun of the Yang-tsze Valley), his position will be rendered impregnable from a military point of view. On the other hand he is a man of little political ability and lacks force of character; moreover he is reputed to be surrounded by " evil counselors...
Tsao-Kun, Chili Tuchun War Lord) was active in the background. It was asserted that he offered to buy votes at prices varying with the re- ports from $5,000 to $10,000. A section of the Chinese press contended that the members were entitled to accept the bribes, as they had been unable to collect their salaries. There were, reputedly, some 200 members who simply could not be bought...
Chang Tso-Lin, Manchurian Tuchun, discovered that bandits do not make good soldiers, so he butchered them...
...arrangements for the course were made directly betwen Chang and the Japanese War Department. It is understood that this is only part of a scheme which the Manchurian Tuchun has in mind for recouping his military prestige, so badly undermined by General Wu Pei-Fu last year...