Show S CHINAS CHINA'S WAR NAR MOVE DRAWS VS ATTENTION ATTENTIONS S Yuan Shi Kai Has Been Called the Li Hung Chang of the Empire DIPLOMAT AND REFORMER Chief Counsellor to Empress He Also Retains Command of Army of North Republican Special Cable Paris Jan 25 Chinas China's Chinas China's warlike move mo tho the urgent or order er for quick firing guns JUns at the moment when the complications with Japan on account of the tho tun- tun tun railroad arc acute calls renewed attention to Yunn Yuan Kal Kai grand secretary and advisor to the Empress of ot China Yuan Kal has hns been called tho the new Chang LI not only because ho continues that stales statesman's mans man's efforts to establish a a. foreign drilled army but because like the ln lola Into e Chinese BIsmarck Bismarck Bis his marck marek h Is both a military leader and civil chU administrator a a. diplomat reformer reform reform- er or and intriguer and Intriguer If It there thero Is any need of Intrigue I The fact that In addition to his activity activity activity ac ac- ac- ac as the empress's chief counsellor counsel counsel- lor ion ho he retains his post as commanding general of the arm army of at tho the north makes males him a doubly interesting figure to o America In view of the tho Peril If It there thero be war between China and Japan apin or between Japan and tho the United States Yuan Kal's army Is boun bound to play the part for which It has as been prepared over since the Box Box- or er r uprising Yuan Shi Is now three fifty years ears old and has been chief of oC that part art of or tho the Chinese arm army which Is drilled according to lo European methods s for or nearl nearly ten years He Ho is a stout littleman little man with bright brown eyes very afable aCtable ar arable aC- aC table fable and ander er very ener energetic cUc His lUs subordinates both fear and admire him and like 1110 ke Hung Chang and Bismarck his capacity for tor work is prodigious The reformers rs rc regard him as the tho hope of China since ho advised a the empress early last December to to pro pre pare are for granting a 0 constitution ho hohas hohas homs has ms the empress's full confidence and andIs ands Is s look looked ll upon as ns a pillar of ot her throne Previous lous to September 22 1908 the late date of the empress's empress' coup e t Yuan- Yuan Kal SM-Kal was reckoned n a a- supporter of ot the emperor Indeed the tho latter Instructed Instruct Instruct- ed him to secure the thu persons of ot LI Hung Chiang Chang aj and d of Yung Lu the tho viceroy viceroy vice vice- r ro roy of ot Chihli and behead them without process of ot lawIn law In to carr carry out the tho emperors emperor's command Yuan Kal proceeded to and assuming i that the tho Im Imperial im- im penal order was unknown there n ho l wont unsuspectingly to tho the viceroys viceroy's But Dut just Juat before he entered Lung Lung-Lu who Is n. n nephew of tho the om- om 11 Press had received word of ot Yuan Sh Kats Kat's mission tj fJ J You Vou havo boon boen In Peking with the tho emperor J J Who gio L you to d y your pout post o and ana what h r orders aid th the emperor Itc U V 5 r r. r r siC u u oJ J- J prisoner replied J. J Yuan sU arid will toil tell tho tile truth be being being be- be ing convinced that nothing cal can remain to Yung-Lu Yung Well thou then I r had orders to secure you I ll and LI flung Chiang for tor execution And why wIlY dont don't you Ou carry out your you orders cried Lung Lu at tho the samo same time sounding a n bell that brought ht n a armed mon men for tor his protection Hero I J am an murder milO me Didn't tho the emperor tell teU you OU to do so 1 l havo changed my mind answered hc time general quick and herewith I ofer of- of otter for er my sword to your excellency and ando to o her majesty the tho empress Saying this KaI Jai delivered 1 to o Yun Yung Lu tho the secret decree entrusted to o him by the emp emperor lol Yung rung Lu placed the he general under formal arrest and instantly In Instantly In- In departed for the summer palace tilt tho ho empress's empress' residence After a 0 con- con he between tween aunt and nephew tho the empress drove e to Peking and antl mado malIc the emperor a prisoner of ot state He Ho has bas been a prisoner ever eVeV since and the tho empress em- em pr press ress reigns supreme Yuan Kal's sa 7 K s phenomenal c c ree reer dates from the time of his treachery to ho tho poor weak emperor and of ot his lug ng hands with the tho crafty and powerful old woman who has ruled rule l China so long and successfully Governor of ot Shan Shan- ung tung tung viceroy of commander In chief of ot the Chinese Imperial forces grand secretary and chief advisor to he tho crown crown these these are mile stones In Yuan KaPs n advance to power If It there be war he Is sure to make ho tile best use of the tho formidable army of ot ho tIme north and both In the tho game of war and md diplomacy he pr promises to be a 0 commanding com corn manding figure |