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SHANGHAI'S FUTURE
Manifesto By Municipal Council
PERTINENT COMMENT..
TUESDA
LATEST TURN.
Common Cause Against the Russians.
RODNEY GILBERTS VIEWS.
Chiang Kai-shek and Chang Tao-lin As Allins.
The Manifesto published by the Municipal Council, defining its at- titude on the statue of Shanghai, will be received with deep and un- foigned satisfaction by the foreign
For many weeks. past it has been community, observes the "Narth China Daily News". As a state- Parsistently rumoured from all points of the Chinese compass that ment of fact it la unassailable; na chcean elements in the North and an asortion of the inalienable South were uniting under Japanese Frights of foreigners in Shanghai it guidance to rid China of the Red says what badly needed saying by Kuomintang and, ita Russian con someone in authority; and while trollers, writes Rodney Gilbert in expresses all proper sympathy with the "North China DallyNews." what are conventionally known as Letters of various sorts and of the national aspirations of China, varying degrees of reliability, from it is under no delusions respecting Mukden, Poking. Tientsin, Hankow, the madness of any concession to Canton and Hangehow have. all those aspirations which would in- conveyed in almost identical terras valve surrender of the enormous Interests concontrated In Shanghai. It will be time, enough," the Mani- festo days, to consider any possible scheme of devolution when we have had actual experience of the re- aults of co-operation between Chin- ose and foreign members of the Council.. "The present la not a suitable time for the Powers: to con- sider any drastic change in the ad- ministration of the International Settlement."
Grave Examples.
This declaration of pelley in the more to be welcomed because of the many indications that the, Powors ara by no means. olther united: Jumong themselves or clear in their own minds on the prime impor- tance of not making or even dis- cussing any changes in Shanghai in under
conditions present, China.
General Chiang. The answers given by Mr. Locker-Lampaon
the commander-in-chief of the Na- tionalist Armies, now at Shang- hai.
House of Commons, se reported
Kai-shek,
under them and "pathetic-looking groups of Shantung bandits in both the cloth hats of the Kiangsu army and the Japanese caps of the Feng
ion units, have been left high and dry in a sea of itrahao speech, cus- toma and mannars, with no enemy friends worth shooting and no worthy of respect. The general takes up his quarters in the Majes the Hobal, sends his aiden to the frontiers to distribute the flag that indicate surrender to "National- iem. leaves, his "White" Russians In the lurth, enters into polits social relations with Southerners of all breads, and is prepared to let his abandoned cohorta la Chapel hear the brunt of popular abuse
High Politics in Shanghai, But the coolle who server the tea is not expected to understand the Anesse of the game. Hochpolitik in Shanghai Involven the discomfiture. of a whole host of honest. Shan tung barbarians, with whom the Occidental must have. instinctive sympathy in contrast to his feeling for the highly placed gentrýc who serve, out the new red flags..
It is worth taking into considera- tion that we have here now a sample manifestation of the spirit of the new North-South coalition. Chiang Kai-shek's troops have come to Shanghai against all of Kankow's orders, to establish an anti-Russian base. Shantung has reached a com- promise with these cleaners of the nation by virtue of which no one suffers but the people. The coali- tion le magnificently and over- weeningly anti-foreign, which
by Reuter, inspire no confidence that the Foreign Office has yet been
The brought to admit those realities to the one message that Yang Yu-places everyone except the few pal-
try losers by fire and loot. which it has so long, shut its eyes. ting, Chang Tsolin's right hand, muft Kulmintang, labourers are The last answer in particular, with and Chiang Kai-shek (allas Chieh
The Untallasted South."
It must be as clear to foreigners as to Chinese that General Chiang
Its deliberate evasion of the point of shih) were agreeing, upon a call-given their fing because it die-
commodes the foreigner and be the question, is one of which Mr.tion that depended upon the elimicause it is probably their last. The Locker-Lampeon has no cause to ation of irreconcilables in the white" Russians are naturally be recently gained the
¡feel proud.
He ought to know, Yangtze, like Wa Pet-fu and Sun trayed and all but cooked for the ascendancy over the Moderates and, if he does not, the informa- Chuan-fang, but more particularly sacrifice. Why should it be other- What other treatment have and seized the whole Nationalist ton is abundantly available, that uron the complete obliteration of n
since the signing of the Chen-the Russianized element in the machinery. Moreover, with the O'Malley Agreement, the situation Nationalist" Government at Han-China's allies ever got from her? Nationalist successes since then at in Hankow has grown worse rather kow. It was said a month ago that than better: while at Kiuklang, al-Chiang Kai-shek was pledged to Nanking and Shanghai the though the British flag was hoisted create the fair semblance of a soldier ast" opposed tu the over the Consulate on March 7, the casus bell with the highly Rua British community are still compel-sianized element in the Kuomin politician, has come into his led to live on board the str. "Kutwo"tang, in exchange for a pledge from own once more. The Nationalist and a magistrate who endeavoured the North that the Fengtian group to bring the Labour Unions to some would support. "Nationaliam," there, Army and the Nationalist civil
sense of order had his yamer looted by anti-foreignism, without the Red
taint. following are not likely to credit and was himself obliged to flee. So. Gestures of is it everywhere.
As things are developing here.. any share of these successes to friendship count for nothing; agree there appears to be daily corroborn- Borodin but to ascribe them solements are not worth the paper they tion of these rumoured schemes. In ly to Chiang Kai-shek and his are written on; and the only affect early December, when Sir Miles: of giving away anything in the na- Generals. The moment is thus ture of concession merely encour more than opportune for the 4gas the Communists to fresh Moderates to turn the tables on
The Main Point.
the Extremists, the first stage in that development, of course, being the subjugation, of Borod and Hsu Chien. Thus the report of
Canton,
A CAR OWNER'S NAIVE ADMISSION.
NEGLIGENCE DENIED!
outrage;'
Lampson (then Mr. Lampson) went
how absurdly unreasonable the to Hankow to discover for himself "Nationalista" could be, the chief of the treaty department of the But the main point to hammer Japanese Foreign Office, Mr. Saburi, is that nobdy knows what is going also turned up in Hankow and to happen in China. The persona lodged in the same hotel with Mr. and parties now nominally in con Eugene Chen.
exiles
trol may be
aix months hence. The anarchy prevaRing in Chapel since the "arrival of
. . ' . ..
com-
This
An Ambitious Programme. the Having talked things over with the fight of this notorious couple Southerners is but a reflection in the "Nationalists Mr. Saburi vary may not seem so far fetched as an miniature of the whole condition of shortly turned up in Mukden, in Hong Kong, Tuesday, March 29.. 1927. initial perusal would suggest. And China. Nowhere is there anyone concert with General Yang Yu-ting to take responsibility, to be, able and from both Hankow and Makden if the word still seems necessary to say with assurance that what he came a flood of letters, strangely -it is true, then it can only be promises to-day will be performed similar in tone, telling how the to-morrow. Even if there were Russian Reds were to be discarded, said that Chiang Kai-shek has indeed a united government in how Fengtien and the Cantonese
Marshal Chang, Tso-lin head of done the best day's work for China, Shanghai would have a right military were to unite against
the Fengtien Party which Holds: posal of its future. This is not munism was to be deleted from the
Peking and North-East China. China as a whole since he left to make ita voice heard in the diss Marshale Wu and Sun, how
a concession. The ground on which "Nationalist programme by virtue foreign enterprise and integrity of Chiang Kai-shek cleverness in Kai-shek has forced 蠱 situation have built up this.great and wealthy getting all the Russian Bervants which will mean the .collapse of the Harkow. The origin of the re- SPEEDING A LITTLE." city was not wrung from the Chi- into one conspicuous group, and military and political power of the ness Government by war nor pre- how North and South were then to South, minus the Russian discipline. rented to us as a free gift; but the unite in a grand anti-foreign cam and control, which Chiang must kill land was bought, at a considerably paign, wrecking treaties and re- to come: Into. bona fide relations. Chinese chess board; must be
higher price than the values then pudiating obligations, without the with the North, the southern forces prevailing, of which the ground help of an alion of any breed.
will be, as ever, southern. carefully scrutinised before any
rent paid to the Chinese Government Nothing could be so obvious as credence can be given to it, flo
still beare witness. Here in the the fashion in which Chiang Kai- means they they will lack all ballast matter how much we might wish
Mr. Serradas was before
course of time property has grown shek, with Yang Yu-ting's moral and go careening madly, over the up worth hundreds of millions of support, has pushed his. Reda col landscape like run-away, balloons, uprooting homesteads here - and that it were true in substance and Major Wilson at the Magistracy sounds, and, as the Council's mand-leagues out to the very end of the blowing up there, to the confusion in fact. The Nationalists have this morning charged with hav-festo rightly states, any alteration limb that he proposes to saw off.
Our would-be statemen, jealous of under enough
ing driven his car in a negligent in its government would have re- The Reds have advocated for China and detriment of the whole, world.
family rule, End been long
matner on March 23.
percussions all over the world We Kuomintang Bolshevist tutelage to gain a few
Defendant said that he ad- are living in an atmosphere of deli Chiang Kai-shek has permitted all their precious "careers, will prob "pointers" in propaganda to suit mitted "speeding a little but heberately instigated hatred and race the near and far connections of Sun ably sign agreements giving up all prejudice. Even to think of nego-Yat-sen, Lino Chung-kal- and Hauto Jack, only to find that Jill in vici- coneulted... When it comes to the policy of whichever wing of was not negligent
Magistrate: Well, speeding is tiating about Shanghal under such Ch'ian, to assemble in Hankow and ously annoyed at not having been outragee, Red wl disclaim the party happens to hold sway at necessarily dangerous; don't you conditions is madness. There is no make the most of their clan affl-
and llations under Borodin. They con Pink
Pink will con- one to negotiate withi
stitute the Red aristeracy and demn the moment. The report alleging think so? No reply.
White while, White, wil Traffic Sergt. Clark sald that|
with Borodin and his numerous the fight of Borodin is said to
NINE DEATHS. he saw defendant at 18:20 pm., on
Russian agents, make a cluster of consign both to eternal contempla have been supplied to a Canton the day in question driving at 31
vulnerable targets which nothing tion of a cabaret entourage through, LOCAL SMALL-POX
but over-confident enthusiasm could smoked glasses under heavy myop-
tie" disability.. vernacular paper by General Limiles per hour from Arsenal
EPIDEMIC..
ever have assembled in one spot.
To make it short, China is about Chai-sum, the Moderate chief and Street to near the Naval Hos-
All the bud eggs are in one basket.
to revert to type, as the "old China Still Places of Refuge.
hand conceives it, and funny Gov- staunch supporter of General ital, where he was eventually stopped. The witness tried to
"Japanese expert manipulators of ernments, ruled by consideration Chiang Kai-shek in Canton. Even stop defendant esriler, but each
Eighteen cases of smallpox were this situation tell us that it spells for doubtful constituencies which so, that cannot be taken as in it time he gave him a "toot" defen
notified locally during last weeknd immediate reller, but such an we cannot be expected to under- self stamping the report with dant want a little faster
there being nine deaths. All of the ultimate collapse in both North and stand, would do better to keep China cases were. Chinese (two Imported) South as will viold us a certain out of their agenda and let us accuracy to the fullest possible
Bleven of the cases were reported degree of peace in a chastened and alone, with our own good Admirala degree Until something more is
from the City district and seven subdued China. It is surmised far and Generals. As things are going from Old and New Kowloon, be it from anyone to become oracu- Chin is headed for unspeakable heard of the alleged flight, with
For the twenty four hours ending lar in this atmosphere) that Chiang turmoil, ruin for her decent traders, sufficient details to warrant belief
last night another four Chinese Kai-shek will, within a few days, bankruptcy for her best foreign in it, the report may be accepted
cases were notled (no deaths), advertise the clans of the holy dead friends, annihilation for the Red two being from the City and two in Hankow at heratle, write his new Russians hydrophobia for the with reserve..
Koran like the Caliph Othman, de Soviet's chosen ones and thousands The death occurred under tragic from Old and New Kowloon. On the other hand, there is
velrcumstances on Friday
During at week there were also clare common purpose with the of Hetle green mounds for the non- ening much in the methods of Chiang of Signalman C. E. Scarle of the SIX esses of diphtheria hatiaed, two northerners in their war upon social descript victims. This is what the
move his 4th Canton and 7th Kai-shek in dealing with personal 18th Infantry Brigade stationed proving fatal Five of the notified demoralization, and then proceed to prospective coalition promises.
GalClub camp cases were of Chinens and one of
Kuangsi armies into such positiona Portuguese subject on about the Wu-Han cities that the opposition to support the ideat the Fan
The decease that the report is actually based bathing
Enterlo, and cerebro-Epinal fever Red apostles will delight in the sur also dgared last week's record, viving immunity of the Hankow upon facts. 1 is common know trib
there being
Bes French Congassion and its roomy Portúgue ledge that all has not
not been well He cup between Chlarg Kai-shek and
rodin for some time, and e were trining difference HOTY, WA developed into an acute rup tore when
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