Show I WASHINGTON LETTER l f liE HE ALT ALIj OF S 'S J J D By RODNEY NEA 11 Service Vi WASHINGTON Feb Dr H-Dr 14 K Sao Sao-Ke Alfred AUred Sze Chinese min min- minIster minister ister to to the United Sate represents represents more morn people than any other diplomat In the world If It he were Just an ordinary dip dip- diplomat dip diplomat lomat he might take tak sides with the Peking government which pays pay his and the legation rent or with the tha Cantonese Cantone who who- at this moment look like a very good bet If the tho Nicaraguan or government were forced out by revolution for tor Instance nce the th new president would soon appoint a anew anew anew new minister or ambassador to Washington But it if the Cantonese Cantone e take over the Peking government Its It's it virtu virtu- virtually ally all c certain that Sze will either hold his job or be b taken taleen back home and given glnn a better one Officially Sz Sze now represents the Peking the Peking government ho he also represents the th southern government at Canton It Is ven ver likely that he ho takes take orders ordera fron froim the At any rate h 1 hi liIs Is i certain that he I la Is In lion with the Cantonese and ex- ex exchanging ex exchanging changing views and news with them This writer has been told that Chinese diplomats diplomat in other cap cap- capitals cap capitals of ot the are also atso taking orders from the tha Cantonese Cantone e The Tho fact tact that this may be bo true and the fact tact that none nono ot of them themar are carrying on any Canton anti Canton eso ese propaganda demonstrates the tho unanimity of ot the Chinese Chines people people- people the th two principal govern govern- governments governments governments ments of ot when China China when It comes to the Chinese desire to put their country on an equal basis basil ot of soy soy- sovereignty ov with the other nations Of th the world Tho The frantic howls ho of President AdoU Adolfo Diaz Diax In Nicaragua for tor active American Intervention to save av his hia skin kin is nowhere duplicated itt in China f fIn In fact tact even een Chang Tso Teo-lIn T o the Manchurian war lord who con con- controls controls con controls Peking p has made mad public squawk against the sending ending of oC more foreign troops and warships to the Shanghai area although this might seem scent to aid his ally Sun fang Chuan in the tho latter's defense of ot Shanghai The Chinese situation cannot be explained In terms of ot military zones for the tho nationalist spirit seems Beems to have affected the tho Chinese all over China as evidence 1 b by widespread membership in the This nationalist party Incidentally is very strong among all Chinese outside of China Tho The manager of ot your fa- fa favorite favorite fa favorite chop suey Buey uey restaurant laundry o o 0 laundry probably belongs to It Every Chinese agrees that China needs a strong stabilized central government and most of ot them agree that the otters offers th- th only existing hope bop of such uch an achievement This then Is the th position of Dr Sze who insists on represent represent- representIng representing ing log China as a whole on the theory that all look alike In matters such uch as a territorial extra extraterritorialIty extra Ity and tariff autonomy The Peking government has been so chaotic incidentally that Sze has moro more than once one told Secretary ot of State Kellogg that he would leave whenever Kellogg felt he was no longer useful But Kellogg has told him hint to remain Sze Sz Is about as l remarkable n a Chinaman a as you'll meet II Ole lIe Is III 50 years old and would pass pa J for tor 30 or orless less He H was wai educated In Iq a high school chool here and at Cornell Co- Co Columbia Columbia Co Columbia lumbia Syracuse e Toronto and nd St St Johns John's Shanghai universities He Hewa was a brilliant student and now wears a x Phi Beta Deta Kappa charm For 1001 several years year he h was wa a provincial l official In and find It 1907 he be h was wai made mad managing dl- dl director di director rector of the tho Peking railroad lIe IT was wa promoted so 10 rap rup rapidly idly to bigger bleger railroad financial and diplomatic Jobs that It Is im t L I SZE possible to enumerate them lIe Ito was wasa wa a member of the first cabinet of the tho Chinese republic was w s ap- ap appointed appointed ap appointed pointed minister to Great Britain I In 1914 and In the next seven se years ears was a a delegate delegato to tho the tho Versailles peace conference and chief dele delo delegate Rate dele gate to the Washington arms arma con con- con conference ference and the Geneva opium con con- conference conference con conference ference He has hns been the th Chinese mints minis minister ter to Washington since tince March 1921 |