Evening Star Newspaper, May 9, 1929, Page 33

I B * CHWSISTERY AN STANDS ALONE Feng Yu-Hsiany Keeps Aloof, | Waiting for Factions to End Strife. By the Associated Press. SHANGHAI, China, May 9.—Among the crowd of China’s war lords and pol- most of whom differ from each st as tweedledum differs from | Feng Yu-Hsiang, the m: ess” and his undetermined po- | iance. | te of China’s rival factions and | ive strength of Northern and | leaders might be more easily if Feng would openly adhere T the other. But he keeps in- scrutably aloof, waiting for the truth, or perhaps the winner, to emerge from the confusion of contest. He was once famous as the “Chris- tian general,” and among Chinese Chris- tians the simplicity of his life and his constant concern for the welfare of the people are believed to be intimately re- lated to his religion. Carries Out Puritanism. Beyond all doubt, in the life and work of this unusual man, there is much sim- Ifishness. Moreinteres ism has not stop- | whom he comes | Chat has not ity in all quarters. cing, Feng called | ministers of Nationalist gov- ernment. He made his calls riding not in a motor car, as is the custom, but in & truck, sitting beside the chauffeur, { with two or three military guards be- hind. He received visitors only from 5 to 7 in the morning, and had a straw Bhelter_constructed inside the gateway to his house where all could wait their turn. Feng is an enthusiastic follower of Pr. Sun Yat-Sen. Of Sun’s three prin- ciples, the one on which the general places most emphasis is that concerned with the livelihood of the people. He maintains that officials are the servants of the people and have no right to en- rich themselves while there is poverty in the country. Four Months in Arrears. In Honan, one of the provinces which Feng controls, all official salaries, civil and military, irrespective of rank, were at one time leveled to $10 a month. An appeal against this state of affairs was answered by the governor with a sum- mons to a public gathering attended by the dissatisfied officeholders and a troop of soldiers. Feng himself presided at the meeting. He addressed the soldiers, praising their bravery, patriotism and sacrifices. “What,” he asked them, “is your monthly wage for hardships so cheer- fully endured?” “Three dollars,” they shouted in i unison. “And how many months is this in arrears?” “Four,” volleyed the soldiers. “Ah, that is just what has happened to my own salary,” concluded the gen- eral. Official salarics remained un- changed. Six hours of sleep in 24, four at night and two more in the middle of the day, are all that Feng allows himself and the members of his staff. Thejrest of the tim= he spends in work. Believes In Reform. . As a reformer, Feng's work began ‘with his own army. Smoking, gambling ; and drinking are forbidden and severe punishments are meted out, not for the | acts, but for disobedience to orders. The | punishments sometimes appear dispro- portionately drastic. An officer has been put in prison for five years with a beat- ing of 400 blows for smoking one cigar or for being caught at playing mahjong one night. As governor. Feng follows the same licies he follows as general. He out- aws gambling, and all forms of vice. His persecution of opium_smoking is unquestionably sincere. Foot-binding among women is forbidden. In the provinces now under Feng's control | there is extreme famine. The army has been put to work building homes for the destitute, constructing roads and forwarding reconstruction generally. izing that many of his changes fare unpopular, Feng says, “You all hate me now, but in five years you will hold a different opinion.” ‘ GORDON JUNI.DR HIGH PUPILS TO GIVE PLAYS First Spring Revwe Tomorrow Night Will Be Presented by Students. “The first Spring revue of the Gordon Junior High School will be presented in the school's auditorium at 8 o'clock tonight. _Two one-act plays, “The Florist Shop.” by Winfred Hawk- Tidge, and “Rosalie” by Max Maurey, will be played by student actors, while the program will be completed with in- terpretive dancing and vocal selections. | The players in “The Florist Shop” will include Louis Nyberg, Sydney Haywood, Edward Picard, Cecelia Couch and Pres- ton Haines. “Rosalie” will be played by Charles Sager, Doris Sabean and Marian Rauchenstein. 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