Word: yatsen
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Modern, materialistic Chinese prostrate themselves before the corpse of Dr. Sun Yatsen, just as modern, materialistic Russians venerate the embalmed remains of Nikolai Lenin. The writings of both men are, in effect, the new Bibles of two new, materialistic Civilizations...
Finally the high, nasal voice of Chiang Kai-shek in triumphant recital of the last will of Dr. Sun Yatsen, ending; "Fight on, my fellow workers! Bring about a People's Convention for the solution of our national problems and to abolish the unequal treaties with foreign nations...
...stately pilgrimage. The event was of paramount importance because, for the first time in the present decade of Civil War, it can now be substantially claimed that all of China proper is under a single regime-the Nationalist Government, founded by the late, famed and revered Dr. Sun Yatsen, and led to victorious dominion by its present Generalissimo, slender, modest, democratic Chiang Kaishek...
This great and rapid conquest was financed in large measure by Soviet Russia, but, after Conqueror Chiang Kai-shek had suffered defeat, political, not military, (TIME, Aug. 22, 1927), he turned against Moscow. Such an about face was not made by Madame Sun Yatsen. She remains Russophile, she is now in Moscow, and she was sorely vexed when the "Nationalist Government" recently broke off its relations with Soviet Russia (TIME, Dec. 26, 1927). Therefore, last week, Madame Sun threw upon the side of Soviet Russia the enormous weight of her name and prestige* in China, by cabling as follows from...
...polite renown. The first is the wife of H. H. Kung, a gentleman whose august destiny is summed up in the fact that he claims to be a lineal descendant of Confucius. The second was internationally known as the wife, and later as the revered widow, of Dr. Sun Yatsen, "sainted" founder of the Nationalist movement. She is now reported married (TIME, Oct. 10) to her late husband's zealous co-worker Chen Yu-jen ("Eugene Chen"), until recently Foreign Minister to the defunct Hankow Nationalist Government (TIME, April...