Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-03-15 | Page 5 | China is Again Threatened by Rebel General

ciiislGi THREATENED BI REBEL EEKNL Governor Chang- Soulin of Mukden Province Seizes Arms From Japan and Marches on Capital. PRESIDENT WANTS TO GIVE UP OFFICE Tibetans Take Advantage of Prevailing Disorder and Capture Several Towns in Szechuan. PEKIN", Monday, March 11. The mysterious mys-terious movement of troops by Governor Chang Soulin of Mukden province, coupled with the reported desire of President Feng-Kwo-Chang to resign, is causing speculation In the capital. General Chang Soulin recently intercepted inter-cepted a large shipment of arms from Japan intended for the use of the Chinese Chi-nese government. The seizure was made on the allegation that there was danger of the arms falling Into the hands of the enemies of the northern military leaders through evil counsel in the government. Shortly thereafter General Chang Soulin began to move his troops southward, ostensibly to aid the northern leaders against the southern rebels. His troops are now at Lwan Chow, Shanhaikwan and Tlenstln, in Chihli province, in which Pekin also is situated. President Feng's desire to resign was expressed at a cabinet meeting, where he produced a telegram which he proposed pro-posed to send to the provisional government, govern-ment, declaring that the decision was too difficult for him to Bolve. The president is said to have withheld his resignation temporarily on the advice of the cabinet, pending negotiations with General Chang Soulin for the removal of his troops and the restoration of the arms he seized. In a mandate early in January, President Presi-dent Feng-Kwo-Chang assumed responsibility responsi-bility for the country's political troubles and announced that he would resign shortly. A report was received in .London .Lon-don on March 2 that President Feng would probably be forced to resign. It was added that he was virtually a prisoner pris-oner of the northern military leaders. In July, 1916, General Chang Soulin was reported re-ported to be preparing to make an attempt at-tempt to reinstate the Man elm dynasty in China, but his efforts never bore fruit.